Messiah College, PA

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2023 Population

2,273

1.2% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.503% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

1,517

3.62% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Messiah College, PA had a population of 2.27k people with a median age of 20 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Messiah College, PA grew from 2,246 to 2,273, a 1.2% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Messiah College, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.94%), White (Hispanic) (4.62%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.05%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.78%).

None of the households in Messiah College, 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.

98% of the residents in Messiah College, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Messiah College, PA are Messiah University (923 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Messiah College, PA walked to work, and the average commute time was 8.66 minutes. The average car ownership in Messiah College, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Messiah College, PA is home to a population of 2.27k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.66% of Messiah College, PA residents were born outside of the country (106 people).

In 2023, there were 13.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.79k people) in Messiah College, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 135 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 105 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

97.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Messiah College, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Messiah College, PA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Messiah College, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.79k ± 89
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
135 ± 84
White (Hispanic)
105 ± 74

7.44%

Hispanic Population

169 people

7.44% of the people in Messiah College, PA are hispanic (169 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Messiah College, 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

4.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

106 people

4.81%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

108 people

As of 2023, 4.66% of Messiah College, PA residents (106 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Messiah College, PA was 4.81%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 16
Vietnam
0 ± 19

Messiah College, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), NaNN times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Messiah College, PA employs 1.52k people. The largest industries in Messiah College, PA are Educational Services (591 people), Accommodation & Food Services (440 people), and Retail Trade (129 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($25,104), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($10,972), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($7,228).

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

1.52k

2023 Value

± 251

3.62%

1 Year growth

± 22.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Messiah College, PA grew at a rate of 3.62%, from 1.46k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Messiah College, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (540 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (253 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (141 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Messiah College, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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

1.52k

2023 Value

± 251

3.62%

1 Year growth

± 22.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Messiah College, PA grew at a rate of 3.62%, from 1.46k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Messiah College, PA, are Educational Services (591 people), Accommodation & Food Services (440 people), and Retail Trade (129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Messiah College, PA, though some of these residents may live in Messiah College, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$5,537

Median earning men ± $1,083

$4,977

Median earning women ± $743

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($6,269), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($4,604), and Retail Trade ($3,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($6,779), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($5,201), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($4,787).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

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

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

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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 Messiah College, PA awarded 923 degrees. The student population of Messiah College, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,198 male students and 2,033 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Messiah College, PA are White (755 and 85.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (39 and 4.41%), Black or African American (33 and 3.73%), and Asian (27 and 3.05%).

The largest universities in Messiah College, PA by number of degrees awarded are Messiah University (923 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Messiah College, PA are Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences (86 and 9.32%), General Business Administration & Management (54 and 5.85%), and General Music Performance (40 and 4.33%).

The median tuition cost in Messiah College, PA for private four year colleges is $38,550.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Messiah College, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 3,231 (37.1% men and 62.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 3,231 students enrolled in Messiah College, PA, 37.1% men and 62.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,519 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
34 degrees awarded
General Health Services
31 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
36 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Messiah College, PA was General Business Administration & Management with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Messiah College, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Messiah University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

923 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Messiah University with 923 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 323 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Messiah College, PA, which is 0.538 times less than the 600 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 755 degrees mean that there were 19.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 39 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($38,550) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($940) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,260) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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

People in Messiah College, PA have an average commute time of 8.66 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Messiah College, 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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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Messiah College, 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 41

In N/A, the median household income of the 4 households in Messiah College, PA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Messiah College, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Messiah College, 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 2023

Walked (67.8%)
Drove Alone (20.2%)
Worked At Home (11%)

In 2023, 67.8% of workers in Messiah College, PA walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (20.2%) and those who worked at home (11%).

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

8.66 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Messiah College, PA have a shorter commute time (8.66 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Messiah College, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Messiah College, PA (0 out of 6 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Messiah College, 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

98.3% of the population of Messiah College, PA has health coverage, with 84.9% on employee plans, 3.43% on Medicaid, 0.572% on Medicare, 7.13% on non-group plans, and 2.29% 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.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Cumberland County, PA.

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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 77.6% between 18 and 34 years, 0.088% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.176% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.8% were men and 57.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.67%

Uninsured

84.9%

Employer Coverage

3.43%

Medicaid

0.572%

Medicare

7.13%

Non-Group

2.29%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Messiah College, PA grew by 34.1% from 1.25% to 1.67%.

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

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