Newtown Grant, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,193

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.81% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.81%

141% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$168,750

3.79% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$583,600

Population & Diversity

Newtown Grant, PA is home to a population of 6.19k people, from which 88.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 22.7% of Newtown Grant, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.41k people).

In 2024, there were 6.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.94k people) in Newtown Grant, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 765 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 144 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.8%

2024 Citizenship

87.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.8% of Newtown Grant, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Newtown Grant, PA was 87.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newtown Grant, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.94k ± 793
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
765 ± 277
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
144 ± 111

2.71%

Hispanic Population

168 people

2.71% of the people in Newtown Grant, PA are hispanic (168 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Newtown Grant, 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

22.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.41k people

24.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.48k people

As of 2024, 22.7% of Newtown Grant, PA residents (1.41k 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 Newtown Grant, PA was 24.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
76 ± 56
Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 21

Newtown Grant, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Newtown Grant, PA employs 3.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Newtown Grant, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (586 people), Manufacturing (513 people), and Educational Services (484 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($144,716), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($143,929), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($137,500).

Employment

Occupations

3.12k

2024 Value

± 477

4.24%

1 Year growth

± 19.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newtown Grant, PA grew at a rate of 4.24%, from 2.99k employees to 3.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newtown Grant, PA, are Management Occupations (793 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (376 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newtown Grant, 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

3.12k

2024 Value

± 477

4.24%

1 Year growth

± 19.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newtown Grant, PA grew at a rate of 4.24%, from 2.99k employees to 3.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newtown Grant, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (586 people), Manufacturing (513 people), and Educational Services (484 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newtown Grant, PA, though some of these residents may live in Newtown Grant, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$103,872

Median earning men ± $28,726

$60,963

Median earning women ± $17,121

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($165,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($160,865), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($113,816).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($121,169), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,219), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,694).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Newtown Grant, PA was $583,600 in 2024, which is 1.75 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $571,900 to $583,600, a 2.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Newtown Grant, PA is 86.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Newtown Grant, PA have an average commute time of 34.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newtown Grant, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$583,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,413

$1,968

Median Property Taxes

±$319

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

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

Rent vs Own

86.3%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.3% of the housing units in Newtown Grant, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Newtown Grant, 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.

$168,750

Median Household Income

± $18,403

2.28k

Number of Households

± 340

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.28k households in Newtown Grant, PA declined from $168,750 from the previous year's value of $175,403.

The following chart displays the households in Newtown Grant, 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 Newtown Grant, 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 (60.7%)
Worked At Home (34.9%)
Public Transit (3.24%)

In 2024, 60.7% of workers in Newtown Grant, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.24%).

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

34.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newtown Grant, PA have a longer commute time (34.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Newtown Grant, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newtown Grant, PA (297 out of 6.17k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newtown Grant, PA is White, followed by Asian 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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