Port Allegany, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,356

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.1

2.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.9%

21.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$65,595

13.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$112,500

Population & Diversity

Port Allegany, PA is home to a population of 2.36k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.21k people) in Port Allegany, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 105 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 18 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Allegany, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.21k ± 306
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
105 ± 89
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18 ± 32

0.764%

Hispanic Population

18 people

0.764% of the people in Port Allegany, PA are hispanic (18 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Allegany, 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

Vietnam
41 ± 27
Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
17 ± 20

Port Allegany, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.41 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Port Allegany, PA employs 879 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Allegany, PA were Educational Services (229 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (223 people), and Manufacturing (123 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($107,938), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($80,565), and Manufacturing ($78,958).

Employment

Occupations

879

2024 Value

± 167

0.114%

1 Year growth

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Allegany, PA grew at a rate of 0.114%, from 878 employees to 879 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Allegany, PA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (150 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (126 people), and Health Technologists & Technicians (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Allegany, 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

879

2024 Value

± 167

0.114%

1 Year growth

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Allegany, PA grew at a rate of 0.114%, from 878 employees to 879 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Allegany, PA, are Educational Services (229 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (223 people), and Manufacturing (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Allegany, PA, though some of these residents may live in Port Allegany, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,554

Median earning men ± $14,047

$33,000

Median earning women ± $9,672

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($90,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,100), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,685), Manufacturing ($46,607), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,808).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Allegany, PA was $112,500 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $105,200 to $112,500, a 6.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Allegany, PA is 67.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Allegany, PA have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Allegany, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,019

$588

Median Property Taxes

±$125

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.6%

Homeownership

2024

52.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.6% of the housing units in Port Allegany, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Allegany, 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.

$65,595

Median Household Income

± $16,792

870

Number of Households

± 150

In 2024, the median household income of the 870 households in Port Allegany, PA grew to $65,595 from the previous year's value of $57,837.

The following chart displays the households in Port Allegany, 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 Port Allegany, 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 (66.6%)
Carpooled (12.3%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Port Allegany, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who worked at home (10.9%).

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

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Allegany, PA have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Port Allegany, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Allegany, PA (469 out of 2.35k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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