Slatington, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,290

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.7

1.76% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25.8%

15.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,625

1.09% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$191,500

Population & Diversity

Slatington, PA is home to a population of 4.29k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.35% of Slatington, PA residents were born outside of the country (101 people).

In 2024, there were 9.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.41k people) in Slatington, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 374 White (Hispanic) and 319 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Slatington, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Slatington, PA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Slatington, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.41k ± 295
White (Hispanic)
374 ± 295
Other (Hispanic)
319 ± 204

18.9%

Hispanic Population

811 people

18.9% of the people in Slatington, PA are hispanic (811 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Slatington, 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

2.35%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

2.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

96 people

As of 2024, 2.35% of Slatington, PA residents (101 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 Slatington, PA was 2.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
133 ± 91
Vietnam
82 ± 44
Korea
16 ± 30

Slatington, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Slatington, PA employs 1.84k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Slatington, PA were Manufacturing (291 people), Retail Trade (247 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (227 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($64,141), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,141), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,341).

Employment

Occupations

1.84k

2024 Value

± 305

4.07%

1 Year growth

± 23.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Slatington, PA grew at a rate of 4.07%, from 1.77k employees to 1.84k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Slatington, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (252 people), Production Occupations (181 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (167 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Slatington, 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

1.84k

2024 Value

± 305

4.07%

1 Year growth

± 23.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Slatington, PA grew at a rate of 4.07%, from 1.77k employees to 1.84k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Slatington, PA, are Manufacturing (291 people), Retail Trade (247 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (227 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Slatington, PA, though some of these residents may live in Slatington, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,292

Median earning men ± $16,106

$34,350

Median earning women ± $3,455

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,786), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($66,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,658), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,886).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Slatington, PA was $191,500 in 2024, which is 0.576 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,300 to $191,500, a 8.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Slatington, PA is 59.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Slatington, PA have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Slatington, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$191,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,797

$1,006

Median Property Taxes

±$220

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

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

Rent vs Own

59.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.2% of the housing units in Slatington, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Slatington, 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.

$49,625

Median Household Income

± $9,454

1.7k

Number of Households

± 306

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.7k households in Slatington, PA declined from $49,625 from the previous year's value of $50,170.

The following chart displays the households in Slatington, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Slatington, 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 (70%)
Carpooled (14.4%)
Worked At Home (9.33%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Slatington, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.4%) and those who worked at home (9.33%).

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

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Slatington, PA have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Slatington, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Slatington, PA (1.1k out of 4.24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Slatington, PA is White, followed by Hispanic 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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