Spring Grove, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,433

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.2

0.243% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.57%

24.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,620

15.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$204,000

Population & Diversity

Spring Grove, PA is home to a population of 2.43k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.48% of Spring Grove, PA residents were born outside of the country (36 people).

In 2024, there were 7.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2k people) in Spring Grove, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 268 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 42 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Spring Grove, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spring Grove, PA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spring Grove, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2k ± 161
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
268 ± 148
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
42 ± 36

14.3%

Hispanic Population

348 people

14.3% of the people in Spring Grove, PA are hispanic (348 people).

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

1.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

36 people

1.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

As of 2024, 1.48% of Spring Grove, PA residents (36 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 Grove, PA was 1.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
17 ± 22
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 17

Spring Grove, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Spring Grove, PA employs 1.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spring Grove, PA were Manufacturing (323 people), Educational Services (173 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (169 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($168,500), Public Administration ($141,042), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.31k

2024 Value

± 230

19%

1 Year growth

± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spring Grove, PA grew at a rate of 19%, from 1.1k employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spring Grove, PA, are Production Occupations (196 people), Management Occupations (191 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (148 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spring Grove, 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

1.31k

2024 Value

± 230

19%

1 Year growth

± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spring Grove, PA grew at a rate of 19%, from 1.1k employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spring Grove, PA, are Manufacturing (323 people), Educational Services (173 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (169 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spring Grove, PA, though some of these residents may live in Spring Grove, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,125

Median earning men ± $6,938

$35,450

Median earning women ± $17,980

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($168,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,125), Manufacturing ($41,552), and Retail Trade ($35,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spring Grove, PA was $204,000 in 2024, which is 0.613 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,900 to $204,000, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Spring Grove, PA is 60%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spring Grove, PA have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spring Grove, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$204,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,142

$561

Median Property Taxes

±$97

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

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

Rent vs Own

60%

Homeownership

2024

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60% of the housing units in Spring Grove, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

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

$76,620

Median Household Income

± $13,028

935

Number of Households

± 150

In 2024, the median household income of the 935 households in Spring Grove, PA grew to $76,620 from the previous year's value of $66,136.

The following chart displays the households in Spring Grove, 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 Grove, 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 (74.6%)
Carpooled (13.2%)
Worked At Home (6.36%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Spring Grove, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.2%) and those who worked at home (6.36%).

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

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spring Grove, PA have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Spring Grove, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Spring Grove, 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 Grove, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Spring Grove, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spring Grove, PA (231 out of 2.42k 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 6 - 11 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spring Grove, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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