Allison, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

573

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.3

1.52% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.3%

31.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$88,580

2024 Median Property Value

$96,700

182% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Allison, PA employs 253 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Allison, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (55 people), and Educational Services (54 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($21,190) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,273).

Employment

Occupations

253

2024 Value

± 157

120%

1 Year growth

± 48.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Allison, PA grew at a rate of 120%, from 115 employees to 253 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Allison, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (67 people), Health Technologists & Technicians (66 people), and Transportation Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Allison, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

253

2024 Value

± 157

120%

1 Year growth

± 48.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Allison, PA grew at a rate of 120%, from 115 employees to 253 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Allison, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (55 people), and Educational Services (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Allison, PA, though some of these residents may live in Allison, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$95,636

Median earning men ± $108,725

$16,505

Median earning women ± $34,276

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,273).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Allison, PA was $96,700 in 2024, which is 0.291 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $34,300 to $96,700, a 182% increase. The homeownership rate in Allison, PA is 72.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Allison, PA have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Allison, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$96,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,603

$198

Median Property Taxes

±$137

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 Allison, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

72.8%

Homeownership

2024

37.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.8% of the housing units in Allison, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$88,580

Median Household Income

± $67,987

272

Number of Households

± 153

The following chart displays the households in Allison, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Allison, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Allison, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Allison, PA have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Allison, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Allison, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Allison, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Allison, PA (105 out of 573 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Allison, PA is Two Or More, followed by White and Black.

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

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

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

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