Maytown, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,443

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.2

0.571% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.95%

33.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$119,097

0.622% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$324,300

Population & Diversity

Maytown, PA is home to a population of 4.44k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.82% of Maytown, PA residents were born outside of the country (214 people).

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.34k people) in Maytown, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 319 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 261 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Maytown, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Maytown, PA was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maytown, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.34k ± 538
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
319 ± 266
White (Hispanic)
261 ± 291

18%

Hispanic Population

801 people

18% of the people in Maytown, PA are hispanic (801 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maytown, 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

4.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

214 people

4.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

189 people

As of 2024, 4.82% of Maytown, PA residents (214 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 Maytown, PA was 4.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
102 ± 75
Vietnam
71 ± 87
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 26

Maytown, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Maytown, PA employs 2.58k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maytown, PA were Manufacturing (491 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), and Retail Trade (341 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,454), Manufacturing ($82,077), and Educational Services ($80,298).

Employment

Occupations

2.58k

2024 Value

± 436

5.86%

1 Year growth

± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maytown, PA grew at a rate of 5.86%, from 2.44k employees to 2.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maytown, PA, are Architecture & Engineering Occupations (231 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 people), and Production Occupations (214 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maytown, 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

2.58k

2024 Value

± 436

5.86%

1 Year growth

± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maytown, PA grew at a rate of 5.86%, from 2.44k employees to 2.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maytown, PA, are Manufacturing (491 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), and Retail Trade (341 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maytown, PA, though some of these residents may live in Maytown, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,354

Median earning men ± $15,342

$38,589

Median earning women ± $14,124

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,068), Manufacturing ($92,966), and Public Administration ($86,190).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($66,711), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,769), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,604).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maytown, PA was $324,300 in 2024, which is 0.975 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $272,300 to $324,300, a 19.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Maytown, PA is 85.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maytown, PA have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maytown, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$324,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,311

$1,258

Median Property Taxes

±$296

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

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

Rent vs Own

85.8%

Homeownership

2024

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.8% of the housing units in Maytown, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maytown, 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.

$119,097

Median Household Income

± $20,117

1.47k

Number of Households

± 341

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Maytown, PA grew to $119,097 from the previous year's value of $118,361.

The following chart displays the households in Maytown, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Maytown, 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 (72.3%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (10.8%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Maytown, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (10.8%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maytown, PA have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Maytown, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maytown, PA (128 out of 4.34k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Maytown, PA is Other, followed by Hispanic and White.

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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