Sugar Grove, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

492

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.6

5.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.73%

28.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,875

0.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$141,800

Population & Diversity

Sugar Grove, PA is home to a population of 492 people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.813% of Sugar Grove, PA residents were born outside of the country (4 people).

In 2024, there were 8.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (416 people) in Sugar Grove, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 17 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Sugar Grove, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sugar Grove, PA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sugar Grove, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
416 ± 88
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
49 ± 64
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
17 ± 21

4.67%

Hispanic Population

23 people

4.67% of the people in Sugar Grove, PA are hispanic (23 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sugar 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

0.813%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4 people

0.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 0.813% of Sugar Grove, PA residents (4 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 Sugar Grove, PA was 0.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 45
Vietnam
8 ± 18
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 17

Sugar Grove, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 5.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sugar Grove, PA employs 262 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sugar Grove, PA were Manufacturing (70 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (41 people), and Educational Services (38 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,682), Educational Services ($53,194), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,804).

Employment

Occupations

262

2024 Value

± 80

7.82%

1 Year growth

± 41.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar Grove, PA grew at a rate of 7.82%, from 243 employees to 262 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugar Grove, PA, are Production Occupations (32 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (31 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (30 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugar 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

262

2024 Value

± 80

7.82%

1 Year growth

± 41.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar Grove, PA grew at a rate of 7.82%, from 243 employees to 262 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugar Grove, PA, are Manufacturing (70 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (41 people), and Educational Services (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sugar Grove, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sugar Grove, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,208

Median earning men ± $8,551

$43,558

Median earning women ± $4,621

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,682), Retail Trade ($61,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($50,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,000), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($36,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sugar Grove, PA was $141,800 in 2024, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,200 to $141,800, a 5.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Sugar Grove, PA is 86.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sugar Grove, PA have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sugar Grove, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$141,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,530

$161

Median Property Taxes

±$45

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 Sugar Grove, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

86.6%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.6% of the housing units in Sugar Grove, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sugar 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.

$71,875

Median Household Income

± $16,203

186

Number of Households

± 44

In 2024, the median household income of the 186 households in Sugar Grove, PA grew to $71,875 from the previous year's value of $71,354.

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

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sugar 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 (73.4%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (9.27%)

In 2024, 73.4% of workers in Sugar Grove, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (9.27%).

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

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugar Grove, PA have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Sugar Grove, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugar Grove, PA (23 out of 486 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 Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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