Emsworth, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,465

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.5

7.51% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.4%

11.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,816

0.946% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$184,200

Population & Diversity

Emsworth, PA is home to a population of 2.47k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.67% of Emsworth, PA residents were born outside of the country (115 people).

In 2024, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.94k people) in Emsworth, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 169 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 131 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Emsworth, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Emsworth, PA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Emsworth, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.94k ± 319
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
169 ± 134
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
131 ± 86

11.1%

Hispanic Population

273 people

11.1% of the people in Emsworth, PA are hispanic (273 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Emsworth, 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

4.67%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

115 people

3.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

77 people

As of 2024, 4.67% of Emsworth, PA residents (115 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 Emsworth, PA was 3.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
42 ± 29
World War II
29 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
25 ± 22

Emsworth, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Emsworth, PA employs 1.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Emsworth, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (210 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (125 people), and Retail Trade (120 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($110,625), Finance & Insurance ($87,981), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,831).

Employment

Occupations

1.18k

2024 Value

± 174

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Emsworth, PA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 1.21k employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Emsworth, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (146 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (122 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (114 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Emsworth, 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

1.18k

2024 Value

± 174

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Emsworth, PA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 1.21k employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Emsworth, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (210 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (125 people), and Retail Trade (120 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Emsworth, PA, though some of these residents may live in Emsworth, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,333

Median earning men ± $9,637

$39,671

Median earning women ± $6,612

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($190,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,647), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,893).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,981), Public Administration ($65,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Emsworth, PA was $184,200 in 2024, which is 0.554 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,300 to $184,200, a 3.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Emsworth, PA is 64.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Emsworth, PA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Emsworth, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$184,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,802

$714

Median Property Taxes

±$130

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.2%

Homeownership

2024

56.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.2% of the housing units in Emsworth, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Emsworth, 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.

$64,816

Median Household Income

± $6,692

1.11k

Number of Households

± 161

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.11k households in Emsworth, PA declined from $64,816 from the previous year's value of $65,435.

The following chart displays the households in Emsworth, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Emsworth, 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 (74.7%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Carpooled (3.91%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Emsworth, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who carpooled to work (3.91%).

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

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Emsworth, PA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.849% of the workforce in Emsworth, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Emsworth, PA (269 out of 2.35k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Emsworth, 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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