Birdsboro, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,116

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

1.85% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.1%

0.507% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$86,290

15.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$224,000

Population & Diversity

Birdsboro, PA is home to a population of 5.12k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.665% of Birdsboro, PA residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 26.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.52k people) in Birdsboro, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 170 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 124 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Birdsboro, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Birdsboro, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Birdsboro, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.52k ± 226
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
170 ± 140
Other (Hispanic)
124 ± 116

3.6%

Hispanic Population

184 people

3.6% of the people in Birdsboro, PA are hispanic (184 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Birdsboro, 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

0.665%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

0.589%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30 people

As of 2024, 0.665% of Birdsboro, PA residents (34 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 Birdsboro, PA was 0.589%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
209 ± 151
Gulf War (1990s)
28 ± 39

Birdsboro, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Birdsboro, PA employs 2.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Birdsboro, PA were Manufacturing (555 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (442 people), and Retail Trade (379 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,000), Public Administration ($91,813), and Transportation & Warehousing ($62,788).

Employment

Occupations

2.87k

2024 Value

± 398

4.83%

1 Year growth

± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birdsboro, PA grew at a rate of 4.83%, from 2.73k employees to 2.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Birdsboro, PA, are Production Occupations (300 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (274 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Birdsboro, 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

2.87k

2024 Value

± 398

4.83%

1 Year growth

± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birdsboro, PA grew at a rate of 4.83%, from 2.73k employees to 2.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Birdsboro, PA, are Manufacturing (555 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (442 people), and Retail Trade (379 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Birdsboro, PA, though some of these residents may live in Birdsboro, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,915

Median earning men ± $8,481

$36,573

Median earning women ± $6,026

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($75,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,365), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,537).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,054), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,438), and Manufacturing ($37,059).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Birdsboro, PA was $224,000 in 2024, which is 0.673 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $216,400 to $224,000, a 3.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Birdsboro, PA is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Birdsboro, PA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Birdsboro, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$224,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,602

$1,457

Median Property Taxes

±$229

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.3% of the housing units in Birdsboro, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Birdsboro, 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.

$86,290

Median Household Income

± $14,744

2.13k

Number of Households

± 336

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.13k households in Birdsboro, PA grew to $86,290 from the previous year's value of $74,698.

The following chart displays the households in Birdsboro, 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 Birdsboro, 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 (75.4%)
Worked At Home (11.9%)
Carpooled (9.87%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Birdsboro, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.87%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Birdsboro, PA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.53% of the workforce in Birdsboro, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Birdsboro, PA (910 out of 5.04k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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