Minersville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,396

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.4

9.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

27%

16.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,416

4.51% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$82,300

Population & Diversity

Minersville, PA is home to a population of 4.4k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.09% of Minersville, PA residents were born outside of the country (136 people).

In 2024, there were 8.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.46k people) in Minersville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 399 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 264 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Minersville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Minersville, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Minersville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.46k ± 357
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
399 ± 294
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
264 ± 214

13.5%

Hispanic Population

593 people

13.5% of the people in Minersville, PA are hispanic (593 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Minersville, 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

3.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

136 people

2.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

117 people

As of 2024, 3.09% of Minersville, PA residents (136 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 Minersville, PA was 2.66%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 46
Korea
16 ± 29

Minersville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.88 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Minersville, PA employs 1.99k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Minersville, PA were Manufacturing (442 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (392 people), and Retail Trade (239 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,417), and Construction ($46,692).

Employment

Occupations

1.99k

2024 Value

± 468

−6.03%

1 Year decline

± 35.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minersville, PA declined at a rate of −6.03%, from 2.12k employees to 1.99k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Minersville, PA, are Production Occupations (359 people), Material Moving Occupations (270 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (184 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Minersville, 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

1.99k

2024 Value

± 468

−6.03%

1 Year decline

± 35.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minersville, PA declined at a rate of −6.03%, from 2.12k employees to 1.99k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Minersville, PA, are Manufacturing (442 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (392 people), and Retail Trade (239 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Minersville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Minersville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,426

Median earning men ± $11,018

$34,650

Median earning women ± $10,428

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,786), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,417), and Construction ($46,692).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($47,813), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,382), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($2,499).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Minersville, PA was $82,300 in 2024, which is 0.247 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $80,400 to $82,300, a 2.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Minersville, PA is 48.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Minersville, PA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Minersville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$82,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,759

$899

Median Property Taxes

±$255

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 Minersville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

48.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.8% of the housing units in Minersville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Minersville, 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.

$53,416

Median Household Income

± $8,017

1.84k

Number of Households

± 389

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.84k households in Minersville, PA declined from $53,416 from the previous year's value of $55,938.

The following chart displays the households in Minersville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Minersville, 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 (64%)
Carpooled (28.7%)
Walked (6.03%)

In 2024, 64% of workers in Minersville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (28.7%) and those who walked to work (6.03%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Minersville, PA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Minersville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Minersville, PA (1.19k out of 4.4k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Minersville, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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