Taylor, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,265

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

0.509% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.4%

19% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,599

18.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$182,500

7.48% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Taylor, PA is home to a population of 6.27k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.57% of Taylor, PA residents were born outside of the country (286 people).

In 2024, there were 9.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.59k people) in Taylor, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 496 Other (Hispanic) and 461 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Taylor, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Taylor, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taylor, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.59k ± 508
Other (Hispanic)
496 ± 291
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
461 ± 383

16.2%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

16.2% of the people in Taylor, PA are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Taylor, 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

4.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

286 people

2.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

169 people

As of 2024, 4.57% of Taylor, PA residents (286 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 Taylor, PA was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
76 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 40
Gulf War (2001-)
25 ± 52

Taylor, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Taylor, PA employs 3.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taylor, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (718 people), Retail Trade (639 people), and Manufacturing (352 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($66,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,250), and Manufacturing ($58,194).

Employment

Occupations

3.06k

2024 Value

± 474

18.4%

1 Year growth

± 19.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taylor, PA grew at a rate of 18.4%, from 2.58k employees to 3.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taylor, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (389 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (325 people), and Material Moving Occupations (281 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taylor, 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

3.06k

2024 Value

± 474

18.4%

1 Year growth

± 19.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taylor, PA grew at a rate of 18.4%, from 2.58k employees to 3.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taylor, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (718 people), Retail Trade (639 people), and Manufacturing (352 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taylor, PA, though some of these residents may live in Taylor, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,580

Median earning men ± $5,912

$41,362

Median earning women ± $6,450

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($62,328), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($61,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($71,389), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,417).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Taylor, PA was $182,500 in 2024, which is 0.549 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,800 to $182,500, a 7.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Taylor, PA is 62.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taylor, PA have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taylor, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,319

$1,479

Median Property Taxes

±$336

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.5%

Homeownership

2024

52.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.5% of the housing units in Taylor, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Taylor, 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.

$71,599

Median Household Income

± $7,688

2.37k

Number of Households

± 395

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.37k households in Taylor, PA grew to $71,599 from the previous year's value of $60,446.

The following chart displays the households in Taylor, 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 Taylor, 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 (81.9%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Other (2.36%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Taylor, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.36%).

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

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taylor, PA have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.55% of the workforce in Taylor, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taylor, PA (700 out of 6.14k 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 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Taylor, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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