Plymouth, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,770

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.1

2.56% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

24.1%

12.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$39,167

7.51% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$92,500

Population & Diversity

Plymouth, PA is home to a population of 5.77k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.04% of Plymouth, PA residents were born outside of the country (291 people).

In 2024, there were 8.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.33k people) in Plymouth, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 497 Other (Hispanic) and 409 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Plymouth, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plymouth, PA was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plymouth, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.33k ± 300
Other (Hispanic)
497 ± 215
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
409 ± 245

11.9%

Hispanic Population

686 people

11.9% of the people in Plymouth, PA are hispanic (686 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plymouth, 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

5.04%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

291 people

5.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

302 people

As of 2024, 5.04% of Plymouth, PA residents (291 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 Plymouth, PA was 5.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
137 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 31
Korea
24 ± 35

Plymouth, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Plymouth, PA employs 2.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plymouth, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (506 people), Manufacturing (332 people), and Retail Trade (249 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,083), Utilities ($80,147), and Public Administration ($67,125).

Employment

Occupations

2.3k

2024 Value

± 294

−6.56%

1 Year decline

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plymouth, PA declined at a rate of −6.56%, from 2.46k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plymouth, PA, are Material Moving Occupations (246 people), Production Occupations (245 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plymouth, 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

2.3k

2024 Value

± 294

−6.56%

1 Year decline

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plymouth, PA declined at a rate of −6.56%, from 2.46k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plymouth, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (506 people), Manufacturing (332 people), and Retail Trade (249 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plymouth, PA, though some of these residents may live in Plymouth, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,974

Median earning men ± $7,332

$35,755

Median earning women ± $3,487

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,625), Manufacturing ($48,424), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,679), and Public Administration ($59,196).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plymouth, PA was $92,500 in 2024, which is 0.278 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,400 to $92,500, a 8.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Plymouth, PA is 48.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plymouth, PA have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plymouth, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$92,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,192

$1,137

Median Property Taxes

±$185

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

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

Rent vs Own

48.6%

Homeownership

2024

52.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.6% of the housing units in Plymouth, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plymouth, 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.

$39,167

Median Household Income

± $6,906

2.34k

Number of Households

± 318

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.34k households in Plymouth, PA declined from $39,167 from the previous year's value of $42,348.

The following chart displays the households in Plymouth, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plymouth, 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 (73.8%)
Carpooled (9%)
Other (5.66%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Plymouth, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.66%).

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

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plymouth, PA have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in Plymouth, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plymouth, PA (1.39k out of 5.76k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plymouth, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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