DeSales University, PA

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2023 Population

994

5.52% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

20.1

2.03% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

83.3%

25% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

397

8.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, DeSales University, PA had a population of 994 people with a median age of 20.1 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of DeSales University, PA grew from 942 to 994, a 5.52% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in DeSales University, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.14%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.23%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.402%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.302%).

None of the households in DeSales University, 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.

98.6% of the residents in DeSales University, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in DeSales University, PA are DeSales University (927 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in DeSales University, PA worked at home, and the average commute time was 12.7 minutes. The average car ownership in DeSales University, PA was 0 cars per household.

United States Pennsylvania Lehigh County, PA Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Lehigh County (South, Outside Allentown & Bethlehem Cities)--Emmaus Borough PUMA, PA

Population & Diversity

DeSales University, PA is home to a population of 994 people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.81% of DeSales University, PA residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2023, there were 14.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (874 people) in DeSales University, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 61 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 52 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of DeSales University, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in DeSales University, PA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in DeSales University, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
874 ± 112
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
61 ± 103
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
52 ± 41

0.302%

Hispanic Population

3 people

0.302% of the people in DeSales University, PA are hispanic (3 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in DeSales University, 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

India
99,082 ± 7,698 people
Dominican Republic
90,229 ± 7,349 people
China
69,880 ± 6,473 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,082 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 90,229 and China with 69,880.

Foreign-Born Population

1.81%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18 people

1.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

As of 2023, 1.81% of DeSales University, PA residents (18 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in DeSales University, PA was 1.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 16
Vietnam
0 ± 19

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

Economy

The economy of DeSales University, PA employs 397 people. The largest industries in DeSales University, PA are Educational Services (158 people), Information (65 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (50 people), and the highest paying industries are Other Services Except Public Administration ($15,536), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($10,268), and Transportation & Warehousing ($10,268).

Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

397

2023 Value

± 166

−8.1%

1 Year decline

± 59.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in DeSales University, PA declined at a rate of −8.1%, from 432 employees to 397 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in DeSales University, PA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (104 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (78 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (56 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of DeSales University, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

397

2023 Value

± 166

−8.1%

1 Year decline

± 59.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in DeSales University, PA declined at a rate of −8.1%, from 432 employees to 397 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in DeSales University, PA, are Educational Services (158 people), Information (65 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (50 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of DeSales University, PA, though some of these residents may live in DeSales University, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$4,550

Median earning men ± $6,253

$4,459

Median earning women ± $2,007

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($10,848), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($3,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($2,499).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($8,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($6,065), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($2,499).

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.

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 DeSales University, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in DeSales University, PA awarded 927 degrees. The student population of DeSales University, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 994 male students and 1,925 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in DeSales University, PA are White (704 and 75.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (90 and 9.71%), Unknown (45 and 4.85%), and Asian (38 and 4.1%).

The largest universities in DeSales University, PA by number of degrees awarded are DeSales University (927 and 100%).

The most popular majors in DeSales University, PA are General Business Administration & Management (129 and 13.9%), Registered Nursing (110 and 11.9%), and Physician Assistant (73 and 7.87%).

The median tuition cost in DeSales University, PA for private four year colleges is $43,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in DeSales University, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,919 (34.1% men and 65.9% 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 2,919 students enrolled in DeSales University, PA, 34.1% men and 65.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,070 records, of which 66.6% were women and 33.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
55 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
42 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
110 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in DeSales University, PA was General Biological Sciences with 55 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in DeSales University, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

DeSales University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

927 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was DeSales University with 927 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 309 men were awarded degrees from institutions in DeSales University, PA, which is 0.5 times less than the 618 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 704 degrees mean that there were 7.82 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 90 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 ($43,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,468) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in DeSales University, PA have an average commute time of 12.7 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in DeSales University, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Census Tract 69.03

Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

The following map shows all of the places in DeSales University, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 44

In N/A, the median household income of the 0 households in DeSales University, PA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in DeSales University, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for DeSales University, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Worked At Home (52.6%)
Drove Alone (31.4%)
Walked (14.7%)

In 2023, 52.6% of workers in DeSales University, PA worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (31.4%) and those who walked to work (14.7%).

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

12.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in DeSales University, PA have a shorter commute time (12.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in DeSales University, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

0 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in DeSales University, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in DeSales University, PA have 0 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

83.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in DeSales University, PA (5 out of 6 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Males < 5 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in DeSales University, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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
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.

Health

100% of the population of DeSales University, PA has health coverage, with 95.7% on employee plans, 0.503% on Medicaid, 0.604% on Medicare, 3.22% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lehigh County, PA see 956 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.624% decrease from the previous year (962 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1135 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 452 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Lehigh County, PA.

956 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lehigh County, PA

Primary care physicians in Lehigh County, PA see an average of 956 patients per year. This represents a 0.624% decrease from the previous year (962 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.3% under 18 years, 68.1% between 18 and 34 years, 0% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.604% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.1% were men and 62.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

Uninsured

95.7%

Employer Coverage

0.503%

Medicaid

0.604%

Medicare

3.22%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in DeSales University, PA stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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

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