Bentleyville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,437

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.8

12.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

25.5%

29.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,174

8.91% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$148,300

Population & Diversity

Bentleyville, PA is home to a population of 2.44k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.87% of Bentleyville, PA residents were born outside of the country (70 people).

In 2024, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.13k people) in Bentleyville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 115 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 79 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Bentleyville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bentleyville, PA was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bentleyville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.13k ± 493
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
115 ± 101
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
79 ± 47

3.32%

Hispanic Population

81 people

3.32% of the people in Bentleyville, PA are hispanic (81 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bentleyville, 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

2.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

70 people

3.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

75 people

As of 2024, 2.87% of Bentleyville, PA residents (70 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 Bentleyville, PA was 3.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
44 ± 41
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 15

Bentleyville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Bentleyville, PA employs 995 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bentleyville, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (223 people), Construction (136 people), and Retail Trade (103 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($137,000), Educational Services ($71,667), and Finance & Insurance ($68,654).

Employment

Occupations

995

2024 Value

± 181

−0.301%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bentleyville, PA declined at a rate of −0.301%, from 998 employees to 995 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bentleyville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (167 people), Management Occupations (129 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bentleyville, 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

995

2024 Value

± 181

−0.301%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bentleyville, PA declined at a rate of −0.301%, from 998 employees to 995 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bentleyville, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (223 people), Construction (136 people), and Retail Trade (103 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bentleyville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Bentleyville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,482

Median earning men ± $3,175

$21,080

Median earning women ± $13,707

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,402), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,434), and Construction ($48,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,156), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,472), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bentleyville, PA was $148,300 in 2024, which is 0.446 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,900 to $148,300, a 9.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Bentleyville, PA is 62.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bentleyville, PA have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bentleyville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$148,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,715

$570

Median Property Taxes

±$116

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.7%

Homeownership

2024

55.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.7% of the housing units in Bentleyville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bentleyville, 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.

$51,174

Median Household Income

± $6,071

909

Number of Households

± 154

In 2024, the median household income of the 909 households in Bentleyville, PA declined from $51,174 from the previous year's value of $56,179.

The following chart displays the households in Bentleyville, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bentleyville, 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 (75%)
Carpooled (14%)
Worked At Home (8.72%)

In 2024, 75% of workers in Bentleyville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (8.72%).

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

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bentleyville, PA have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.236% of the workforce in Bentleyville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bentleyville, PA (616 out of 2.41k 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 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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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