Breinigsville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,769

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.264% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.63%

103% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$120,749

3.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$388,100

Population & Diversity

Breinigsville, PA is home to a population of 7.77k people, from which 85.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.9% of Breinigsville, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.7k people).

In 2024, there were 3.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.26k people) in Breinigsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 996 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.6%

2024 Citizenship

86.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.6% of Breinigsville, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Breinigsville, PA was 86.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Breinigsville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.26k ± 740
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.3k ± 479
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
996 ± 847

21.8%

Hispanic Population

1.7k people

21.8% of the people in Breinigsville, PA are hispanic (1.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Breinigsville, 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

21.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.7k people

19.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.56k people

As of 2024, 21.9% of Breinigsville, PA residents (1.7k 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 Breinigsville, PA was 19.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
143 ± 196
Vietnam
66 ± 55
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 24

Breinigsville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Breinigsville, PA employs 3.95k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Breinigsville, PA were Transportation & Warehousing (547 people), Manufacturing (546 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (541 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($167,019), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($166,955), and Manufacturing ($143,920).

Employment

Occupations

3.95k

2024 Value

± 652

−4.31%

1 Year decline

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Breinigsville, PA declined at a rate of −4.31%, from 4.13k employees to 3.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Breinigsville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (807 people), Management Occupations (549 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (471 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Breinigsville, 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

3.95k

2024 Value

± 652

−4.31%

1 Year decline

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Breinigsville, PA declined at a rate of −4.31%, from 4.13k employees to 3.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Breinigsville, PA, are Transportation & Warehousing (547 people), Manufacturing (546 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (541 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Breinigsville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Breinigsville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$105,606

Median earning men ± $26,290

$33,625

Median earning women ± $25,118

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($166,699), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($166,292), and Manufacturing ($142,784).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($183,056), Manufacturing ($168,204), and Wholesale Trade ($61,400).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Breinigsville, PA was $388,100 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $368,600 to $388,100, a 5.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Breinigsville, PA is 91.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Breinigsville, PA have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Breinigsville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$388,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,939

$2,352

Median Property Taxes

±$391

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

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

Rent vs Own

91.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.8% of the housing units in Breinigsville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Breinigsville, 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.

$120,749

Median Household Income

± $23,484

2.56k

Number of Households

± 509

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.56k households in Breinigsville, PA grew to $120,749 from the previous year's value of $116,631.

The following chart displays the households in Breinigsville, 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 Breinigsville, 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 (68.1%)
Worked At Home (25.3%)
Other (4.09%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Breinigsville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.09%).

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

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Breinigsville, PA have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.63% of the workforce in Breinigsville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Breinigsville, PA (203 out of 7.7k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Breinigsville, PA is White, followed by Asian 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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