Progress, PA

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2024 Population
11,017
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.6
0.543% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
22.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$73,030
3.09% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$202,500
5.47% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,880
1.54% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Progress, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.7% of the residents in Progress, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Progress, PA are Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg (82 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Progress, PA was $202,500, and the homeownership rate was 57.4%.

Most people in Progress, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Progress, PA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin County, PAHarrisburg-Carlisle, PADauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA

Population & Diversity

Progress, PA is home to a population of 11k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.7% of Progress, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.29k people).

In 2024, there were 2.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.95k people) in Progress, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.45k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%
2024 Citizenship
93.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Progress, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Progress, PA was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Progress, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.95k ± 702
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.33k ± 592
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.45k ± 514
10.2%
Hispanic Population
1.13k people

In 2024, there were 2.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.95k people) in Progress, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.45k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Progress, PA are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Progress, PA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    103,235 ± 7,857 people
  2. India
    102,082 ± 7,813 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.29k people
12.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.43k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Progress, PA residents (1.29k 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 Progress, PA was 12.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    214 ± 158
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    177 ± 135
  3. Vietnam
    65 ± 61

Progress, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Progress, PA employs 5.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Progress, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (993 people), Retail Trade (781 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (752 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($98,563), Construction ($95,294), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,898).

Employment

Occupations

5.88k
2024 Value
± 709
−1.54%
1 Year decline
± 17.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Progress, PA declined at a rate of −1.54%, from 5.97k employees to 5.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Progress, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (893 people), Material Moving Occupations (779 people), and Management Occupations (591 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Progress, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.88k
2024 Value
± 709
−1.54%
1 Year decline
± 17.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Progress, PA declined at a rate of −1.54%, from 5.97k employees to 5.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Progress, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (993 people), Retail Trade (781 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (752 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Progress, PA, though some of these residents may live in Progress, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,143
Median earning men ± $5,888
$41,307
Median earning women ± $5,484

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,938), Construction ($95,294), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($71,100).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($134,559), Public Administration ($49,184), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,621).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Progress, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Progress, PA awarded 82 degrees. The student population of Progress, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3 male students and 147 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Progress, PA are Unknown (29 and 35.4%), Hispanic or Latino (18 and 22%), White (17 and 20.7%), and Black or African American (13 and 15.9%).

The largest universities in Progress, PA by number of degrees awarded are Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg (82 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Progress, PA are General Cosmetology (75 and 91.5%) and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (7 and 8.54%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 150 students enrolled in Progress, PA, 2% men and 98% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 43 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
75 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Progress, PA was General Cosmetology with 75 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Progress, PA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
82 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg with 82 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Progress, PA, which is 0.0123 times less than the 81 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 29 degrees mean that there were 1.61 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 18 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Progress, PA was $202,500 in 2024, which is 0.609 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $192,000 to $202,500, a 5.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Progress, PA is 57.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Progress, PA have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Progress, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$202,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,693
$2,646
Median Property Taxes
±$440

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

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

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Rent vs Own

57.4%
Homeownership
2024
68.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.4% of the housing units in Progress, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,030
Median Household Income
± $9,967
4.61k
Number of Households
± 623

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.61k households in Progress, PA declined from $73,030 from the previous year's value of $75,362.

The following chart displays the households in Progress, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Progress, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.7%)
  3. Carpooled (5.21%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Progress, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.21%).

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.

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Commute Time

21.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Progress, PA have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Progress, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Progress, PA (1.15k out of 11k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Progress, PA is Black, followed by Asian and White.

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.

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Health

87.6% of the population of Progress, PA has health coverage, with 49.9% on employee plans, 18.2% on Medicaid, 9.22% on Medicare, 9.67% on non-group plans, and 0.619% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

12.4%
Uninsured
49.9%
Employer Coverage
18.2%
Medicaid
9.22%
Medicare
9.67%
Non-Group
0.619%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Progress, PA declined by 4.12% from 13% to 12.4%.

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