Salunga, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,355

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.8

1.24% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

2.59k% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,442

23.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$280,900

Population & Diversity

Salunga, PA is home to a population of 3.36k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.01% of Salunga, PA residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 29.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.14k people) in Salunga, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 45 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Salunga, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Salunga, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salunga, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.14k ± 689
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
106 ± 157
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
45 ± 70

1.19%

Hispanic Population

40 people

1.19% of the people in Salunga, PA are hispanic (40 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salunga, 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

1.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

1.11%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

As of 2024, 1.01% of Salunga, PA residents (34 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 Salunga, PA was 1.11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

15 ± 28

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

Economy

The economy of Salunga, PA employs 1.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salunga, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (423 people), Manufacturing (274 people), and Educational Services (110 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($115,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,875), and Construction ($80,625).

Employment

Occupations

1.59k

2024 Value

± 319

2.51%

1 Year growth

± 27.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salunga, PA grew at a rate of 2.51%, from 1.55k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salunga, PA, are Management Occupations (217 people), Sales & Related Occupations (216 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (212 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salunga, 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

1.59k

2024 Value

± 319

2.51%

1 Year growth

± 27.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salunga, PA grew at a rate of 2.51%, from 1.55k employees to 1.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salunga, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (423 people), Manufacturing (274 people), and Educational Services (110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salunga, PA, though some of these residents may live in Salunga, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,607

Median earning men ± $20,432

$27,027

Median earning women ± $9,230

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($115,625), Construction ($80,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,128).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($153,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,964), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($36,411).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Salunga, PA was $280,900 in 2024, which is 0.844 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $287,200 to $280,900, a 2.19% decrease. The homeownership rate in Salunga, PA is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salunga, PA have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salunga, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$280,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,823

$1,215

Median Property Taxes

±$445

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

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

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2024

48.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Salunga, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Salunga, 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.

$61,442

Median Household Income

± $40,088

1.45k

Number of Households

± 460

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.45k households in Salunga, PA declined from $61,442 from the previous year's value of $80,694.

The following chart displays the households in Salunga, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salunga, 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 (83.2%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (5.78%)

In 2024, 83.2% of workers in Salunga, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (5.78%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salunga, PA have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.87% of the workforce in Salunga, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salunga, PA (412 out of 3.36k 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 Females 16 - 17, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Salunga, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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