Wind Gap, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,360

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.9

0.879% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.79%

22.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,375

4.58% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$213,800

Population & Diversity

Wind Gap, PA is home to a population of 3.36k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.2% of Wind Gap, PA residents were born outside of the country (309 people).

In 2024, there were 20.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.91k people) in Wind Gap, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 143 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 74 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Wind Gap, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wind Gap, PA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wind Gap, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.91k ± 189
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
143 ± 134
White (Hispanic)
74 ± 63

8.01%

Hispanic Population

269 people

8.01% of the people in Wind Gap, PA are hispanic (269 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wind Gap, 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

9.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

309 people

9.87%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

316 people

As of 2024, 9.2% of Wind Gap, PA residents (309 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 Wind Gap, PA was 9.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

57 ± 46

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wind Gap, PA.

Economy

The economy of Wind Gap, PA employs 1.84k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wind Gap, PA were Manufacturing (302 people), Retail Trade (295 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (281 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($112,599), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,599), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($98,380).

Employment

Occupations

1.84k

2024 Value

± 338

7.1%

1 Year growth

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wind Gap, PA grew at a rate of 7.1%, from 1.72k employees to 1.84k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wind Gap, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (198 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (181 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (164 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wind Gap, 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

1.84k

2024 Value

± 338

7.1%

1 Year growth

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wind Gap, PA grew at a rate of 7.1%, from 1.72k employees to 1.84k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wind Gap, PA, are Manufacturing (302 people), Retail Trade (295 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (281 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wind Gap, PA, though some of these residents may live in Wind Gap, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,448

Median earning men ± $11,857

$43,502

Median earning women ± $6,142

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($98,611), Retail Trade ($65,179), and Manufacturing ($63,906).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,895), Manufacturing ($55,663), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,661).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wind Gap, PA was $213,800 in 2024, which is 0.643 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $201,800 to $213,800, a 5.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Wind Gap, PA is 50.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wind Gap, PA have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wind Gap, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$213,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,792

$757

Median Property Taxes

±$192

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

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

Rent vs Own

50.1%

Homeownership

2024

72.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.1% of the housing units in Wind Gap, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wind Gap, 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.

$71,375

Median Household Income

± $19,365

1.51k

Number of Households

± 283

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.51k households in Wind Gap, PA declined from $71,375 from the previous year's value of $74,803.

The following chart displays the households in Wind Gap, 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 Wind Gap, 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 (79.3%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)
Carpooled (5.28%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Wind Gap, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.28%).

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.

Commute Time

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wind Gap, PA have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Wind Gap, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wind Gap, PA (191 out of 3.3k 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 35 - 44 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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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