Colonial Park, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

18,032

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.5

1.39% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.87%

1.82% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$73,105

4.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$231,100

Population & Diversity

Colonial Park, PA is home to a population of 18k people, from which 90.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.5% of Colonial Park, PA residents were born outside of the country (2.79k people).

In 2024, there were 1.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.4k people) in Colonial Park, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.45k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.85k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

89.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Colonial Park, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Colonial Park, PA was 89.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Colonial Park, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.4k ± 1.62k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.45k ± 992
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.85k ± 687

12.9%

Hispanic Population

2.34k people

12.9% of the people in Colonial Park, PA are hispanic (2.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Colonial Park, 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

15.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.79k people

16.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.92k people

As of 2024, 15.5% of Colonial Park, PA residents (2.79k 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 Colonial Park, PA was 16.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
382 ± 168
Gulf War (2001-)
165 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
83 ± 65

Colonial Park, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Colonial Park, PA employs 8.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Colonial Park, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,259 people), Retail Trade (1,210 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (906 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($74,514), Finance & Insurance ($68,869), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,155).

Employment

Occupations

8.88k

2024 Value

± 952

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Colonial Park, PA grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 8.63k employees to 8.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Colonial Park, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (966 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (806 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (750 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Colonial Park, 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

8.88k

2024 Value

± 952

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Colonial Park, PA grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 8.63k employees to 8.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Colonial Park, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,259 people), Retail Trade (1,210 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (906 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Colonial Park, PA, though some of these residents may live in Colonial Park, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,132

Median earning men ± $9,533

$37,329

Median earning women ± $4,748

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($70,111), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,827), and Public Administration ($60,970).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,094), Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,901).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Colonial Park, PA was $231,100 in 2024, which is 0.695 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $223,800 to $231,100, a 3.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Colonial Park, PA is 46.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Colonial Park, PA have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Colonial Park, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$231,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,238

$3,296

Median Property Taxes

±$479

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 Colonial Park, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

46.6%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 46.6% of the housing units in Colonial Park, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 48.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Colonial Park, 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.

$73,105

Median Household Income

± $7,462

7.07k

Number of Households

± 750

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.07k households in Colonial Park, PA grew to $73,105 from the previous year's value of $69,804.

The following chart displays the households in Colonial Park, 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 Colonial Park, 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 (14.6%)
Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Colonial Park, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

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

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Colonial Park, PA have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Colonial Park, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Colonial Park, PA (1.76k out of 17.8k 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 Males 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Colonial Park, PA is Black, 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.

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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