Flying Hills, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,738

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.6

1.55% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.21%

6.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$78,591

2.84% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$241,700

Population & Diversity

Flying Hills, PA is home to a population of 1.74k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.09% of Flying Hills, PA residents were born outside of the country (71 people).

In 2024, there were 19.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.53k people) in Flying Hills, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 54 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Flying Hills, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flying Hills, PA was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Flying Hills, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.53k ± 342
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
78 ± 116
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
54 ± 88

9.26%

Hispanic Population

161 people

9.26% of the people in Flying Hills, PA are hispanic (161 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Flying Hills, 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

4.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

71 people

4.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

72 people

As of 2024, 4.09% of Flying Hills, PA residents (71 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 Flying Hills, PA was 4.33%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

59 ± 50

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

Economy

The economy of Flying Hills, PA employs 1.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Flying Hills, PA were Educational Services (172 people), Retail Trade (142 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (136 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($94,948), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,250), and Educational Services ($81,429).

Employment

Occupations

1.04k

2024 Value

± 239

−0.288%

1 Year decline

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flying Hills, PA declined at a rate of −0.288%, from 1.04k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flying Hills, PA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (166 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (143 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (130 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flying Hills, 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

1.04k

2024 Value

± 239

−0.288%

1 Year decline

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flying Hills, PA declined at a rate of −0.288%, from 1.04k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flying Hills, PA, are Educational Services (172 people), Retail Trade (142 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (136 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flying Hills, PA, though some of these residents may live in Flying Hills, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,152

Median earning men ± $32,149

$51,679

Median earning women ± $6,184

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,500), Manufacturing ($75,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,368), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Flying Hills, PA was $241,700 in 2024, which is 0.726 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $231,200 to $241,700, a 4.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Flying Hills, PA is 53.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$241,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,030

$515

Median Property Taxes

±$146

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

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

Rent vs Own

53.5%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.5% of the housing units in Flying Hills, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Flying Hills, 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.

$78,591

Median Household Income

± $5,985

963

Number of Households

± 207

In 2024, the median household income of the 963 households in Flying Hills, PA declined from $78,591 from the previous year's value of $80,885.

The following chart displays the households in Flying Hills, 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 Flying Hills, 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 (86.9%)
Worked At Home (8.29%)
Carpooled (3.47%)

In 2024, 86.9% of workers in Flying Hills, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.29%) and those who carpooled to work (3.47%).

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 Flying Hills, PA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.1% of the workforce in Flying Hills, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flying Hills, PA (108 out of 1.74k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Flying Hills, PA is White, followed by Hispanic 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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