Blairsville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,215

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.9

2.62% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.7%

14% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,337

0.794% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$105,900

Population & Diversity

Blairsville, PA is home to a population of 3.22k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.43% of Blairsville, PA residents were born outside of the country (46 people).

In 2024, there were 9.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.78k people) in Blairsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 283 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 128 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Blairsville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blairsville, PA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blairsville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.78k ± 171
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
283 ± 143
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
128 ± 93

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Blairsville, 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

1.43%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

1.18%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

38 people

As of 2024, 1.43% of Blairsville, PA residents (46 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 Blairsville, PA was 1.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
61 ± 43
Gulf War (1990s)
47 ± 47
Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 53

Blairsville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Blairsville, PA employs 1.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blairsville, PA were Retail Trade (434 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), and Manufacturing (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,015), Transportation & Warehousing ($69,083), and Manufacturing ($58,472).

Employment

Occupations

1.49k

2024 Value

± 274

−3.56%

1 Year decline

± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blairsville, PA declined at a rate of −3.56%, from 1.55k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blairsville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (274 people), Material Moving Occupations (236 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (167 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blairsville, 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

1.49k

2024 Value

± 274

−3.56%

1 Year decline

± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blairsville, PA declined at a rate of −3.56%, from 1.55k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blairsville, PA, are Retail Trade (434 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), and Manufacturing (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blairsville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Blairsville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,432

Median earning men ± $4,216

$36,142

Median earning women ± $5,397

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,015), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,788), and Manufacturing ($63,510).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,417), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,375), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blairsville, PA was $105,900 in 2024, which is 0.318 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,100 to $105,900, a 2.93% decrease. The homeownership rate in Blairsville, PA is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blairsville, PA have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blairsville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$105,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,866

$951

Median Property Taxes

±$199

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in Blairsville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blairsville, 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.

$56,337

Median Household Income

± $10,440

1.48k

Number of Households

± 246

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Blairsville, PA grew to $56,337 from the previous year's value of $55,893.

The following chart displays the households in Blairsville, 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 Blairsville, 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 (77.8%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Public Transit (4.78%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Blairsville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.78%).

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

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blairsville, PA have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Blairsville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blairsville, PA (470 out of 3.2k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blairsville, 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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