Sun Valley, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,529

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

5.81% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.07%

29.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$78,500

10.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$235,000

Population & Diversity

Sun Valley, PA is home to a population of 2.53k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.17% of Sun Valley, PA residents were born outside of the country (156 people).

In 2024, there were 3.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.83k people) in Sun Valley, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 472 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 185 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Sun Valley, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sun Valley, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sun Valley, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.83k ± 432
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
472 ± 368
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
185 ± 155

7.32%

Hispanic Population

185 people

7.32% of the people in Sun Valley, PA are hispanic (185 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sun Valley, 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

6.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

156 people

5.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

143 people

As of 2024, 6.17% of Sun Valley, PA residents (156 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 Sun Valley, PA was 5.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
56 ± 55
Vietnam
26 ± 41

Sun Valley, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sun Valley, PA employs 1.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sun Valley, PA were Construction (313 people), Retail Trade (235 people), and Finance & Insurance (218 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,354), and Educational Services ($62,868).

Employment

Occupations

1.57k

2024 Value

± 341

7.93%

1 Year growth

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sun Valley, PA grew at a rate of 7.93%, from 1.45k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sun Valley, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (293 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (146 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (143 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sun Valley, 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

1.57k

2024 Value

± 341

7.93%

1 Year growth

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sun Valley, PA grew at a rate of 7.93%, from 1.45k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sun Valley, PA, are Construction (313 people), Retail Trade (235 people), and Finance & Insurance (218 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sun Valley, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sun Valley, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,855

Median earning men ± $16,828

$34,900

Median earning women ± $8,118

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,861), Manufacturing ($55,682), and Construction ($52,243).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,115), Public Administration ($62,026), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,423).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sun Valley, PA was $235,000 in 2024, which is 0.706 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $210,600 to $235,000, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Sun Valley, PA is 99.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sun Valley, PA have an average commute time of 37.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sun Valley, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$235,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,782

$914

Median Property Taxes

±$249

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

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

Rent vs Own

99.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 99.6% of the housing units in Sun Valley, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 96.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sun Valley, 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.

$78,500

Median Household Income

± $13,329

918

Number of Households

± 250

In 2024, the median household income of the 918 households in Sun Valley, PA grew to $78,500 from the previous year's value of $70,887.

The following chart displays the households in Sun Valley, 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 Sun Valley, 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 (69.3%)
Carpooled (21.5%)
Worked At Home (7.89%)

In 2024, 69.3% of workers in Sun Valley, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.5%) and those who worked at home (7.89%).

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

37.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sun Valley, PA have a longer commute time (37.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.4% of the workforce in Sun Valley, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sun Valley, PA (103 out of 2.53k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sun Valley, PA is White, followed by Black 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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