Eddystone, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,562

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.08% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

25.2%

44.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,953

3.19% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$127,200

Population & Diversity

Eddystone, PA is home to a population of 2.56k people, from which 98.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.53% of Eddystone, PA residents were born outside of the country (116 people).

In 2024, there were 3.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.68k people) in Eddystone, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 508 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 151 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Eddystone, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eddystone, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eddystone, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.68k ± 424
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
508 ± 224
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
151 ± 138

10.9%

Hispanic Population

278 people

10.9% of the people in Eddystone, PA are hispanic (278 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Eddystone, 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

4.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

116 people

5.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

115 people

As of 2024, 4.53% of Eddystone, PA residents (116 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 Eddystone, PA was 5.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
83 ± 111
Gulf War (2001-)
38 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 18

Eddystone, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Eddystone, PA employs 1.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eddystone, PA were Retail Trade (218 people), Manufacturing (147 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,432), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,932), and Transportation & Warehousing ($66,442).

Employment

Occupations

1.17k

2024 Value

± 244

25%

1 Year growth

± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eddystone, PA grew at a rate of 25%, from 935 employees to 1.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eddystone, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (126 people), Sales & Related Occupations (123 people), and Production Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eddystone, 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

1.17k

2024 Value

± 244

25%

1 Year growth

± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eddystone, PA grew at a rate of 25%, from 935 employees to 1.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eddystone, PA, are Retail Trade (218 people), Manufacturing (147 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eddystone, PA, though some of these residents may live in Eddystone, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,943

Median earning men ± $17,212

$29,848

Median earning women ± $10,139

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,433), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,182), and Retail Trade ($28,587).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($28,077), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,583), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($10,694).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eddystone, PA was $127,200 in 2024, which is 0.382 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,500 to $127,200, a 8.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Eddystone, PA is 63.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eddystone, PA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eddystone, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$127,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,299

$650

Median Property Taxes

±$188

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

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

Rent vs Own

63.2%

Homeownership

2024

43.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.2% of the housing units in Eddystone, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eddystone, 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.

$51,953

Median Household Income

± $12,914

1.03k

Number of Households

± 222

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.03k households in Eddystone, PA declined from $51,953 from the previous year's value of $53,665.

The following chart displays the households in Eddystone, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eddystone, 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 (70.7%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Other (8.02%)

In 2024, 70.7% of workers in Eddystone, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.02%).

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

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eddystone, PA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.17% of the workforce in Eddystone, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eddystone, PA (646 out of 2.56k 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 < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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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