Susquehanna County, PA

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2023 Population

38,349

0.496% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

About

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None of the households in Susquehanna County, 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.

The largest universities in Susquehanna County, PA are Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (39 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Susquehanna County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Susquehanna County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Susquehanna County, PA borders Broome County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Bradford County, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA, and Wyoming County, PA.

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Economy

The economy of Susquehanna County, PA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Susquehanna County, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,271 people), Retail Trade (2,092 people), and Manufacturing (2,033 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($79,250), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,469), and Information ($58,333).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Susquehanna County, PA, are Management Occupations (1,932 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,593 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,540 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Susquehanna County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Susquehanna County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,271 people), Retail Trade (2,092 people), and Manufacturing (2,033 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Susquehanna County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Susquehanna County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,094), Information ($61,023), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($53,125), Construction ($48,824), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,696).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Construction
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Other Services (except Public Administration)
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The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$54.4k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$40.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$37.7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Susquehanna County, PA went to Donald J. Trump with 69.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.42%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (69.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.42%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Susquehanna County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Susquehanna County, PA awarded 39 degrees. The student population of Susquehanna County, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 6 male students and 36 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Susquehanna County, PA are White (36 and 92.3%), followed by Black or African American (2 and 5.13%), Hispanic or Latino (1 and 2.56%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Susquehanna County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (39 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Susquehanna County, PA are General Cosmetology (16 and 41%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (15 and 38.5%), and Massage Therapy (4 and 10.3%).

Completions

Concentrations

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This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Susquehanna County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

39 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center with 39 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 5 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Susquehanna County, PA, which is 0.147 times less than the 34 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 36 degrees mean that there were 18 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

People in Susquehanna County, PA have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Susquehanna County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Susquehanna County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Susquehanna County, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (7.56%)

In 2023, 76.3% of workers in Susquehanna County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.56%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Susquehanna County, PA have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.53% of the workforce in Susquehanna County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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