Baldwin, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

21,057

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

0.713% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.52%

8.88% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,983

3.98% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$208,400

Population & Diversity

Baldwin, PA is home to a population of 21.1k people, from which 95.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.39% of Baldwin, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.56k people).

In 2024, there were 9.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.9k people) in Baldwin, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.77k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 710 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Baldwin, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Baldwin, PA was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Baldwin, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.9k ± 875
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.77k ± 548
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
710 ± 325

2.27%

Hispanic Population

477 people

2.27% of the people in Baldwin, PA are hispanic (477 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Baldwin, 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

7.39%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.56k people

7.47%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.58k people

As of 2024, 7.39% of Baldwin, PA residents (1.56k 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 Baldwin, PA was 7.47%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
467 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
120 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
56 ± 50

Baldwin, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Baldwin, PA employs 11.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Baldwin, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,183 people), Retail Trade (1,062 people), and Manufacturing (1,036 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($87,793), Public Administration ($83,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,083).

Employment

Occupations

11.3k

2024 Value

± 881

1.16%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baldwin, PA grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 11.1k employees to 11.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baldwin, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,541 people), Management Occupations (1,333 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baldwin, 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

11.3k

2024 Value

± 881

1.16%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baldwin, PA grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 11.1k employees to 11.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baldwin, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,183 people), Retail Trade (1,062 people), and Manufacturing (1,036 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baldwin, PA, though some of these residents may live in Baldwin, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,684

Median earning men ± $3,621

$45,936

Median earning women ± $4,984

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($88,446), Public Administration ($87,596), and Manufacturing ($73,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($90,952), Public Administration ($70,536), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,853).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Baldwin, PA was $208,400 in 2024, which is 0.626 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,700 to $208,400, a 8.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Baldwin, PA is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Baldwin, PA have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baldwin, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,320

$6,893

Median Property Taxes

±$543

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.8%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Baldwin, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baldwin, 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.

$80,983

Median Household Income

± $7,079

8.86k

Number of Households

± 689

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.86k households in Baldwin, PA grew to $80,983 from the previous year's value of $77,882.

The following chart displays the households in Baldwin, 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 Baldwin, 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 (70%)
Worked At Home (16%)
Carpooled (9.63%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Baldwin, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (9.63%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baldwin, PA have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Baldwin, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baldwin, PA (1.97k out of 20.7k 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 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Baldwin, PA is White, followed by Asian 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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