Rankin, PA

Census Place

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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
2024 Employed Population
852
18.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rankin, 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.

98.7% of the residents in Rankin, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rankin, PA was $95,000, and the homeownership rate was 40.8%.

Most people in Rankin, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Rankin, PA was 1 car per household.

United StatesPennsylvaniaAllegheny County, PAPittsburgh, PAAllegheny County (East)--Monroeville Municipality, Plum & Wilkinsburg Boroughs PUMA, PAAllegheny County (Southeast)--West Mifflin Borough, McKeesport City & Munhall Borough PUMA, PA

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rankin, PA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.05k ± 294
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    409 ± 207
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    196 ± 129
13%
Hispanic Population
233 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
18 ± 25

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
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 Rankin, 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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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.

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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%.

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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.
$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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rankin, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (41.6%)
  2. Public Transit (26.8%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

89% of the population of Rankin, PA has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 27.3% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 8.7% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

11%
Uninsured
41.7%
Employer Coverage
27.3%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
8.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rankin, PA declined by 9.97% from 12.2% to 11%.

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