Cochranville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

590

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

3.05%

34.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$116,250

4.86% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$306,700

5.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

345

Population & Diversity

Cochranville, PA is home to a population of 590 people, from which 79.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.2% of Cochranville, PA residents were born outside of the country (125 people).

In 2024, there were 3.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (389 people) in Cochranville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 122 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 47 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.3%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.3% of Cochranville, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cochranville, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cochranville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
389 ± 114
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
122 ± 185
White (Hispanic)
47 ± 53

28.6%

Hispanic Population

169 people

28.6% of the people in Cochranville, PA are hispanic (169 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cochranville, 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

21.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

125 people

1.86%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

As of 2024, 21.2% of Cochranville, PA residents (125 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 Cochranville, PA was 1.86%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
31 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 19
World War II
5 ± 8

Cochranville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Cochranville, PA employs 345 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cochranville, PA were Retail Trade (52 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (42 people), and Wholesale Trade (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,250), and Educational Services ($80,833).

Employment

Occupations

345

2024 Value

± 120

42%

1 Year growth

± 36.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cochranville, PA grew at a rate of 42%, from 243 employees to 345 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cochranville, PA, are Material Moving Occupations (81 people), Sales & Related Occupations (43 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (33 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cochranville, 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

345

2024 Value

± 120

42%

1 Year growth

± 36.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cochranville, PA grew at a rate of 42%, from 243 employees to 345 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cochranville, PA, are Retail Trade (52 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (42 people), and Wholesale Trade (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cochranville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Cochranville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,864

Median earning men ± $56,195

$41,298

Median earning women ± $3,689

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,542), Construction ($46,458), and Retail Trade ($43,304).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cochranville, PA was $306,700 in 2024, which is 0.922 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $290,700 to $306,700, a 5.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Cochranville, PA is 82.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cochranville, PA have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cochranville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$306,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$66,148

$208

Median Property Taxes

±$79

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.9%

Homeownership

2024

50.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.9% of the housing units in Cochranville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cochranville, 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.

$116,250

Median Household Income

± $49,367

251

Number of Households

± 94

In 2024, the median household income of the 251 households in Cochranville, PA declined from $116,250 from the previous year's value of $122,188.

The following chart displays the households in Cochranville, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cochranville, 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 (80.1%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (6.74%)

In 2024, 80.1% of workers in Cochranville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.74%).

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

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cochranville, PA have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Cochranville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cochranville, PA (18 out of 590 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 15, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

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