Quarryville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,856

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

2.03% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.3%

0.941% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$79,744

4.07% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$293,100

Population & Diversity

Quarryville, PA is home to a population of 2.86k people, from which 91.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.7% of Quarryville, PA residents were born outside of the country (334 people).

In 2024, there were 10.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.26k people) in Quarryville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 220 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 87 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%

2024 Citizenship

91.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Quarryville, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Quarryville, PA was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Quarryville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.26k ± 329
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
220 ± 290
Other (Non-Hispanic)
87 ± 107

6.06%

Hispanic Population

173 people

6.06% of the people in Quarryville, PA are hispanic (173 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Quarryville, 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

11.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

334 people

12.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

352 people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Quarryville, PA residents (334 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 Quarryville, PA was 12.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
62 ± 54
Vietnam
45 ± 28
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 17

Quarryville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Quarryville, PA employs 1.51k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Quarryville, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (189 people), Retail Trade (183 people), and Manufacturing (159 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,328), and Finance & Insurance ($75,938).

Employment

Occupations

1.51k

2024 Value

± 198

5.52%

1 Year growth

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Quarryville, PA grew at a rate of 5.52%, from 1.43k employees to 1.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Quarryville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (223 people), Management Occupations (174 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Quarryville, 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

1.51k

2024 Value

± 198

5.52%

1 Year growth

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Quarryville, PA grew at a rate of 5.52%, from 1.43k employees to 1.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Quarryville, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (189 people), Retail Trade (183 people), and Manufacturing (159 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Quarryville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Quarryville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,206

Median earning men ± $8,120

$41,637

Median earning women ± $5,504

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,357), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($93,125), and Public Administration ($85,357).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,321).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Quarryville, PA was $293,100 in 2024, which is 0.881 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $244,900 to $293,100, a 19.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Quarryville, PA is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Quarryville, PA have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Quarryville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$293,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,510

$641

Median Property Taxes

±$107

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

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

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

69.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Quarryville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Quarryville, 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.

$79,744

Median Household Income

± $8,114

1.11k

Number of Households

± 158

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.11k households in Quarryville, PA grew to $79,744 from the previous year's value of $76,628.

The following chart displays the households in Quarryville, 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 Quarryville, 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 (78.2%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Walked (5.02%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Quarryville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who walked to work (5.02%).

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

24.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Quarryville, PA have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in Quarryville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Quarryville, PA (400 out of 2.81k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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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