Lower Burrell, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

11,633

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.8

1.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.8%

3.36% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$84,602

3.35% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$198,600

Population & Diversity

Lower Burrell, PA is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.808% of Lower Burrell, PA residents were born outside of the country (94 people).

In 2024, there were 60.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11k people) in Lower Burrell, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 181 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 170 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Lower Burrell, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lower Burrell, PA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lower Burrell, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11k ± 220
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
181 ± 128
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
170 ± 110

1.53%

Hispanic Population

178 people

1.53% of the people in Lower Burrell, PA are hispanic (178 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lower Burrell, 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

0.808%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

94 people

0.592%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

69 people

As of 2024, 0.808% of Lower Burrell, PA residents (94 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 Lower Burrell, PA was 0.592%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
228 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
168 ± 153
Gulf War (1990s)
74 ± 81

Lower Burrell, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lower Burrell, PA.

Economy

The economy of Lower Burrell, PA employs 5.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lower Burrell, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (966 people), Manufacturing (896 people), and Retail Trade (774 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($150,489), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,281), and Utilities ($102,300).

Employment

Occupations

5.48k

2024 Value

± 593

3.09%

1 Year growth

± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lower Burrell, PA grew at a rate of 3.09%, from 5.31k employees to 5.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lower Burrell, PA, are Management Occupations (622 people), Sales & Related Occupations (579 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (575 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lower Burrell, 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

5.48k

2024 Value

± 593

3.09%

1 Year growth

± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lower Burrell, PA grew at a rate of 3.09%, from 5.31k employees to 5.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lower Burrell, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (966 people), Manufacturing (896 people), and Retail Trade (774 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lower Burrell, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lower Burrell, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,000

Median earning men ± $8,360

$46,627

Median earning women ± $5,282

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,217), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($101,550), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($88,324).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($140,929), Construction ($81,174), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,167).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lower Burrell, PA was $198,600 in 2024, which is 0.597 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,700 to $198,600, a 4.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Lower Burrell, PA is 84.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lower Burrell, PA have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lower Burrell, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$198,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,865

$4,405

Median Property Taxes

±$463

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.5%

Homeownership

2024

59.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.5% of the housing units in Lower Burrell, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lower Burrell, 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.

$84,602

Median Household Income

± $7,812

5.21k

Number of Households

± 533

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.21k households in Lower Burrell, PA grew to $84,602 from the previous year's value of $81,860.

The following chart displays the households in Lower Burrell, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lower Burrell, 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 (79.3%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (6.18%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Lower Burrell, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (6.18%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lower Burrell, PA have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.729% of the workforce in Lower Burrell, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lower Burrell, PA (894 out of 11.5k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lower Burrell, PA is White, followed by Two Or More 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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