Sunbury, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,617

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

8.94% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.7%

15.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,028

5.19% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$107,200

Population & Diversity

Sunbury, PA is home to a population of 9.62k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.09% of Sunbury, PA residents were born outside of the country (201 people).

In 2024, there were 11.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.87k people) in Sunbury, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 695 Other (Hispanic) and 320 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Sunbury, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sunbury, PA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sunbury, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.87k ± 502
Other (Hispanic)
695 ± 387
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
320 ± 211

11%

Hispanic Population

1.06k people

11% of the people in Sunbury, PA are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sunbury, 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

2.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

201 people

0.332%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2024, 2.09% of Sunbury, PA residents (201 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 Sunbury, PA was 0.332%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
202 ± 86
Gulf War (1990s)
134 ± 119
Gulf War (2001-)
119 ± 78

Sunbury, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sunbury, PA employs 4.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sunbury, PA were Retail Trade (944 people), Manufacturing (813 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (687 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($71,635), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,154), and Construction ($62,417).

Employment

Occupations

4.5k

2024 Value

± 539

3.14%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunbury, PA grew at a rate of 3.14%, from 4.36k employees to 4.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sunbury, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (606 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (585 people), and Material Moving Occupations (429 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sunbury, 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

4.5k

2024 Value

± 539

3.14%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunbury, PA grew at a rate of 3.14%, from 4.36k employees to 4.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sunbury, PA, are Retail Trade (944 people), Manufacturing (813 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (687 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sunbury, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sunbury, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,634

Median earning men ± $9,473

$30,631

Median earning women ± $4,866

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,308), Public Administration ($65,962), and Construction ($62,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,577), Public Administration ($48,750), and Manufacturing ($42,778).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sunbury, PA was $107,200 in 2024, which is 0.322 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $98,000 to $107,200, a 9.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Sunbury, PA is 56.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sunbury, PA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunbury, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,863

$2,475

Median Property Taxes

±$369

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

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

Rent vs Own

56.8%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.8% of the housing units in Sunbury, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sunbury, 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.

$51,028

Median Household Income

± $5,850

4.36k

Number of Households

± 507

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.36k households in Sunbury, PA grew to $51,028 from the previous year's value of $48,509.

The following chart displays the households in Sunbury, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sunbury, 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 (73.9%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (8.53%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Sunbury, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (8.53%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunbury, PA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Sunbury, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunbury, PA (1.76k out of 9.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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