Force, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

226

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

55.8

1.27% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.52%

437% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$31,071

0.573% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$54,500

9.22% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Force, PA employs 78 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Force, PA were Manufacturing (29 people), Construction (16 people), and Retail Trade (13 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($73,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 90

−17%

1 Year decline

± 179%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Force, PA declined at a rate of −17%, from 94 employees to 78 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Force, PA, are Production Occupations (26 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (18 people), and Transportation Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Force, 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

2024 Value

± 90

−17%

1 Year decline

± 179%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Force, PA declined at a rate of −17%, from 94 employees to 78 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Force, PA, are Manufacturing (29 people), Construction (16 people), and Retail Trade (13 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Force, PA, though some of these residents may live in Force, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,083

Median earning men ± $32,258

$9,423

Median earning women ± $20,337

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($73,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Force, PA was $54,500 in 2024, which is 0.164 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $49,900 to $54,500, a 9.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Force, PA is 85.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Force, PA have an average commute time of 14.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Force, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$54,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,057

$97

Median Property Taxes

±$57

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 Force, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.1%

Homeownership

2024

75%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.1% of the housing units in Force, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Force, 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.

$31,071

Median Household Income

± $9,761

114

Number of Households

± 59

In 2024, the median household income of the 114 households in Force, PA declined from $31,071 from the previous year's value of $31,250.

The following chart displays the households in Force, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Force, 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 (63.9%)
Other (36.1%)

In 2024, 63.9% of workers in Force, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (36.1%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

14.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Force, PA have a shorter commute time (14.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.56% of the workforce in Force, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Force, PA (17 out of 226 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Force, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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