Spry, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,909

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.662% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.37%

10.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,723

6.56% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$225,100

4.41% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Spry, PA is home to a population of 4.91k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.36% of Spry, PA residents were born outside of the country (116 people).

In 2024, there were 8.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.97k people) in Spry, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 489 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 205 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Spry, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spry, PA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spry, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.97k ± 659
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
489 ± 465
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
205 ± 159

3.69%

Hispanic Population

181 people

3.69% of the people in Spry, PA are hispanic (181 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Spry, 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

2.36%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

116 people

1.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

95 people

As of 2024, 2.36% of Spry, PA residents (116 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 Spry, PA was 1.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
114 ± 78
Vietnam
58 ± 42
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 38

Spry, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Spry, PA employs 2.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spry, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (643 people), Educational Services (282 people), and Manufacturing (277 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,380), Educational Services ($98,354), and Public Administration ($90,383).

Employment

Occupations

2.52k

2024 Value

± 425

−4.99%

1 Year decline

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spry, PA declined at a rate of −4.99%, from 2.65k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spry, PA, are Management Occupations (355 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (271 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (244 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spry, 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

2.52k

2024 Value

± 425

−4.99%

1 Year decline

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spry, PA declined at a rate of −4.99%, from 2.65k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spry, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (643 people), Educational Services (282 people), and Manufacturing (277 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spry, PA, though some of these residents may live in Spry, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,603

Median earning men ± $12,016

$53,750

Median earning women ± $19,319

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,980), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,000), and Construction ($78,523).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,598), Manufacturing ($78,516), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,208).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spry, PA was $225,100 in 2024, which is 0.677 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,600 to $225,100, a 4.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Spry, PA is 68.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spry, PA have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spry, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$225,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,102

$1,521

Median Property Taxes

±$339

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.5%

Homeownership

2024

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.5% of the housing units in Spry, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Spry, 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.

$82,723

Median Household Income

± $16,702

2.22k

Number of Households

± 405

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.22k households in Spry, PA declined from $82,723 from the previous year's value of $88,529.

The following chart displays the households in Spry, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spry, 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 (78.8%)
Worked At Home (15.1%)
Carpooled (4.31%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Spry, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.1%) and those who carpooled to work (4.31%).

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

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spry, PA have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in Spry, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spry, PA (459 out of 4.9k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

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