Ashley, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,602

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.89% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.9%

37.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,500

21.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$97,200

17.4% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Ashley, PA is home to a population of 2.6k people, from which 94.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.6% of Ashley, PA residents were born outside of the country (275 people).

In 2024, there were 6.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.9k people) in Ashley, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 311 Other (Hispanic) and 268 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% of Ashley, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ashley, PA was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ashley, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.9k ± 366
Other (Hispanic)
311 ± 235
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
268 ± 328

23.6%

Hispanic Population

613 people

23.6% of the people in Ashley, PA are hispanic (613 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ashley, 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

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

275 people

9.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

247 people

As of 2024, 10.6% of Ashley, PA residents (275 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ashley, PA was 9.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
45 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 25

Ashley, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ashley, PA.

Economy

The economy of Ashley, PA employs 1.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ashley, PA were Retail Trade (184 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (149 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (127 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($140,096), Public Administration ($91,750), and Educational Services ($75,288).

Employment

Occupations

1.17k

2024 Value

± 263

31.7%

1 Year growth

± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashley, PA grew at a rate of 31.7%, from 889 employees to 1.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashley, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (140 people), Sales & Related Occupations (140 people), and Production Occupations (114 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashley, 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

1.17k

2024 Value

± 263

31.7%

1 Year growth

± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashley, PA grew at a rate of 31.7%, from 889 employees to 1.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashley, PA, are Retail Trade (184 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (149 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashley, PA, though some of these residents may live in Ashley, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,101

Median earning men ± $9,845

$30,282

Median earning women ± $3,009

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,198), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,153), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,554), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,120), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,156).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ashley, PA was $97,200 in 2024, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,800 to $97,200, a 17.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashley, PA is 67.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ashley, PA have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashley, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$97,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,210

$715

Median Property Taxes

±$180

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 Ashley, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.7%

Homeownership

2024

57%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.7% of the housing units in Ashley, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ashley, 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.

$56,500

Median Household Income

± $7,697

1.06k

Number of Households

± 221

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.06k households in Ashley, PA grew to $56,500 from the previous year's value of $46,655.

The following chart displays the households in Ashley, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashley, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (13.5%)
Carpooled (9.97%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Ashley, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.97%).

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

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ashley, PA have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ashley, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashley, PA (622 out of 2.6k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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