South Park Township, PA

Census Place

2019 Population

13,395

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2019 Median Age

45.8

0.439% 1-year increase

2019 Poverty Rate

5.89%

0.347% 1-year decrease

2019 Median Household Income

$74,022

2.42% 1-year growth

2019 Median Property Value

$167,000

Population & Diversity

South Park Township, PA is home to a population of 13.4k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2019, 4.11% of South Park Township, PA residents were born outside of the country (551 people).

In 2019, there were 18.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.9k people) in South Park Township, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 628 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 330 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2019 Citizenship

97.6%

2018 Citizenship

As of 2019, 97.8% of South Park Township, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2018, the percentage of US citizens in South Park Township, PA was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in South Park Township, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.9k ± 479
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
628 ± 323
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
330 ± 130

2.22%

Hispanic Population

297 people

2.22% of the people in South Park Township, PA are hispanic (297 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in South Park Township, 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

4.11%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

551 people

5.13%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

685 people

As of 2019, 4.11% of South Park Township, PA residents (551 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in South Park Township, PA was 5.13%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
322 ± 103
Gulf War (2001-)
132 ± 77
Gulf War (1990s)
120 ± 69

South Park Township, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in South Park Township, PA.

Economy

The economy of South Park Township, PA employs 7.44k people. In 2019, the largest industries in South Park Township, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,121 people), Retail Trade (903 people), and Manufacturing (717 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($115,694), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($108,854), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($108,854).

Employment

Occupations

7.44k

2019 Value

± 528

0.799%

1 Year growth

± 10.2%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in South Park Township, PA grew at a rate of 0.799%, from 7.38k employees to 7.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Park Township, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (983 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (967 people), and Management Occupations (841 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Park Township, 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

7.44k

2019 Value

± 528

0.799%

1 Year growth

± 10.2%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in South Park Township, PA grew at a rate of 0.799%, from 7.38k employees to 7.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Park Township, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,121 people), Retail Trade (903 people), and Manufacturing (717 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Park Township, PA, though some of these residents may live in South Park Township, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,696

Median earning men ± $4,525

$37,548

Median earning women ± $4,313

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($109,896), Public Administration ($87,024), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,903).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Information ($72,647), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,413), and Manufacturing ($58,320).

Housing & Living

The median property value in South Park Township, PA was $167,000 in 2019, which is 0.502 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $162,800 to $167,000, a 2.58% increase. The homeownership rate in South Park Township, PA is 79.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in South Park Township, PA have an average commute time of 31.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Park Township, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$167,000

Median Property Value 2019

±$4,814

$4,447

Median Property Taxes

±$347

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

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

Rent vs Own

79.5%

Homeownership

2019

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2019

In 2019, 79.5% of the housing units in South Park Township, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in South Park Township, 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.

$74,022

Median Household Income

± $4,133

5.6k

Number of Households

± 463

In 2019, the median household income of the 5.6k households in South Park Township, PA grew to $74,022 from the previous year's value of $72,274.

The following chart displays the households in South Park Township, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for South Park Township, 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 2019

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Carpooled (7.21%)
Public Transit (6.86%)

In 2019, 79.9% of workers in South Park Township, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.21%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.86%).

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

31.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Park Township, PA have a longer commute time (31.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in South Park Township, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.89% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Park Township, PA (781 out of 13.3k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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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