Elim, PA

Census Place

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2022 Population

3,903

1.48% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.4

3.58% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.71%

35.1% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$62,198

6.82% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$109,900

18.6% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

1,683

3.63% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Elim, PA had a population of 3.9k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $62,198. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Elim, PA grew from 3,846 to 3,903, a 1.48% increase and its median household income declined from $66,750 to $62,198, a −6.82% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Elim, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.41%), White (Hispanic) (1.97%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.23%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.333%).

None of the households in Elim, 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.

99% of the residents in Elim, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Elim, PA are Commonwealth Technical Institute (83 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Elim, PA was $109,900, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Elim, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Elim, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elim, PA is home to a population of 3.9k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.36% of Elim, PA residents were born outside of the country (131 people).

In 2022, there were 20.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.59k people) in Elim, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 172 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 77 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2022 Citizenship

99.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99% of Elim, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Elim, PA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Elim, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elim, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.59k ± 417
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
172 ± 184
White (Hispanic)
77 ± 106

2.31%

Hispanic Population

90 people

2.31% of the people in Elim, PA are hispanic (90 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Elim, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,082 ± 7,698 people
Dominican Republic
90,229 ± 7,349 people
China
69,880 ± 6,473 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,082 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 90,229 and China with 69,880.

Foreign-Born Population

3.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

131 people

2.63%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

As of 2022, 3.36% of Elim, PA residents (131 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elim, PA was 2.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Elim, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
113 ± 81
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 49
Korea
2 ± 12

Elim, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Elim, PA employs 1.68k people. The largest industries in Elim, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (280 people), Manufacturing (267 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (217 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($73,810), Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,158), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,026).

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 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.68k

2022 Value

± 352

3.63%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Elim, PA grew at a rate of 3.63%, from 1.62k employees to 1.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elim, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (379 people), Production Occupations (292 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (149 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elim, 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

1.68k

2022 Value

± 352

3.63%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Elim, PA grew at a rate of 3.63%, from 1.62k employees to 1.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elim, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (280 people), Manufacturing (267 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (217 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elim, PA, though some of these residents may live in Elim, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,223

Median earning men ± $4,254

$43,287

Median earning women ± $15,314

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,618), Manufacturing ($61,397), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($51,198).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,838), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,614), and Manufacturing ($44,256).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman 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

Voting results are not available for Elim, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman 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 Elim, PA awarded 83 degrees. The student population of Elim, PA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 72 male students and 22 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Elim, PA are White (57 and 68.7%), followed by Unknown (14 and 16.9%), Black or African American (10 and 12%), and Asian (1 and 1.2%).

The largest universities in Elim, PA by number of degrees awarded are Commonwealth Technical Institute (83 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Elim, PA are Building & Property Maintenance (15 and 18.1%), Welding Technology (13 and 15.7%), and Food Preparation Assistant (12 and 14.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 94 students enrolled in Elim, PA, 76.6% men and 23.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 57 records, of which 24.6% were women and 75.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Building & Property Maintenance
15 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
13 degrees awarded
Automobile Mechanics Technology
6 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Elim, PA was Building & Property Maintenance with 15 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Elim, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Commonwealth Technical Institute

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

83 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Commonwealth Technical Institute with 83 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 59 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Elim, PA, which is 2.46 times more than the 24 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 57 degrees mean that there were 4.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 14 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($7,564) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).

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

The median property value in Elim, PA was $109,900 in 2022, which is 0.39 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $92,700 to $109,900, a 18.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Elim, PA is 73.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Elim, PA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elim, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$29,837

$1,092

Median Property Taxes

±$262

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elim, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elim, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.7%

Homeownership

2022

58.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.7% of the housing units in Elim, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elim, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 111

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Elim, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$62,198

Median Household Income

± $25,946

1.48k

Number of Households

± 303

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Elim, PA declined from $62,198 from the previous year's value of $66,750.

The following chart displays the households in Elim, 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 Elim, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Worked At Home (17.2%)
Carpooled (8.02%)

In 2022, 68.7% of workers in Elim, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.02%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elim, PA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.31% of the workforce in Elim, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elim, PA (310 out of 3.56k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elim, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

100% of the population of Elim, PA has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 8.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cambria County, PA see 1287 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.75% increase from the previous year (1217 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1673 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 464 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,287 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cambria County, PA

Primary care physicians in Cambria County, PA see an average of 1,287 patients per year. This represents a 5.75% increase from the previous year (1,217 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 9.25% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

Uninsured

52.5%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

16.4%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

8.4%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elim, PA stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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

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