Cumberland County, PA

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2023 Population

264,422

1.21% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.3

0% 1-year change

2023 Median Household Income

$85,634

3.36% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

132,896

0.849% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Cumberland County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Cumberland County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cumberland County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Cumberland County, PA borders Adams County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Perry County, PA, and York County, PA.

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Economy

The economy of Cumberland County, PA employs 133k people. The largest industries in Cumberland County, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (18,988 people), Retail Trade (15,243 people), and Educational Services (12,652 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,847), Finance & Insurance ($72,198), and Public Administration ($71,644).

Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

133k

2023 Value

± 2,919

0.849%

1 Year growth

± 3.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cumberland County, PA, are Management Occupations (14,180 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13,786 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (11,083 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cumberland County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

133k

2023 Value

± 2,919

0.849%

1 Year growth

± 3.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cumberland County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (18,988 people), Retail Trade (15,243 people), and Educational Services (12,652 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cumberland County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Cumberland County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

464
Other Services (except Public Administration)
460
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
307
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.27M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.03M
Transportation and Warehousing
$785k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cumberland County, PA went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.51%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (54.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.51%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cumberland County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Cumberland County, PA awarded 3,449 degrees. The student population of Cumberland County, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 4,816 male students and 6,657 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Cumberland County, PA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cumberland County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Cumberland County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,634

Median Household Income

± $2,746

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cumberland County, PA is from Cumberland County, PA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cumberland County, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Worked At Home (15.4%)
Carpooled (6.45%)

In 2023, 73.1% of workers in Cumberland County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cumberland County, PA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.95% of the workforce in Cumberland County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cumberland County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cumberland County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cumberland County, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cumberland County, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Cumberland County, PA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, PA see 1112 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.803% decrease from the previous year (1121 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1414 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 442 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,112 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cumberland County, PA

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, PA see an average of 1,112 patients per year. This represents a 0.803% decrease from the previous year (1,121 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cumberland County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cumberland County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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