Orchard Hills, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,546

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.6

1.65% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14%

24.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,442

1.46% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$125,800

Population & Diversity

Orchard Hills, PA is home to a population of 1.55k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 33.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.5k people) in Orchard Hills, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 45 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 5 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Orchard Hills, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Orchard Hills, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orchard Hills, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.5k ± 379
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
45 ± 61
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5 ± 8

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orchard Hills, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 51
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 38
Vietnam
30 ± 31

Orchard Hills, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Orchard Hills, PA employs 594 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Orchard Hills, PA were Manufacturing (223 people), Retail Trade (93 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (69 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,471).

Employment

Occupations

594

2024 Value

± 174

−17.2%

1 Year decline

± 48.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orchard Hills, PA declined at a rate of −17.2%, from 717 employees to 594 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orchard Hills, PA, are Production Occupations (115 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (66 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orchard Hills, 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

594

2024 Value

± 174

−17.2%

1 Year decline

± 48.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orchard Hills, PA declined at a rate of −17.2%, from 717 employees to 594 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orchard Hills, PA, are Manufacturing (223 people), Retail Trade (93 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (69 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orchard Hills, PA, though some of these residents may live in Orchard Hills, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,513

Median earning men ± $16,656

$23,792

Median earning women ± $13,486

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,250), and Manufacturing ($41,579).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,606) and Retail Trade ($18,983).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Orchard Hills, PA was $125,800 in 2024, which is 0.378 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,900 to $125,800, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Orchard Hills, PA is 66.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Orchard Hills, PA have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orchard Hills, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$125,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$46,992

$432

Median Property Taxes

±$147

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 Orchard Hills, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.2%

Homeownership

2024

52.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.2% of the housing units in Orchard Hills, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orchard Hills, 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.

$61,442

Median Household Income

± $16,977

653

Number of Households

± 170

In 2024, the median household income of the 653 households in Orchard Hills, PA grew to $61,442 from the previous year's value of $60,556.

The following chart displays the households in Orchard Hills, 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 Orchard Hills, 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 (88.7%)
Carpooled (8.42%)
Worked At Home (2.86%)

In 2024, 88.7% of workers in Orchard Hills, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.42%) and those who worked at home (2.86%).

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

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orchard Hills, PA have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Orchard Hills, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orchard Hills, PA (216 out of 1.54k 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 Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orchard Hills, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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