Sewickley, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,823

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

0.514% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.08%

15.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$101,053

6.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$464,300

Population & Diversity

Sewickley, PA is home to a population of 3.82k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.35% of Sewickley, PA residents were born outside of the country (128 people).

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.27k people) in Sewickley, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 192 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 163 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Sewickley, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sewickley, PA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sewickley, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.27k ± 189
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
192 ± 120
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
163 ± 136

2.75%

Hispanic Population

105 people

2.75% of the people in Sewickley, PA are hispanic (105 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sewickley, 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

3.35%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

3.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

122 people

As of 2024, 3.35% of Sewickley, PA residents (128 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 Sewickley, PA was 3.17%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
60 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 42
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 31

Sewickley, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sewickley, PA employs 2.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sewickley, PA were Retail Trade (426 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (373 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (269 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing ($169,911), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($169,286).

Employment

Occupations

2.04k

2024 Value

± 292

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sewickley, PA grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 1.97k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sewickley, PA, are Management Occupations (378 people), Sales & Related Occupations (215 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (196 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sewickley, 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

2.04k

2024 Value

± 292

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sewickley, PA grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 1.97k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sewickley, PA, are Retail Trade (426 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (373 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (269 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sewickley, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sewickley, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$94,544

Median earning men ± $15,691

$37,500

Median earning women ± $17,644

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Construction ($195,859), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($169,554).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,824), Manufacturing ($66,406), and Construction ($47,396).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sewickley, PA was $464,300 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $449,700 to $464,300, a 3.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Sewickley, PA is 68%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sewickley, PA have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sewickley, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$464,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$83,483

$1,117

Median Property Taxes

±$157

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

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

Rent vs Own

68%

Homeownership

2024

56.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68% of the housing units in Sewickley, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sewickley, 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.

$101,053

Median Household Income

± $7,209

1.64k

Number of Households

± 244

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.64k households in Sewickley, PA grew to $101,053 from the previous year's value of $94,828.

The following chart displays the households in Sewickley, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sewickley, 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 (49.9%)
Worked At Home (33.6%)
Walked (13%)

In 2024, 49.9% of workers in Sewickley, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.6%) and those who walked to work (13%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sewickley, PA have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.894% of the workforce in Sewickley, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sewickley, PA (309 out of 3.82k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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