Garden View, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,637

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.8

36.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

71.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,222

12.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$166,400

Population & Diversity

Garden View, PA is home to a population of 2.64k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.721% of Garden View, PA residents were born outside of the country (19 people).

In 2024, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.41k people) in Garden View, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 55 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden View, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.41k ± 441
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
130 ± 190
White (Hispanic)
55 ± 72

3.79%

Hispanic Population

100 people

3.79% of the people in Garden View, PA are hispanic (100 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garden View, 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

0.721%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19 people

0.757%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19 people

As of 2024, 0.721% of Garden View, PA residents (19 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 Garden View, PA was 0.757%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
57 ± 70
Vietnam
31 ± 33
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 26

Garden View, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Garden View, PA employs 1.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garden View, PA were Retail Trade (409 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (155 people), and Educational Services (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,855), Finance & Insurance ($71,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,167).

Employment

Occupations

1.4k

2024 Value

± 344

−1.13%

1 Year decline

± 35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden View, PA declined at a rate of −1.13%, from 1.41k employees to 1.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden View, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (358 people), Sales & Related Occupations (205 people), and Management Occupations (158 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden View, 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

1.4k

2024 Value

± 344

−1.13%

1 Year decline

± 35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden View, PA declined at a rate of −1.13%, from 1.41k employees to 1.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden View, PA, are Retail Trade (409 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (155 people), and Educational Services (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden View, PA, though some of these residents may live in Garden View, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,969

Median earning men ± $15,765

$32,399

Median earning women ± $5,127

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,740), Retail Trade ($58,100), and Manufacturing ($34,539).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,480), Retail Trade ($31,215), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,571).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden View, PA was $166,400 in 2024, which is 0.5 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $128,800 to $166,400, a 29.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden View, PA is 61.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garden View, PA have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden View, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$166,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,054

$839

Median Property Taxes

±$230

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.3%

Homeownership

2024

58.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.3% of the housing units in Garden View, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garden View, 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.

$52,222

Median Household Income

± $12,593

1.37k

Number of Households

± 348

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.37k households in Garden View, PA grew to $52,222 from the previous year's value of $46,528.

The following chart displays the households in Garden View, 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 Garden View, 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 (73.2%)
Worked At Home (14.9%)
Carpooled (9.25%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Garden View, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.25%).

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

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden View, PA have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.96% of the workforce in Garden View, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden View, PA (462 out of 2.64k 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 Females < 5, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Males < 5.

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

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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