Carnegie, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,978

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

3.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

11% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,656

8.55% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$171,500

Population & Diversity

Carnegie, PA is home to a population of 7.98k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.53% of Carnegie, PA residents were born outside of the country (601 people).

In 2024, there were 7.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.36k people) in Carnegie, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 813 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 271 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Carnegie, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carnegie, PA was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carnegie, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.36k ± 512
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
813 ± 424
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
271 ± 180

2.18%

Hispanic Population

174 people

2.18% of the people in Carnegie, PA are hispanic (174 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carnegie, 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

7.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

601 people

5.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

472 people

As of 2024, 7.53% of Carnegie, PA residents (601 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 Carnegie, PA was 5.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
154 ± 63
Gulf War (1990s)
153 ± 131
Gulf War (2001-)
132 ± 77

Carnegie, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Carnegie, PA employs 4.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carnegie, PA were Retail Trade (635 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (625 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (426 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($69,122), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,174), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,938).

Employment

Occupations

4.78k

2024 Value

± 508

−0.354%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carnegie, PA declined at a rate of −0.354%, from 4.8k employees to 4.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carnegie, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (530 people), Sales & Related Occupations (493 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (455 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carnegie, 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

4.78k

2024 Value

± 508

−0.354%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carnegie, PA declined at a rate of −0.354%, from 4.8k employees to 4.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carnegie, PA, are Retail Trade (635 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (625 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (426 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carnegie, PA, though some of these residents may live in Carnegie, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,498

Median earning men ± $2,012

$42,404

Median earning women ± $8,777

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,982), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,992), and Manufacturing ($69,773).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($68,830), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,972), and Manufacturing ($55,948).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carnegie, PA was $171,500 in 2024, which is 0.515 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,800 to $171,500, a 1.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Carnegie, PA is 53.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carnegie, PA have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carnegie, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$171,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,747

$2,256

Median Property Taxes

±$313

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

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

Rent vs Own

53.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.5% of the housing units in Carnegie, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carnegie, 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.

$67,656

Median Household Income

± $11,221

4.22k

Number of Households

± 461

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.22k households in Carnegie, PA grew to $67,656 from the previous year's value of $62,327.

The following chart displays the households in Carnegie, 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 Carnegie, 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 (64.8%)
Worked At Home (21.5%)
Carpooled (6.42%)

In 2024, 64.8% of workers in Carnegie, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.42%).

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

24.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carnegie, PA have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.813% of the workforce in Carnegie, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carnegie, PA (929 out of 7.96k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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