Manheim, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,027

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.3

2.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.2%

23.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,273

0.259% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$246,400

Population & Diversity

Manheim, PA is home to a population of 5.03k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.45% of Manheim, PA residents were born outside of the country (73 people).

In 2024, there were 25.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.37k people) in Manheim, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 174 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 142 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Manheim, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Manheim, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Manheim, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.37k ± 274
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
174 ± 170
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
142 ± 128

5.07%

Hispanic Population

255 people

5.07% of the people in Manheim, PA are hispanic (255 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Manheim, 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

1.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

1.71%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

86 people

As of 2024, 1.45% of Manheim, PA residents (73 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 Manheim, PA was 1.71%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
65 ± 66
Gulf War (1990s)
50 ± 45
Vietnam
23 ± 45

Manheim, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Manheim, PA employs 2.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Manheim, PA were Manufacturing (574 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (334 people), and Educational Services (315 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($110,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,603), and Educational Services ($77,981).

Employment

Occupations

2.55k

2024 Value

± 419

−3.19%

1 Year decline

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manheim, PA declined at a rate of −3.19%, from 2.63k employees to 2.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Manheim, PA, are Production Occupations (415 people), Management Occupations (290 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (216 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Manheim, 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

2.55k

2024 Value

± 419

−3.19%

1 Year decline

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manheim, PA declined at a rate of −3.19%, from 2.63k employees to 2.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Manheim, PA, are Manufacturing (574 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (334 people), and Educational Services (315 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Manheim, PA, though some of these residents may live in Manheim, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,248

Median earning men ± $3,542

$39,675

Median earning women ± $12,591

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,461), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,904), and Manufacturing ($52,823).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($175,900), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,941), and Manufacturing ($56,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Manheim, PA was $246,400 in 2024, which is 0.741 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $218,100 to $246,400, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Manheim, PA is 69.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Manheim, PA have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Manheim, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$246,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,457

$1,423

Median Property Taxes

±$277

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.9% of the housing units in Manheim, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Manheim, 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.

$81,273

Median Household Income

± $8,663

2.04k

Number of Households

± 345

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.04k households in Manheim, PA declined from $81,273 from the previous year's value of $81,484.

The following chart displays the households in Manheim, 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 Manheim, 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 (71.5%)
Worked At Home (11.8%)
Carpooled (11.5%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Manheim, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.8%) and those who carpooled to work (11.5%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Manheim, PA have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Manheim, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Manheim, PA (804 out of 4.98k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

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