Rankin, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,793

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.4

1.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

24.9%

23.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$48,145

61.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$95,000

12.6% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Rankin, PA is home to a population of 1.79k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.28% of Rankin, PA residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 2.57 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.05k people) in Rankin, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 409 White (Non-Hispanic) and 196 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Rankin, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rankin, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rankin, PA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.05k ± 294
White (Non-Hispanic)
409 ± 207
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
196 ± 129

13%

Hispanic Population

233 people

13% of the people in Rankin, PA are hispanic (233 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rankin, 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

1.28%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

0.868%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2024, 1.28% of Rankin, PA residents (23 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 Rankin, PA was 0.868%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

18 ± 25

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

Economy

The economy of Rankin, PA employs 852 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rankin, PA were Educational Services (230 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (133 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (118 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($82,650), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,639), and Manufacturing ($67,841).

Employment

Occupations

852

2024 Value

± 232

18.5%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rankin, PA grew at a rate of 18.5%, from 719 employees to 852 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rankin, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (110 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (110 people), and Material Moving Occupations (106 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rankin, 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

852

2024 Value

± 232

18.5%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rankin, PA grew at a rate of 18.5%, from 719 employees to 852 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rankin, PA, are Educational Services (230 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (133 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (118 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rankin, PA, though some of these residents may live in Rankin, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,205

Median earning men ± $12,778

$30,938

Median earning women ± $8,585

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($82,650), Manufacturing ($56,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,880).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,847), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,553), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($3,966).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rankin, PA was $95,000 in 2024, which is 0.286 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,400 to $95,000, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Rankin, PA is 40.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rankin, PA have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rankin, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$95,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$42,022

$314

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

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

Rent vs Own

40.8%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 40.8% of the housing units in Rankin, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 34.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rankin, 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.

$48,145

Median Household Income

± $16,598

770

Number of Households

± 210

In 2024, the median household income of the 770 households in Rankin, PA grew to $48,145 from the previous year's value of $29,783.

The following chart displays the households in Rankin, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rankin, 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 (41.6%)
Public Transit (26.8%)
Carpooled (21.4%)

In 2024, 41.6% of workers in Rankin, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (26.8%) and those who carpooled to work (21.4%).

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

29.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rankin, PA have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.88% of the workforce in Rankin, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rankin, PA (446 out of 1.79k 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 < 5, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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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