Sinking Spring, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,281

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

0.777% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.83%

33.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$82,500

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$283,200

Population & Diversity

Sinking Spring, PA is home to a population of 4.28k people, from which 95.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.53% of Sinking Spring, PA residents were born outside of the country (365 people).

In 2024, there were 6.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Sinking Spring, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 428 Other (Hispanic) and 283 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Sinking Spring, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sinking Spring, PA was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sinking Spring, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.94k ± 284
Other (Hispanic)
428 ± 196
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
283 ± 143

21.6%

Hispanic Population

925 people

21.6% of the people in Sinking Spring, PA are hispanic (925 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sinking Spring, 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

8.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

365 people

7.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

330 people

As of 2024, 8.53% of Sinking Spring, PA residents (365 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 Sinking Spring, PA was 7.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
73 ± 65
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 55
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 27

Sinking Spring, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sinking Spring, PA employs 2.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sinking Spring, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (544 people), Manufacturing (445 people), and Retail Trade (380 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,846), Finance & Insurance ($95,750), and Construction ($84,028).

Employment

Occupations

2.5k

2024 Value

± 415

3.77%

1 Year growth

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sinking Spring, PA grew at a rate of 3.77%, from 2.41k employees to 2.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sinking Spring, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (398 people), Management Occupations (388 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (179 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sinking Spring, 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

2.5k

2024 Value

± 415

3.77%

1 Year growth

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sinking Spring, PA grew at a rate of 3.77%, from 2.41k employees to 2.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sinking Spring, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (544 people), Manufacturing (445 people), and Retail Trade (380 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sinking Spring, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sinking Spring, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,638

Median earning men ± $10,132

$34,034

Median earning women ± $9,934

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($231,250), Construction ($87,679), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,979).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,963), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,923), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sinking Spring, PA was $283,200 in 2024, which is 0.851 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $266,100 to $283,200, a 6.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Sinking Spring, PA is 55.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sinking Spring, PA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sinking Spring, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$283,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,024

$969

Median Property Taxes

±$163

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

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

Rent vs Own

55.6%

Homeownership

2024

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.6% of the housing units in Sinking Spring, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sinking Spring, 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.

$82,500

Median Household Income

± $21,321

1.74k

Number of Households

± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.74k households in Sinking Spring, PA grew to $82,500 from the previous year's value of $73,950.

The following chart displays the households in Sinking Spring, 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 Sinking Spring, 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 (78.2%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (8.98%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Sinking Spring, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.98%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sinking Spring, PA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.97% of the workforce in Sinking Spring, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sinking Spring, PA (335 out of 4.28k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sinking Spring, PA is White, followed by Other 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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