Washington Boro, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
663
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.2
9.46% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.64%
1.09% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$107,292
8.65% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$236,800
2.07% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
426
10.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Washington Boro, 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.

100% of the residents in Washington Boro, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Washington Boro, PA was $236,800, and the homeownership rate was 96.4%.

Most people in Washington Boro, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington Boro, PA was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Washington Boro, PA is home to a population of 663 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.302% of Washington Boro, PA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 110 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (657 people) in Washington Boro, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

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

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Washington Boro, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    657 ± 257
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    6 ± 10
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 12

In 2024, there were 110 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (657 people) in Washington Boro, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Washington Boro, PA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.302%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2 people

As of 2024, 0.302% of Washington Boro, PA residents (2 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 Washington Boro, PA was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

The economy of Washington Boro, PA employs 426 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Washington Boro, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (90 people), Manufacturing (77 people), and Construction (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($81,029), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,486), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,811).

Employment

Occupations

426
2024 Value
± 145
10.1%
1 Year growth
± 43.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington Boro, PA grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 387 employees to 426 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington Boro, PA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (76 people), Management Occupations (56 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington Boro, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

426
2024 Value
± 145
10.1%
1 Year growth
± 43.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington Boro, PA grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 387 employees to 426 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington Boro, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (90 people), Manufacturing (77 people), and Construction (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington Boro, PA, though some of these residents may live in Washington Boro, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,488
Median earning men ± $22,737
$34,583
Median earning women ± $35,487

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($91,875) and Construction ($26,758).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,081) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,897).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

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

Voting results are not available for Washington Boro, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Washington Boro, PA was $236,800 in 2024, which is 0.712 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $241,800 to $236,800, a 2.07% decrease. The homeownership rate in Washington Boro, PA is 96.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Washington Boro, PA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington Boro, PA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$236,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$40,659
$216
Median Property Taxes
±$91

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

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

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Rent vs Own

96.4%
Homeownership
2024
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 96.4% of the housing units in Washington Boro, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$107,292
Median Household Income
± $80,219
224
Number of Households
± 89

In 2024, the median household income of the 224 households in Washington Boro, PA grew to $107,292 from the previous year's value of $98,750.

The following chart displays the households in Washington Boro, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington Boro, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.4%)
  2. Carpooled (12.4%)
  3. Motorcycle (4.28%)

In 2024, 83.4% of workers in Washington Boro, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.4%) and those who used a motorcycle to get to work (4.28%).

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.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington Boro, PA have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Washington Boro, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Washington Boro, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Washington Boro, PA have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington Boro, PA (44 out of 663 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington Boro, 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.

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Health

89.7% of the population of Washington Boro, PA has health coverage, with 54.9% on employee plans, 17.2% on Medicaid, 9.2% on Medicare, 8.45% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 25.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

10.3%
Uninsured
54.9%
Employer Coverage
17.2%
Medicaid
9.2%
Medicare
8.45%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Washington Boro, PA declined by 49.1% from 20.2% to 10.3%.

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