Ben Avon, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,919

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

2.89% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$102,869

2.51% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$344,700

0.554% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,075

Population & Diversity

Ben Avon, PA is home to a population of 1.92k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.62% of Ben Avon, PA residents were born outside of the country (31 people).

In 2024, there were 13.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Ben Avon, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 120 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 70 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Ben Avon, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ben Avon, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ben Avon, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.61k ± 198
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
120 ± 70
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
70 ± 36

4.12%

Hispanic Population

79 people

4.12% of the people in Ben Avon, PA are hispanic (79 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ben Avon, 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

1.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

1.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

38 people

As of 2024, 1.62% of Ben Avon, PA residents (31 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 Ben Avon, PA was 1.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
15 ± 20
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 14
Gulf War (2001-)
4 ± 18

Ben Avon, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Ben Avon, PA employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ben Avon, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (170 people), Finance & Insurance (115 people), and Educational Services (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($153,750), Wholesale Trade ($129,167), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($118,125).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k

2024 Value

± 140

−0.647%

1 Year decline

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ben Avon, PA declined at a rate of −0.647%, from 1.08k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ben Avon, PA, are Management Occupations (121 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (116 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (106 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ben Avon, 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

1.08k

2024 Value

± 140

−0.647%

1 Year decline

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ben Avon, PA declined at a rate of −0.647%, from 1.08k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ben Avon, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (170 people), Finance & Insurance (115 people), and Educational Services (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ben Avon, PA, though some of these residents may live in Ben Avon, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$89,688

Median earning men ± $9,236

$51,667

Median earning women ± $9,356

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,893), Wholesale Trade ($119,167), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($111,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($142,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,417), and Construction ($82,083).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ben Avon, PA was $344,700 in 2024, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $342,800 to $344,700, a 0.554% increase. The homeownership rate in Ben Avon, PA is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ben Avon, PA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ben Avon, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$344,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,514

$550

Median Property Taxes

±$93

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

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

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in Ben Avon, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ben Avon, 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.

$102,869

Median Household Income

± $12,290

797

Number of Households

± 117

In 2024, the median household income of the 797 households in Ben Avon, PA grew to $102,869 from the previous year's value of $100,353.

The following chart displays the households in Ben Avon, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ben Avon, 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 (60.4%)
Worked At Home (30.9%)
Public Transit (4.71%)

In 2024, 60.4% of workers in Ben Avon, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.71%).

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

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ben Avon, PA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.994% of the workforce in Ben Avon, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ben Avon, PA (139 out of 1.92k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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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