Sierra View, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,365

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.2

1.69% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.59%

32.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$84,315

1.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$252,600

Population & Diversity

Sierra View, PA is home to a population of 6.37k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.9% of Sierra View, PA residents were born outside of the country (756 people).

In 2024, there were 3.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.28k people) in Sierra View, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 948 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 604 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Sierra View, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sierra View, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sierra View, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.28k ± 584
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
948 ± 288
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
604 ± 425

20.3%

Hispanic Population

1.29k people

20.3% of the people in Sierra View, PA are hispanic (1.29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sierra View, 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

11.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

756 people

9.47%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

549 people

As of 2024, 11.9% of Sierra View, PA residents (756 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 Sierra View, PA was 9.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
94 ± 99
Vietnam
74 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
15 ± 35

Sierra View, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sierra View, PA employs 2.61k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sierra View, PA were Retail Trade (439 people), Educational Services (307 people), and Manufacturing (290 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($128,021), Manufacturing ($96,250), and Public Administration ($60,720).

Employment

Occupations

2.61k

2024 Value

± 419

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sierra View, PA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 2.67k employees to 2.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sierra View, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (264 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (258 people), and Management Occupations (234 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sierra View, 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

2.61k

2024 Value

± 419

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sierra View, PA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 2.67k employees to 2.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sierra View, PA, are Retail Trade (439 people), Educational Services (307 people), and Manufacturing (290 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sierra View, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sierra View, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,984

Median earning men ± $16,390

$30,558

Median earning women ± $7,579

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($128,021), Manufacturing ($122,750), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($65,147).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($91,354), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,023), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,560).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sierra View, PA was $252,600 in 2024, which is 0.759 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $239,200 to $252,600, a 5.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Sierra View, PA is 91%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sierra View, PA have an average commute time of 36.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sierra View, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$252,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,265

$1,532

Median Property Taxes

±$301

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

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

Rent vs Own

91%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91% of the housing units in Sierra View, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 92.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sierra View, 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.

$84,315

Median Household Income

± $17,587

1.68k

Number of Households

± 324

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.68k households in Sierra View, PA declined from $84,315 from the previous year's value of $85,250.

The following chart displays the households in Sierra View, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sierra View, 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 (84.7%)
Worked At Home (8.32%)
Carpooled (5.06%)

In 2024, 84.7% of workers in Sierra View, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.32%) and those who carpooled to work (5.06%).

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

36.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sierra View, PA have a longer commute time (36.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.14% of the workforce in Sierra View, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.59% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sierra View, PA (473 out of 6.23k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sierra View, PA is White, followed by Black 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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