Sayre, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,431

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

0.98% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.85%

30.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$50,801

8.29% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$169,500

2.11% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Sayre, PA is home to a population of 5.43k people, from which 97.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.89% of Sayre, PA residents were born outside of the country (211 people).

In 2024, there were 18.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.79k people) in Sayre, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 255 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 110 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Sayre, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sayre, PA was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sayre, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.79k ± 236
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
255 ± 96
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
110 ± 101

2.36%

Hispanic Population

128 people

2.36% of the people in Sayre, PA are hispanic (128 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sayre, 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

3.89%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

211 people

8.61%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

469 people

As of 2024, 3.89% of Sayre, PA residents (211 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 Sayre, PA was 8.61%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
86 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
79 ± 66
Vietnam
65 ± 66

Sayre, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sayre, PA employs 2.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sayre, PA were Manufacturing (665 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (577 people), and Retail Trade (382 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,051), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,819), and Manufacturing ($82,132).

Employment

Occupations

2.59k

2024 Value

± 448

7.07%

1 Year growth

± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sayre, PA grew at a rate of 7.07%, from 2.42k employees to 2.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sayre, PA, are Production Occupations (340 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (301 people), and Management Occupations (285 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sayre, 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

2.59k

2024 Value

± 448

7.07%

1 Year growth

± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sayre, PA grew at a rate of 7.07%, from 2.42k employees to 2.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sayre, PA, are Manufacturing (665 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (577 people), and Retail Trade (382 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sayre, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sayre, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,702

Median earning men ± $29,780

$38,992

Median earning women ± $10,353

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,642), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,819), and Manufacturing ($93,663).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,606), Manufacturing ($47,167), and Retail Trade ($32,885).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sayre, PA was $169,500 in 2024, which is 0.509 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $166,000 to $169,500, a 2.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Sayre, PA is 62.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sayre, PA have an average commute time of 18.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sayre, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,956

$1,712

Median Property Taxes

±$345

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.5%

Homeownership

2024

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.5% of the housing units in Sayre, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sayre, 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.

$50,801

Median Household Income

± $8,791

2.74k

Number of Households

± 443

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.74k households in Sayre, PA declined from $50,801 from the previous year's value of $55,393.

The following chart displays the households in Sayre, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sayre, 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 (73.1%)
Walked (8.9%)
Carpooled (8.24%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Sayre, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (8.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.24%).

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

18.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sayre, PA have a shorter commute time (18.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.797% of the workforce in Sayre, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sayre, PA (423 out of 5.39k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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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