Bucks County, PA

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2024 Population

647,461

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.2

0.227% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.1%

0.413% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$114,764

2.51% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$445,700

5.69% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

337,473

0.205% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bucks County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.5% of the residents in Bucks County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bucks County, PA are Bucks County Community College (994 degrees awarded in 2023), Delaware Valley University (490 degrees), and Pennco Tech-Bristol (377 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Bucks County, PA was $445,700, and the homeownership rate was 77.8%.

Most people in Bucks County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Bucks County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Bucks County, PA borders Burlington County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, and Philadelphia County, PA.

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Population & Diversity

Bucks County, PA is home to a population of 647k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.3% of Bucks County, PA residents were born outside of the country (66.6k people).

In 2024, there were 16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (518k people) in Bucks County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 23.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Bucks County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bucks County, PA was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bucks County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
518k ± 1.54k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
32.4k ± 1.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
23.8k ± 1.09k

6.59%

Hispanic Population

42.7k people

6.59% of the people in Bucks County, PA are hispanic (42.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bucks County, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,504 ± 7,715 people
Dominican Republic
93,569 ± 7,483 people
China
70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

Foreign-Born Population

10.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66.6k people

10.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

65.9k people

As of 2024, 10.3% of Bucks County, PA residents (66.6k 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 Bucks County, PA was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
11,180 ± 781
Gulf War (2001-)
4,670 ± 563
Gulf War (1990s)
3,091 ± 409

Bucks County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Bucks County, PA employs 337k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bucks County, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (51,314 people), Manufacturing (41,908 people), and Retail Trade (36,192 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,675), Finance & Insurance ($96,029), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($93,977).

Employment

Occupations

337k

2024 Value

± 4,759

0.205%

1 Year growth

± 1.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bucks County, PA grew at a rate of 0.205%, from 337k employees to 337k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bucks County, PA, are Management Occupations (44,819 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (35,716 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (32,481 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bucks County, 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

337k

2024 Value

± 4,759

0.205%

1 Year growth

± 1.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bucks County, PA grew at a rate of 0.205%, from 337k employees to 337k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bucks County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (51,314 people), Manufacturing (41,908 people), and Retail Trade (36,192 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bucks County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Bucks County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$76,218

Median earning men ± $1,962

$51,229

Median earning women ± $1,007

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,613), Information ($102,946), and Public Administration ($101,241).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,777), Public Administration ($74,564), and Manufacturing ($70,863).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,818
Construction
1,742
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,141
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.67M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.87M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$1.76M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bucks County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bucks County, PA awarded 2,723 degrees. The student population of Bucks County, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,069 male students and 6,879 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bucks County, PA are White (1,753 and 64.9%), Black or African American (356 and 13.2%), Hispanic or Latino (280 and 10.4%), and Unknown (122 and 4.52%).

The largest universities in Bucks County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Bucks County Community College (994 and 36.5%), Delaware Valley University (490 and 18%), and Pennco Tech-Bristol (377 and 13.8%).

The most popular majors in Bucks County, PA are General Business Administration & Management (296 and 10.9%), General Business (198 and 7.27%), and Electrician (162 and 5.95%).

The median tuition cost in Bucks County, PA for private four year colleges is $36,281.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Bucks County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 90.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 11,948 (42.4% men and 57.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 11,948 students enrolled in Bucks County, PA, 42.4% men and 57.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,223 records, of which 57.1% were women and 42.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
158 degrees awarded
General Health Services
87 degrees awarded
General Business
69 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Bucks County, PA was General Business Administration & Management with 158 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Bucks County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Bucks County Community College
994 degrees awarded
Delaware Valley University
490 degrees awarded
Pennco Tech-Bristol
377 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bucks County Community College with 994 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,163 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bucks County, PA, which is 0.746 times less than the 1,560 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,753 degrees mean that there were 4.92 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 356 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,281) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,507) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bucks County, PA was $445,700 in 2024, which is 1.34 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $421,700 to $445,700, a 5.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Bucks County, PA is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bucks County, PA have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bucks County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bucks County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.729%.

Housing

Property

$445,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,616

$193,879

Median Property Taxes

±$2,769

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Bucks County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bucks County, 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.

$114,764

Median Household Income

± $2,067

249k

Number of Households

± 4,021

In 2024, the median household income of the 249k households in Bucks County, PA grew to $114,764 from the previous year's value of $111,951.

The following chart displays the households in Bucks County, 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 Bucks County, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (69.6%)
Worked At Home (19.6%)
Carpooled (6.27%)

In 2024, 69.6% of workers in Bucks County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.27%).

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

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bucks County, PA have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.17% of the workforce in Bucks County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bucks County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.729%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bucks County, PA (38.9k out of 639k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bucks County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 7.5% of the children was living in poverty in Bucks County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 96.2 in Bucks County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 23.9 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.1% of the population of Bucks County, PA has health coverage, with 57% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.582% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bucks County, PA see 1,238 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,238 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1142 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 309 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,238 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bucks County, PA

Primary care physicians in Bucks County, PA see an average of 1,238 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,238 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bucks County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.95%

Uninsured

57%

Employer Coverage

10.1%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.582%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bucks County, PA grew by 1.43% from 3.89% to 3.95%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bucks County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 30.2 in Bucks County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bucks County, PA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 30.4% in Bucks County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bucks County, PA.