Baumstown, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

221

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

56.3

1.44% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

2.41% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,750

8.54% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$158,800

Economy

The economy of Baumstown, PA employs 158 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Baumstown, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (49 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (22 people), and Manufacturing (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($41,563) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,875).

Employment

Occupations

158

2024 Value

± 101

12.1%

1 Year growth

± 82.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baumstown, PA grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 141 employees to 158 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baumstown, PA, are Production Occupations (40 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (24 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (22 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baumstown, 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

158

2024 Value

± 101

12.1%

1 Year growth

± 82.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baumstown, PA grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 141 employees to 158 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baumstown, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (49 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (22 people), and Manufacturing (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baumstown, PA, though some of these residents may live in Baumstown, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,542

Median earning men ± $27,657

$26,618

Median earning women ± $16,985

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,577).

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Baumstown, PA was $158,800 in 2024, which is 0.477 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,500 to $158,800, a 2.28% decrease. The homeownership rate in Baumstown, PA is 68%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Baumstown, PA have an average commute time of 43.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baumstown, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$158,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$123,749

$87

Median Property Taxes

±$61

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

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

Rent vs Own

68%

Homeownership

2024

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68% of the housing units in Baumstown, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baumstown, 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.

$68,750

Median Household Income

± $37,489

128

Number of Households

± 68

In 2024, the median household income of the 128 households in Baumstown, PA declined from $68,750 from the previous year's value of $75,167.

The following chart displays the households in Baumstown, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Baumstown, 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 (88.7%)
Carpooled (8.51%)
Worked At Home (2.84%)

In 2024, 88.7% of workers in Baumstown, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.51%) and those who worked at home (2.84%).

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

43.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baumstown, PA have a longer commute time (43.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 14.6% of the workforce in Baumstown, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baumstown, PA (28 out of 221 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 75+.

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