Salix, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,115

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

5.22% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24.1%

240% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$43,068

33.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$145,200

0.0689% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Salix, PA employs 541 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salix, PA were Retail Trade (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), and Educational Services (76 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($80,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,429), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,625).

Employment

Occupations

541

2024 Value

± 216

−30.5%

1 Year decline

± 72.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salix, PA declined at a rate of −30.5%, from 778 employees to 541 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salix, PA, are Material Moving Occupations (117 people), Management Occupations (73 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salix, 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

541

2024 Value

± 216

−30.5%

1 Year decline

± 72.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salix, PA declined at a rate of −30.5%, from 778 employees to 541 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salix, PA, are Retail Trade (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), and Educational Services (76 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salix, PA, though some of these residents may live in Salix, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,621

Median earning men ± $17,766

$53,400

Median earning women ± $22,335

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($40,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Salix, PA was $145,200 in 2024, which is 0.436 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,100 to $145,200, a 0.0689% increase. The homeownership rate in Salix, PA is 74.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salix, PA have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salix, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$145,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,189

$391

Median Property Taxes

±$181

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 Salix, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.2%

Homeownership

2024

44.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.2% of the housing units in Salix, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Salix, 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.

$43,068

Median Household Income

± $42,367

527

Number of Households

± 213

In 2024, the median household income of the 527 households in Salix, PA declined from $43,068 from the previous year's value of $64,333.

The following chart displays the households in Salix, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salix, 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 (71.5%)
Worked At Home (16.3%)
Carpooled (12.2%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Salix, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.3%) and those who carpooled to work (12.2%).

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

24.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salix, PA have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.43% of the workforce in Salix, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salix, PA (266 out of 1.1k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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