Mount Joy, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,344

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.5

2.07% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.07%

15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$90,061

6.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$266,500

Population & Diversity

Mount Joy, PA is home to a population of 8.34k people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.82% of Mount Joy, PA residents were born outside of the country (319 people).

In 2024, there were 19.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.84k people) in Mount Joy, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 353 Other (Hispanic) and 282 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Mount Joy, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Joy, PA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Joy, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.84k ± 423
Other (Hispanic)
353 ± 212
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
282 ± 163

13.2%

Hispanic Population

1.1k people

13.2% of the people in Mount Joy, PA are hispanic (1.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Joy, 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

3.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

319 people

3.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

As of 2024, 3.82% of Mount Joy, PA residents (319 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 Mount Joy, PA was 3.66%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
120 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
112 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
97 ± 57

Mount Joy, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mount Joy, PA employs 4.74k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Joy, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,064 people), Retail Trade (653 people), and Manufacturing (456 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($113,321), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,034), and Public Administration ($79,531).

Employment

Occupations

4.74k

2024 Value

± 505

2.27%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Joy, PA grew at a rate of 2.27%, from 4.63k employees to 4.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Joy, PA, are Management Occupations (444 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (427 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (401 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Joy, 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

4.74k

2024 Value

± 505

2.27%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Joy, PA grew at a rate of 2.27%, from 4.63k employees to 4.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Joy, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,064 people), Retail Trade (653 people), and Manufacturing (456 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Joy, PA, though some of these residents may live in Mount Joy, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,386

Median earning men ± $6,841

$44,552

Median earning women ± $8,116

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,139), Public Administration ($80,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,991), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,886), and Manufacturing ($51,629).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Joy, PA was $266,500 in 2024, which is 0.801 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $241,300 to $266,500, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Joy, PA is 63.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Joy, PA have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Joy, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$266,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,907

$2,233

Median Property Taxes

±$282

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

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

Rent vs Own

63.2%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.2% of the housing units in Mount Joy, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Joy, 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.

$90,061

Median Household Income

± $7,177

3.53k

Number of Households

± 410

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.53k households in Mount Joy, PA grew to $90,061 from the previous year's value of $84,514.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Joy, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Joy, 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 (76.4%)
Worked At Home (9.71%)
Carpooled (6.57%)

In 2024, 76.4% of workers in Mount Joy, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.71%) and those who carpooled to work (6.57%).

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

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Joy, PA have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Mount Joy, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Joy, PA (748 out of 8.25k 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 12 - 14, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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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