Wayne Heights, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,293

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

2.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.46%

32.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$83,700

5.37% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$250,100

Population & Diversity

Wayne Heights, PA is home to a population of 3.29k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.4% of Wayne Heights, PA residents were born outside of the country (79 people).

In 2024, there were 23.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.86k people) in Wayne Heights, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 121 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 106 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Wayne Heights, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wayne Heights, PA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wayne Heights, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.86k ± 592
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
121 ± 144
White (Hispanic)
106 ± 146

7.11%

Hispanic Population

234 people

7.11% of the people in Wayne Heights, PA are hispanic (234 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wayne Heights, 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

2.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

79 people

2.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

91 people

As of 2024, 2.4% of Wayne Heights, PA residents (79 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 Wayne Heights, PA was 2.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
78 ± 77
Vietnam
72 ± 61
Korea
44 ± 47

Wayne Heights, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Wayne Heights, PA employs 1.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wayne Heights, PA were Retail Trade (240 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (239 people), and Manufacturing (228 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($100,500), Public Administration ($96,367), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,646).

Employment

Occupations

1.6k

2024 Value

± 325

−11.9%

1 Year decline

± 31.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wayne Heights, PA declined at a rate of −11.9%, from 1.81k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wayne Heights, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (215 people), Sales & Related Occupations (164 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (147 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wayne Heights, 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

1.6k

2024 Value

± 325

−11.9%

1 Year decline

± 31.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wayne Heights, PA declined at a rate of −11.9%, from 1.81k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wayne Heights, PA, are Retail Trade (240 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (239 people), and Manufacturing (228 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wayne Heights, PA, though some of these residents may live in Wayne Heights, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,669

Median earning men ± $7,424

$31,554

Median earning women ± $6,754

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($115,385), Information ($100,676), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,904).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,359), Manufacturing ($60,188), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wayne Heights, PA was $250,100 in 2024, which is 0.752 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $256,300 to $250,100, a 2.42% decrease. The homeownership rate in Wayne Heights, PA is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wayne Heights, PA have an average commute time of 32.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wayne Heights, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$250,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,516

$911

Median Property Taxes

±$209

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

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

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in Wayne Heights, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wayne Heights, 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.

$83,700

Median Household Income

± $14,522

1.32k

Number of Households

± 266

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.32k households in Wayne Heights, PA declined from $83,700 from the previous year's value of $88,450.

The following chart displays the households in Wayne Heights, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wayne Heights, 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 (84.2%)
Worked At Home (7.33%)
Carpooled (6.57%)

In 2024, 84.2% of workers in Wayne Heights, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.33%) and those who carpooled to work (6.57%).

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

32.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wayne Heights, PA have a longer commute time (32.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.16% of the workforce in Wayne Heights, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wayne Heights, PA (147 out of 3.29k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wayne Heights, 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

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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