Pine Ridge, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,099

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

13.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.7%

17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,296

5.23% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$217,500

Population & Diversity

Pine Ridge, PA is home to a population of 3.1k people, from which 96.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.4% of Pine Ridge, PA residents were born outside of the country (600 people).

In 2024, there were 4.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.11k people) in Pine Ridge, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 427 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 271 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Pine Ridge, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pine Ridge, PA was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pine Ridge, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.11k ± 435
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
427 ± 274
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
271 ± 153

15.7%

Hispanic Population

486 people

15.7% of the people in Pine Ridge, PA are hispanic (486 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pine Ridge, 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

19.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

600 people

24.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

672 people

As of 2024, 19.4% of Pine Ridge, PA residents (600 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 Pine Ridge, PA was 24.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

16 ± 29

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

Economy

The economy of Pine Ridge, PA employs 1.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pine Ridge, PA were Transportation & Warehousing (245 people), Retail Trade (217 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (197 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($230,202), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($146,250), and Transportation & Warehousing ($61,680).

Employment

Occupations

1.59k

2024 Value

± 402

17%

1 Year growth

± 29.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pine Ridge, PA grew at a rate of 17%, from 1.36k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pine Ridge, PA, are Transportation Occupations (265 people), Sales & Related Occupations (202 people), and Management Occupations (169 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pine Ridge, 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

1.59k

2024 Value

± 402

17%

1 Year growth

± 29.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pine Ridge, PA grew at a rate of 17%, from 1.36k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pine Ridge, PA, are Transportation & Warehousing (245 people), Retail Trade (217 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (197 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pine Ridge, PA, though some of these residents may live in Pine Ridge, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,361

Median earning men ± $1,094

$35,772

Median earning women ± $2,149

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,311), Retail Trade ($65,345), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,680).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($230,948), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,869), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,493).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pine Ridge, PA was $217,500 in 2024, which is 0.654 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $158,900 to $217,500, a 36.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Pine Ridge, PA is 95.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pine Ridge, PA have an average commute time of 58.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pine Ridge, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$217,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,362

$1,180

Median Property Taxes

±$320

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

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

Rent vs Own

95.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.1% of the housing units in Pine Ridge, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pine Ridge, 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.

$67,296

Median Household Income

± $16,339

1.24k

Number of Households

± 339

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Pine Ridge, PA grew to $67,296 from the previous year's value of $63,949.

The following chart displays the households in Pine Ridge, 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 Pine Ridge, 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 (73.2%)
Worked At Home (13.9%)
Public Transit (11.1%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Pine Ridge, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.1%).

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

58.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pine Ridge, PA have a longer commute time (58.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 29.6% of the workforce in Pine Ridge, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pine Ridge, PA (581 out of 3.1k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pine Ridge, PA is White, followed by Two Or More 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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