Upper St. Clair, PA

Census Place

2019 Population

19,737

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2019 Poverty Rate

1.89%

20% 1-year decrease

2019 Median Household Income

$128,482

2.54% 1-year growth

2019 Median Property Value

$295,600

2.07% 1-year growth

2019 Employed Population

9,507

Population & Diversity

Upper St. Clair, PA is home to a population of 19.7k people, from which 96.3% are citizens.

As of 2019, 9.33% of Upper St. Clair, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.84k people).

In 2019, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.5k people) in Upper St. Clair, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.54k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 209 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.3%

2019 Citizenship

95.8%

2018 Citizenship

As of 2019, 96.3% of Upper St. Clair, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2018, the percentage of US citizens in Upper St. Clair, PA was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Upper St. Clair, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.5k ± 271
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.54k ± 240
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
209 ± 92

1.48%

Hispanic Population

292 people

1.48% of the people in Upper St. Clair, PA are hispanic (292 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Upper St. Clair, 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

9.33%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.84k people

9.79%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

1.92k people

As of 2019, 9.33% of Upper St. Clair, PA residents (1.84k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Upper St. Clair, PA was 9.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
264 ± 79
Korea
129 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
105 ± 49

Upper St. Clair, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Upper St. Clair, PA.

Economy

The economy of Upper St. Clair, PA employs 9.51k people. In 2019, the largest industries in Upper St. Clair, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,575 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,341 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,028 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($108,125), Utilities ($107,500), and Information ($105,417).

Employment

Occupations

9.51k

2019 Value

± 491

4.84%

1 Year growth

± 7.08%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Upper St. Clair, PA grew at a rate of 4.84%, from 9.07k employees to 9.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Upper St. Clair, PA, are Management Occupations (1,706 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,046 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (978 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Upper St. Clair, 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

9.51k

2019 Value

± 491

4.84%

1 Year growth

± 7.08%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Upper St. Clair, PA grew at a rate of 4.84%, from 9.07k employees to 9.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Upper St. Clair, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,575 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,341 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,028 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Upper St. Clair, PA, though some of these residents may live in Upper St. Clair, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$92,318

Median earning men ± $7,932

$48,011

Median earning women ± $4,601

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,281), Information ($117,813), and Manufacturing ($113,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Manufacturing ($78,333), Wholesale Trade ($75,455), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,719).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Upper St. Clair, PA was $295,600 in 2019, which is 0.888 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $289,600 to $295,600, a 2.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Upper St. Clair, PA is 90.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Upper St. Clair, PA have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Upper St. Clair, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$295,600

Median Property Value 2019

±$7,541

$6,520

Median Property Taxes

±$296

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

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

Rent vs Own

90.6%

Homeownership

2019

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2019

In 2019, 90.6% of the housing units in Upper St. Clair, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Upper St. Clair, 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.

$128,482

Median Household Income

± $4,132

7.19k

Number of Households

± 404

In 2019, the median household income of the 7.19k households in Upper St. Clair, PA grew to $128,482 from the previous year's value of $125,305.

The following chart displays the households in Upper St. Clair, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Upper St. Clair, 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 2019

Drove Alone (73.7%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Public Transit (7.38%)

In 2019, 73.7% of workers in Upper St. Clair, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.38%).

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

31.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Upper St. Clair, PA have a longer commute time (31.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.64% of the workforce in Upper St. Clair, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.89% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Upper St. Clair, PA (370 out of 19.6k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Upper St. Clair, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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