Duryea, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,084

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.4

0.756% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

22.6%

5.53% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,462

2.45% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$157,900

Population & Diversity

Duryea, PA is home to a population of 5.08k people, from which 95.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.24% of Duryea, PA residents were born outside of the country (419 people).

In 2024, there were 4.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.94k people) in Duryea, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 897 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 117 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Duryea, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Duryea, PA was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Duryea, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.94k ± 763
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
897 ± 765
Other (Hispanic)
117 ± 126

19.9%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

19.9% of the people in Duryea, PA are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Duryea, 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

8.24%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

419 people

6.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

328 people

As of 2024, 8.24% of Duryea, PA residents (419 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 Duryea, PA was 6.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
83 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
50 ± 53
Korea
29 ± 36

Duryea, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Duryea, PA employs 2.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Duryea, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), Manufacturing (319 people), and Retail Trade (246 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($79,444), Public Administration ($77,833), and Manufacturing ($62,066).

Employment

Occupations

2.4k

2024 Value

± 441

−2.16%

1 Year decline

± 26.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Duryea, PA declined at a rate of −2.16%, from 2.45k employees to 2.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Duryea, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (502 people), Material Moving Occupations (212 people), and Production Occupations (188 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Duryea, 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

2.4k

2024 Value

± 441

−2.16%

1 Year decline

± 26.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Duryea, PA declined at a rate of −2.16%, from 2.45k employees to 2.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Duryea, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), Manufacturing (319 people), and Retail Trade (246 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Duryea, PA, though some of these residents may live in Duryea, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,250

Median earning men ± $10,829

$41,042

Median earning women ± $3,314

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,833), Wholesale Trade ($77,778), and Manufacturing ($61,658).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,765), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,542), and Retail Trade ($38,702).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Duryea, PA was $157,900 in 2024, which is 0.475 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $142,900 to $157,900, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Duryea, PA is 69.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Duryea, PA have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Duryea, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$157,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,092

$1,508

Median Property Taxes

±$330

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.5% of the housing units in Duryea, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Duryea, 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.

$62,462

Median Household Income

± $14,202

2.17k

Number of Households

± 404

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.17k households in Duryea, PA declined from $62,462 from the previous year's value of $64,028.

The following chart displays the households in Duryea, 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 Duryea, 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 (69.3%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Carpooled (9.54%)

In 2024, 69.3% of workers in Duryea, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.54%).

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

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Duryea, PA have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Duryea, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Duryea, PA (1.15k out of 5.06k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

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

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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