Spring City, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,657

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.3

0.269% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12%

20.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,419

4.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$269,100

Population & Diversity

Spring City, PA is home to a population of 3.66k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.38% of Spring City, PA residents were born outside of the country (87 people).

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.74k people) in Spring City, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 215 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 181 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Spring City, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spring City, PA was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spring City, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.74k ± 328
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
215 ± 141
Other (Hispanic)
181 ± 180

9.13%

Hispanic Population

334 people

9.13% of the people in Spring City, PA are hispanic (334 people).

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

2.38%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

3.44%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

122 people

As of 2024, 2.38% of Spring City, PA residents (87 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 Spring City, PA was 3.44%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
118 ± 161
Vietnam
80 ± 85
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 20

Spring City, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Spring City, PA employs 2.45k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spring City, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (339 people), Educational Services (320 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (296 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,347), and Finance & Insurance ($90,662).

Employment

Occupations

2.45k

2024 Value

± 433

5.75%

1 Year growth

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spring City, PA grew at a rate of 5.75%, from 2.32k employees to 2.45k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spring City, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (434 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (405 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spring City, 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

2.45k

2024 Value

± 433

5.75%

1 Year growth

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spring City, PA grew at a rate of 5.75%, from 2.32k employees to 2.45k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spring City, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (339 people), Educational Services (320 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (296 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spring City, PA, though some of these residents may live in Spring City, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,582

Median earning men ± $17,964

$62,321

Median earning women ± $18,370

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,279), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,676), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,326).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,806), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,839), and Manufacturing ($88,321).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spring City, PA was $269,100 in 2024, which is 0.809 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $253,400 to $269,100, a 6.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Spring City, PA is 53.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spring City, PA have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spring City, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$269,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,396

$1,075

Median Property Taxes

±$256

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

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

Rent vs Own

53.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.8% of the housing units in Spring City, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.6%.

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

$76,419

Median Household Income

± $12,700

Number of Households

± 379

In 2024, the median household income of the 2k households in Spring City, PA grew to $76,419 from the previous year's value of $73,323.

The following chart displays the households in Spring City, 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 Spring City, 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 (70.4%)
Worked At Home (24.2%)
Walked (2.24%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Spring City, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who walked to work (2.24%).

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

29.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spring City, PA have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.655% of the workforce in Spring City, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spring City, PA (439 out of 3.66k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spring City, 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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