Oswayo, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

121

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

4.84% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.9%

32.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,219

4.67% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$106,300

32.9% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Oswayo, PA employs 55 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oswayo, PA were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (8 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (8 people), and Manufacturing (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($82,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,500), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,500).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 72

34.1%

1 Year growth

± 156%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oswayo, PA grew at a rate of 34.1%, from 41 employees to 55 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oswayo, PA, are Production Occupations (9 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (6 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oswayo, 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

2024 Value

± 72

34.1%

1 Year growth

± 156%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oswayo, PA grew at a rate of 34.1%, from 41 employees to 55 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oswayo, PA, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (8 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (8 people), and Manufacturing (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oswayo, PA, though some of these residents may live in Oswayo, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,125

Median earning men ± $11,299

$65,625

Median earning women ± $1,973

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($98,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oswayo, PA was $106,300 in 2024, which is 0.32 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $80,000 to $106,300, a 32.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Oswayo, PA is 81.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oswayo, PA have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oswayo, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$106,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$64,363

$48

Median Property Taxes

±$34

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 Oswayo, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.4%

Homeownership

2024

71.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.4% of the housing units in Oswayo, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oswayo, 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.

$54,219

Median Household Income

± $11,597

Number of Households

± 31

In 2024, the median household income of the 59 households in Oswayo, PA declined from $54,219 from the previous year's value of $56,875.

The following chart displays the households in Oswayo, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oswayo, 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 (87.3%)
Worked At Home (12.7%)

In 2024, 87.3% of workers in Oswayo, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.7%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

34.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oswayo, PA have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.17% of the workforce in Oswayo, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oswayo, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oswayo, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oswayo, PA (18 out of 121 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 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

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