Berrysburg, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

301

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

3.98% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

25.6%

660% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,964

2.8% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$153,800

Economy

The economy of Berrysburg, PA employs 138 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Berrysburg, PA were Manufacturing (27 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($60,875), Finance & Insurance ($51,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,500).

Employment

Occupations

138

2024 Value

± 70

−15.3%

1 Year decline

± 76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Berrysburg, PA declined at a rate of −15.3%, from 163 employees to 138 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Berrysburg, PA, are Production Occupations (24 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (21 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Berrysburg, 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

138

2024 Value

± 70

−15.3%

1 Year decline

± 76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Berrysburg, PA declined at a rate of −15.3%, from 163 employees to 138 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Berrysburg, PA, are Manufacturing (27 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (18 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Berrysburg, PA, though some of these residents may live in Berrysburg, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,679

Median earning men ± $15,823

$42,250

Median earning women ± $26,443

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($156,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,125), and Manufacturing ($57,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,438), and Retail Trade ($4,643).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Berrysburg, PA was $153,800 in 2024, which is 0.462 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $146,100 to $153,800, a 5.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Berrysburg, PA is 92.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Berrysburg, PA have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Berrysburg, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$153,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,377

$114

Median Property Taxes

±$38

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

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

Rent vs Own

92.7%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.7% of the housing units in Berrysburg, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Berrysburg, 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.

$61,964

Median Household Income

± $8,378

123

Number of Households

± 39

In 2024, the median household income of the 123 households in Berrysburg, PA declined from $61,964 from the previous year's value of $63,750.

The following chart displays the households in Berrysburg, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Berrysburg, 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 (61.9%)
Worked At Home (27.6%)
Carpooled (8.96%)

In 2024, 61.9% of workers in Berrysburg, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.96%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Berrysburg, PA have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.19% of the workforce in Berrysburg, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Berrysburg, PA (77 out of 301 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Berrysburg, PA is White, followed by Two Or More 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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