Pennside, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,407

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

0.256% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.07%

5.45% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$77,192

0.283% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$207,600

Population & Diversity

Pennside, PA is home to a population of 5.41k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.51% of Pennside, PA residents were born outside of the country (244 people).

In 2024, there were 5.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.53k people) in Pennside, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 330 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Pennside, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pennside, PA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pennside, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.53k ± 404
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
681 ± 340
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
330 ± 222

24.2%

Hispanic Population

1.31k people

24.2% of the people in Pennside, PA are hispanic (1.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pennside, 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

4.51%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

244 people

5.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

322 people

As of 2024, 4.51% of Pennside, PA residents (244 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 Pennside, PA was 5.96%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
104 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
31 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
30 ± 34

Pennside, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Pennside, PA employs 2.97k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pennside, PA were Manufacturing (592 people), Retail Trade (417 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (294 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,772), Utilities ($70,913), and Educational Services ($67,183).

Employment

Occupations

2.97k

2024 Value

± 421

−5.66%

1 Year decline

± 20.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pennside, PA declined at a rate of −5.66%, from 3.15k employees to 2.97k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pennside, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (318 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (316 people), and Production Occupations (290 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pennside, 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

2.97k

2024 Value

± 421

−5.66%

1 Year decline

± 20.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pennside, PA declined at a rate of −5.66%, from 3.15k employees to 2.97k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pennside, PA, are Manufacturing (592 people), Retail Trade (417 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (294 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pennside, PA, though some of these residents may live in Pennside, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,398

Median earning men ± $10,744

$55,511

Median earning women ± $9,092

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,362), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,966), and Manufacturing ($40,760).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,862), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,656), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,455).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pennside, PA was $207,600 in 2024, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $195,000 to $207,600, a 6.46% increase. The homeownership rate in Pennside, PA is 77.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pennside, PA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pennside, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$207,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,348

$1,720

Median Property Taxes

±$294

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.9%

Homeownership

2024

46%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.9% of the housing units in Pennside, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pennside, 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.

$77,192

Median Household Income

± $14,470

2.21k

Number of Households

± 341

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.21k households in Pennside, PA declined from $77,192 from the previous year's value of $77,411.

The following chart displays the households in Pennside, 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 Pennside, 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 (76.3%)
Carpooled (8.9%)
Worked At Home (8.59%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Pennside, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.9%) and those who worked at home (8.59%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pennside, PA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.01% of the workforce in Pennside, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pennside, PA (328 out of 5.41k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 15 and then Males 15.

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

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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