Donora, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,527

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.4

1.89% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

29.6%

5.32% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$39,544

7.72% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$62,300

7.97% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Donora, PA is home to a population of 4.53k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.48% of Donora, PA residents were born outside of the country (203 people).

In 2024, there were 7.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.4k people) in Donora, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 480 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 261 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Donora, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Donora, PA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Donora, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.4k ± 365
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
480 ± 220
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
261 ± 333

4.29%

Hispanic Population

194 people

4.29% of the people in Donora, PA are hispanic (194 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Donora, 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

4.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

203 people

0.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

As of 2024, 4.48% of Donora, PA residents (203 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 Donora, PA was 0.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
92 ± 60
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 72

Donora, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Donora, PA employs 1.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Donora, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (488 people), Manufacturing (315 people), and Retail Trade (270 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($76,585), Finance & Insurance ($68,613), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,613).

Employment

Occupations

1.98k

2024 Value

± 442

−0.151%

1 Year decline

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Donora, PA declined at a rate of −0.151%, from 1.98k employees to 1.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Donora, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (338 people), Production Occupations (277 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (215 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Donora, 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

1.98k

2024 Value

± 442

−0.151%

1 Year decline

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Donora, PA declined at a rate of −0.151%, from 1.98k employees to 1.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Donora, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (488 people), Manufacturing (315 people), and Retail Trade (270 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Donora, PA, though some of these residents may live in Donora, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,125

Median earning men ± $13,362

$34,477

Median earning women ± $4,589

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($66,161), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,861), and Construction ($53,980).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($90,145), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,860), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($14,281).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Donora, PA was $62,300 in 2024, which is 0.187 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $57,700 to $62,300, a 7.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Donora, PA is 53.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Donora, PA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Donora, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$62,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,349

$1,301

Median Property Taxes

±$288

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 Donora, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

53.2%

Homeownership

2024

49.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.2% of the housing units in Donora, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Donora, 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.

$39,544

Median Household Income

± $10,896

2.45k

Number of Households

± 461

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.45k households in Donora, PA declined from $39,544 from the previous year's value of $42,851.

The following chart displays the households in Donora, 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Donora, 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 (77.3%)
Worked At Home (8.06%)
Carpooled (5.62%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Donora, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.06%) and those who carpooled to work (5.62%).

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

31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Donora, PA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.15% of the workforce in Donora, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Donora, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Donora, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Donora, PA (1.31k out of 4.42k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher 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 35 - 44.

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