West View, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,533

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

2.74% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.85%

30.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$84,063

18.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$227,100

Population & Diversity

West View, PA is home to a population of 6.53k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.51% of West View, PA residents were born outside of the country (229 people).

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.49k people) in West View, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 244 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 223 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of West View, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in West View, PA was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West View, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.49k ± 485
Other (Non-Hispanic)
244 ± 270
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
223 ± 183

5.31%

Hispanic Population

347 people

5.31% of the people in West View, PA are hispanic (347 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in West View, 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

3.51%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

229 people

3.39%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

223 people

As of 2024, 3.51% of West View, PA residents (229 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 West View, PA was 3.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
99 ± 139
Vietnam
87 ± 55
Gulf War (1990s)
54 ± 53

West View, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of West View, PA employs 3.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in West View, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (544 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (407 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,781), Utilities ($91,875), and Public Administration ($90,625).

Employment

Occupations

3.83k

2024 Value

± 527

−0.881%

1 Year decline

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West View, PA declined at a rate of −0.881%, from 3.86k employees to 3.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West View, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (548 people), Sales & Related Occupations (504 people), and Management Occupations (312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West View, 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

3.83k

2024 Value

± 527

−0.881%

1 Year decline

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West View, PA declined at a rate of −0.881%, from 3.86k employees to 3.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West View, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (544 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (407 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West View, PA, though some of these residents may live in West View, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,125

Median earning men ± $15,243

$39,210

Median earning women ± $6,440

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,750), Public Administration ($94,375), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,292).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($59,861), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,566), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,482).

Housing & Living

The median property value in West View, PA was $227,100 in 2024, which is 0.683 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $209,800 to $227,100, a 8.25% increase. The homeownership rate in West View, PA is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in West View, PA have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West View, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$227,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,038

$1,893

Median Property Taxes

±$315

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.8%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in West View, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in West View, 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.

$84,063

Median Household Income

± $18,049

2.79k

Number of Households

± 422

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.79k households in West View, PA grew to $84,063 from the previous year's value of $70,954.

The following chart displays the households in West View, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West View, 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 (78.5%)
Worked At Home (13.2%)
Carpooled (5.22%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in West View, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.22%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West View, PA have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.815% of the workforce in West View, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West View, PA (578 out of 6.53k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West View, 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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