New Freedom, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,066

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

3.82% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.95%

43.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$120,037

9.23% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$370,900

Population & Diversity

New Freedom, PA is home to a population of 5.07k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.45% of New Freedom, PA residents were born outside of the country (175 people).

In 2024, there were 17.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.62k people) in New Freedom, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 260 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 58 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of New Freedom, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Freedom, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Freedom, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.62k ± 242
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
260 ± 228
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
58 ± 69

6.06%

Hispanic Population

307 people

6.06% of the people in New Freedom, PA are hispanic (307 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New Freedom, 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

3.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

175 people

2.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

As of 2024, 3.45% of New Freedom, PA residents (175 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 New Freedom, PA was 2.98%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
161 ± 150
Vietnam
88 ± 56
Gulf War (2001-)
74 ± 76

New Freedom, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of New Freedom, PA employs 2.77k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Freedom, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (463 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (405 people), and Construction (357 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($142,066), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,592), and Public Administration ($132,865).

Employment

Occupations

2.77k

2024 Value

± 475

9.63%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Freedom, PA grew at a rate of 9.63%, from 2.52k employees to 2.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Freedom, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (282 people), Management Occupations (264 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (262 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Freedom, 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

2.77k

2024 Value

± 475

9.63%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Freedom, PA grew at a rate of 9.63%, from 2.52k employees to 2.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Freedom, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (463 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (405 people), and Construction (357 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Freedom, PA, though some of these residents may live in New Freedom, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,801

Median earning men ± $19,494

$72,083

Median earning women ± $20,367

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($132,865), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,402), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($75,352).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,737), Information ($131,288), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,781).

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Freedom, PA was $370,900 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $344,100 to $370,900, a 7.79% increase. The homeownership rate in New Freedom, PA is 90.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New Freedom, PA have an average commute time of 33.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Freedom, PA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$370,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$42,018

$1,743

Median Property Taxes

±$270

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

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

Rent vs Own

90.5%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.5% of the housing units in New Freedom, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Freedom, 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.

$120,037

Median Household Income

± $20,868

1.93k

Number of Households

± 372

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.93k households in New Freedom, PA grew to $120,037 from the previous year's value of $109,894.

The following chart displays the households in New Freedom, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Freedom, 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 (70.9%)
Worked At Home (24.2%)
Carpooled (2.99%)

In 2024, 70.9% of workers in New Freedom, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who carpooled to work (2.99%).

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

33.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Freedom, PA have a longer commute time (33.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.24% of the workforce in New Freedom, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Freedom, PA (200 out of 5.07k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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