Hickory Hills, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

480

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

63.1

7.68% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

25.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,477

15% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$188,300

Population & Diversity

Hickory Hills, PA is home to a population of 480 people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.08% of Hickory Hills, PA residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (444 people) in Hickory Hills, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Hickory Hills, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hickory Hills, PA was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hickory Hills, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
444 ± 178
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
36 ± 60
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 12

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hickory 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

2.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

7.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

As of 2024, 2.08% of Hickory Hills, PA residents (10 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 Hickory Hills, PA was 7.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
7 ± 16

Hickory Hills, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hickory Hills, PA was $188,300 in 2024, which is 0.566 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $119,400 to $188,300, a 57.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Hickory Hills, PA is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hickory Hills, PA have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hickory Hills, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$188,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,826

$190

Median Property Taxes

±$95

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

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

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Hickory Hills, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hickory 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.

$56,477

Median Household Income

± $30,344

252

Number of Households

± 128

In 2024, the median household income of the 252 households in Hickory Hills, PA grew to $56,477 from the previous year's value of $49,125.

The following chart displays the households in Hickory 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hickory 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Hickory Hills, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get 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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hickory Hills, PA have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hickory Hills, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hickory Hills, PA (59 out of 480 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 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

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