Lake Heritage, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,997

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.2

0.413% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.27%

33.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$138,003

3.75% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$332,700

Population & Diversity

Lake Heritage, PA is home to a population of 3k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.04% of Lake Heritage, PA residents were born outside of the country (121 people).

In 2024, there were 25.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.68k people) in Lake Heritage, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 107 White (Hispanic) and 78 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Lake Heritage, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Heritage, PA was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Heritage, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.68k ± 746
White (Hispanic)
107 ± 118
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
78 ± 121

6.54%

Hispanic Population

196 people

6.54% of the people in Lake Heritage, PA are hispanic (196 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Heritage, 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

4.04%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

121 people

4.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

As of 2024, 4.04% of Lake Heritage, PA residents (121 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 Lake Heritage, PA was 4.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 59
Gulf War (2001-)
50 ± 51
Vietnam
25 ± 28

Lake Heritage, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lake Heritage, PA employs 1.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Heritage, PA were Public Administration (266 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (177 people), and Manufacturing (151 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($92,292), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,250), and Information ($84,129).

Employment

Occupations

1.59k

2024 Value

± 327

11.5%

1 Year growth

± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Heritage, PA grew at a rate of 11.5%, from 1.43k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Heritage, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (228 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (158 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (151 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Heritage, 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

1.59k

2024 Value

± 327

11.5%

1 Year growth

± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Heritage, PA grew at a rate of 11.5%, from 1.43k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Heritage, PA, are Public Administration (266 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (177 people), and Manufacturing (151 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Heritage, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lake Heritage, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,700

Median earning men ± $15,773

$35,200

Median earning women ± $11,145

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,682), Public Administration ($95,655), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,903).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,868), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Heritage, PA was $332,700 in 2024, which is 1 times the same as the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $300,200 to $332,700, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Heritage, PA is 96.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Heritage, PA have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Heritage, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$332,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,519

$1,060

Median Property Taxes

±$243

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

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

Rent vs Own

96.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.1% of the housing units in Lake Heritage, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Heritage, 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.

$138,003

Median Household Income

± $30,092

1.1k

Number of Households

± 253

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in Lake Heritage, PA grew to $138,003 from the previous year's value of $133,011.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Heritage, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Heritage, 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 (83%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (2.54%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in Lake Heritage, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (2.54%).

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

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Heritage, PA have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.91% of the workforce in Lake Heritage, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Heritage, PA (68 out of 3k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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