Rothsville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,934

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

0.517% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11%

2.71% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$107,000

2.93% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$313,700

Population & Diversity

Rothsville, PA is home to a population of 2.93k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.73% of Rothsville, PA residents were born outside of the country (80 people).

In 2024, there were 5.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Rothsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 342 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 209 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Rothsville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rothsville, PA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rothsville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.03k ± 413
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
342 ± 273
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
209 ± 182

16.8%

Hispanic Population

492 people

16.8% of the people in Rothsville, PA are hispanic (492 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rothsville, 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

2.73%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

80 people

2.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

78 people

As of 2024, 2.73% of Rothsville, PA residents (80 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 Rothsville, PA was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
67 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
42 ± 62
Vietnam
12 ± 23

Rothsville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rothsville, PA employs 1.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rothsville, PA were Retail Trade (312 people), Manufacturing (263 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (260 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,280), Educational Services ($83,583), and Manufacturing ($75,288).

Employment

Occupations

1.63k

2024 Value

± 315

3.95%

1 Year growth

± 27.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rothsville, PA grew at a rate of 3.95%, from 1.57k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rothsville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (223 people), Management Occupations (203 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (155 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rothsville, 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

1.63k

2024 Value

± 315

3.95%

1 Year growth

± 27.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rothsville, PA grew at a rate of 3.95%, from 1.57k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rothsville, PA, are Retail Trade (312 people), Manufacturing (263 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (260 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rothsville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Rothsville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,107

Median earning men ± $11,136

$41,173

Median earning women ± $15,531

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,595), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,013), and Manufacturing ($78,676).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,741), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,611), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,399).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rothsville, PA was $313,700 in 2024, which is 0.943 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $289,200 to $313,700, a 8.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Rothsville, PA is 79.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rothsville, PA have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rothsville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$313,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,561

$767

Median Property Taxes

±$184

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

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

Rent vs Own

79.1%

Homeownership

2024

58.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.1% of the housing units in Rothsville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rothsville, 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.

$107,000

Median Household Income

± $14,669

970

Number of Households

± 212

In 2024, the median household income of the 970 households in Rothsville, PA grew to $107,000 from the previous year's value of $103,958.

The following chart displays the households in Rothsville, 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 Rothsville, 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 (77.6%)
Carpooled (9.82%)
Worked At Home (9.64%)

In 2024, 77.6% of workers in Rothsville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.82%) and those who worked at home (9.64%).

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

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rothsville, PA have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.83% of the workforce in Rothsville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rothsville, PA (323 out of 2.93k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rothsville, PA is Hispanic, 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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