Tower City, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,545

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.737% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.7%

63.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,482

1.82% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$114,800

Population & Diversity

Tower City, PA is home to a population of 1.55k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.04% of Tower City, PA residents were born outside of the country (16 people).

In 2024, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Tower City, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 34 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tower City, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.39k ± 248
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
96 ± 100
White (Hispanic)
34 ± 37

2.52%

Hispanic Population

39 people

2.52% of the people in Tower City, PA are hispanic (39 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tower City, 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

1.04%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

0.584%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

As of 2024, 1.04% of Tower City, PA residents (16 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 Tower City, PA was 0.584%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 20
Vietnam
10 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
4 ± 13

Tower City, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Tower City, PA employs 697 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tower City, PA were Manufacturing (167 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (82 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($58,304), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,375), and Transportation & Warehousing ($53,611).

Employment

Occupations

697

2024 Value

± 108

1.6%

1 Year growth

± 21.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tower City, PA grew at a rate of 1.6%, from 686 employees to 697 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tower City, PA, are Production Occupations (126 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (85 people), and Material Moving Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tower City, 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

697

2024 Value

± 108

1.6%

1 Year growth

± 21.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tower City, PA grew at a rate of 1.6%, from 686 employees to 697 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tower City, PA, are Manufacturing (167 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (82 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tower City, PA, though some of these residents may live in Tower City, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,375

Median earning men ± $5,889

$35,650

Median earning women ± $3,796

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,653), Public Administration ($53,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,750), Manufacturing ($48,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tower City, PA was $114,800 in 2024, which is 0.345 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,700 to $114,800, a 3.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Tower City, PA is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tower City, PA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tower City, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,607

$395

Median Property Taxes

±$67

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2024

61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.4% of the housing units in Tower City, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tower City, 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.

$68,482

Median Household Income

± $3,995

531

Number of Households

± 80

In 2024, the median household income of the 531 households in Tower City, PA declined from $68,482 from the previous year's value of $69,750.

The following chart displays the households in Tower City, 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 Tower City, 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 (73.5%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (7.89%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in Tower City, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) 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

31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tower City, PA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.29% of the workforce in Tower City, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tower City, PA (211 out of 1.54k 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 75+, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

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

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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