Mont Alto, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,632

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.4

6.43% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.95%

22.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,556

7.81% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$191,600

Population & Diversity

Mont Alto, PA is home to a population of 1.63k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.98% of Mont Alto, PA residents were born outside of the country (16 people).

In 2024, there were 9.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in Mont Alto, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 138 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 41 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Mont Alto, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mont Alto, PA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mont Alto, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.35k ± 171
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
138 ± 107
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
41 ± 50

2.27%

Hispanic Population

37 people

2.27% of the people in Mont Alto, PA are hispanic (37 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mont Alto, 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

0.98%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

2.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

As of 2024, 0.98% of Mont Alto, PA residents (16 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 Mont Alto, PA was 2.02%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
71 ± 62
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 22

Mont Alto, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.54 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mont Alto, PA employs 1.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mont Alto, PA were Manufacturing (244 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (160 people), and Retail Trade (98 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($108,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,188), and Utilities ($59,583).

Employment

Occupations

1.05k

2024 Value

± 160

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 19.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mont Alto, PA grew at a rate of 14.8%, from 913 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mont Alto, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (154 people), Production Occupations (128 people), and Material Moving Occupations (85 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mont Alto, 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

1.05k

2024 Value

± 160

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 19.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mont Alto, PA grew at a rate of 14.8%, from 913 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mont Alto, PA, are Manufacturing (244 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (160 people), and Retail Trade (98 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mont Alto, PA, though some of these residents may live in Mont Alto, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,396

Median earning men ± $11,097

$41,480

Median earning women ± $5,526

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,000), Retail Trade ($62,000), and Construction ($51,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,438), Manufacturing ($51,793), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,096).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mont Alto, PA was $191,600 in 2024, which is 0.576 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $188,000 to $191,600, a 1.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Mont Alto, PA is 72.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mont Alto, PA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mont Alto, PA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$191,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,594

$479

Median Property Taxes

±$87

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.6%

Homeownership

2024

64.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.6% of the housing units in Mont Alto, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mont Alto, 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.

$80,556

Median Household Income

± $11,860

660

Number of Households

± 113

In 2024, the median household income of the 660 households in Mont Alto, PA grew to $80,556 from the previous year's value of $74,722.

The following chart displays the households in Mont Alto, 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 Mont Alto, 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 (84%)
Worked At Home (6.26%)
Carpooled (5.86%)

In 2024, 84% of workers in Mont Alto, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.26%) and those who carpooled to work (5.86%).

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

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mont Alto, PA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Mont Alto, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mont Alto, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mont Alto, PA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mont Alto, PA (152 out of 1.53k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 75+.

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