Martins Creek, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

662

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.8

13.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.29%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$78,000

0.486% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$241,300

Economy

The economy of Martins Creek, PA employs 275 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Martins Creek, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Transportation & Warehousing (52 people), and Manufacturing (38 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($87,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,509).

Employment

Occupations

275

2024 Value

± 148

36.1%

1 Year growth

± 61.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Martins Creek, PA grew at a rate of 36.1%, from 202 employees to 275 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Martins Creek, PA, are Transportation Occupations (69 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (37 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (30 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Martins Creek, 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

275

2024 Value

± 148

36.1%

1 Year growth

± 61.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Martins Creek, PA grew at a rate of 36.1%, from 202 employees to 275 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Martins Creek, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Transportation & Warehousing (52 people), and Manufacturing (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Martins Creek, PA, though some of these residents may live in Martins Creek, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,344

Median earning men ± $39,496

$24,459

Median earning women ± $44,435

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,500) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($12,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,459).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Martins Creek, PA was $241,300 in 2024, which is 0.725 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $214,800 to $241,300, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Martins Creek, PA is 54.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Martins Creek, PA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Martins Creek, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$241,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,995

$142

Median Property Taxes

±$82

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

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

Rent vs Own

54.2%

Homeownership

2024

54.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.2% of the housing units in Martins Creek, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Martins Creek, 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.

$78,000

Median Household Income

± $25,144

262

Number of Households

± 130

In 2024, the median household income of the 262 households in Martins Creek, PA grew to $78,000 from the previous year's value of $77,623.

The following chart displays the households in Martins Creek, 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 Martins Creek, 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 (81.5%)
Worked At Home (14.9%)
Walked (3.64%)

In 2024, 81.5% of workers in Martins Creek, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who walked to work (3.64%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Martins Creek, PA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% of the workforce in Martins Creek, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Martins Creek, PA (35 out of 662 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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