Atwood, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

160

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

5.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.1%

10.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$47,083

0.635% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$218,300

0.0917% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Atwood, PA employs 72 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Atwood, PA were Other Services, Except Public Administration (14 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Wholesale Trade (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($186,250), Construction ($71,250), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,375).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 73

10.8%

1 Year growth

± 131%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atwood, PA grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 65 employees to 72 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atwood, PA, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (12 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (9 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atwood, 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

2024 Value

± 73

10.8%

1 Year growth

± 131%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atwood, PA grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 65 employees to 72 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atwood, PA, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (14 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Wholesale Trade (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atwood, PA, though some of these residents may live in Atwood, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,750

Median earning men ± $26,251

$20,750

Median earning women ± $11,165

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,750), Construction ($71,250), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($31,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,000), Retail Trade ($26,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($11,591).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Atwood, PA was $218,300 in 2024, which is 0.656 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $218,100 to $218,300, a 0.0917% increase. The homeownership rate in Atwood, PA is 85.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Atwood, PA have an average commute time of 31.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atwood, PA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$218,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$61,387

$53

Median Property Taxes

±$26

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 Atwood, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.5%

Homeownership

2024

53.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.5% of the housing units in Atwood, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Atwood, 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.

$47,083

Median Household Income

± $36,540

Number of Households

± 28

In 2024, the median household income of the 62 households in Atwood, PA grew to $47,083 from the previous year's value of $46,786.

The following chart displays the households in Atwood, 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 $45k - $50k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atwood, 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 (69%)
Worked At Home (22.5%)
Carpooled (8.45%)

In 2024, 69% of workers in Atwood, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.45%).

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

31.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atwood, PA have a longer commute time (31.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Atwood, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Atwood, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atwood, PA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atwood, PA (45 out of 160 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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