Stowe, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,698
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.8
2.13% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.52%
7.86% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$81,343
1.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$214,900
8.37% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,211
3.51% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Stowe, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Stowe, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Stowe, PA was $214,900, and the homeownership rate was 64.8%.

Most people in Stowe, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Stowe, PA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Stowe, PA is home to a population of 3.7k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.65% of Stowe, PA residents were born outside of the country (98 people).

In 2024, there were 14.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Stowe, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 205 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 197 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Stowe, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stowe, PA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stowe, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.94k ± 204
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    205 ± 110
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    197 ± 114
6.54%
Hispanic Population
242 people

In 2024, there were 14.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Stowe, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 205 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 197 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.54% of the people in Stowe, PA are hispanic (242 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stowe, PA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.65%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
98 people
3.07%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
112 people

As of 2024, 2.65% of Stowe, PA residents (98 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 Stowe, PA was 3.07%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    61 ± 54
  2. Vietnam
    38 ± 28
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    24 ± 23

Stowe, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Stowe, PA employs 2.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stowe, PA were Manufacturing (467 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (328 people), and Retail Trade (317 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($98,611), Wholesale Trade ($78,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,167).

Occupations

2.21k
2024 Value
± 264
3.51%
1 Year growth
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stowe, PA grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 2.14k employees to 2.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stowe, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (311 people), Sales & Related Occupations (244 people), and Production Occupations (219 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stowe, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

2.21k
2024 Value
± 264
3.51%
1 Year growth
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stowe, PA grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 2.14k employees to 2.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stowe, PA, are Manufacturing (467 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (328 people), and Retail Trade (317 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stowe, PA, though some of these residents may live in Stowe, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,369
Median earning men ± $3,722
$40,045
Median earning women ± $6,741

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($85,568), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,333), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,875), Manufacturing ($54,257), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Stowe, PA was $214,900 in 2024, which is 0.646 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $198,300 to $214,900, a 8.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Stowe, PA is 64.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stowe, PA have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stowe, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$214,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,269
$950
Median Property Taxes
±$153

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

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

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Rent vs Own

64.8%
Homeownership
2024
58%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.8% of the housing units in Stowe, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$81,343
Median Household Income
± $10,957
1.47k
Number of Households
± 205

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Stowe, PA grew to $81,343 from the previous year's value of $79,875.

The following chart displays the households in Stowe, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stowe, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.6%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.99%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Stowe, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (7.99%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stowe, PA have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.71% of the workforce in Stowe, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

8.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stowe, PA (313 out of 3.67k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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Health

94.5% of the population of Stowe, PA has health coverage, with 59.9% on employee plans, 18.4% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 6.04% on non-group plans, and 0.163% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 25.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.49%
Uninsured
59.9%
Employer Coverage
18.4%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
6.04%
Non-Group
0.163%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stowe, PA declined by 2.14% from 5.61% to 5.49%.

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