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15018

Buena Vista, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
712
Median household income
$37,000
People below poverty
7.6%
Median home value
$96,700

Income

The median income of households in 15018 was $37,000. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 2.6
$25,000 to $34,999 42.3
$35,000 to $49,999 25.5
$50,000 to $74,999 1.9
$75,000 to $99,999 5.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81125
Female 42813

An estimated 51.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 54.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 56.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,302. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 51.6
Social Security 54.5
Retirement income 56.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10
Cash public assistance income 3.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 0% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 0
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.8

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 15018 in 2020-2024, 95.5% had health insurance coverage and 4.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.3% and public coverage was 36.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 15018 had a total population of 712 - 226 (31.7%) females and 486 (68.3%) males. The median age was 63.8 years. An estimated 8.1% of the population was under 18 years, 18% was 19 to 44 years, 43.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 29.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 15018 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 0
5 to 9 0 0
10 to 14 20 0
15 to 19 0 48
20 to 24 9 0
25 to 29 37 7
30 to 34 0 0
35 to 39 15 11
40 to 44 49 0
45 to 49 0 0
50 to 54 10 60
55 to 59 36 0
60 to 64 163 40
65 to 69 19 23
70 to 74 6 19
75 to 79 114 0
80 to 84 8 0
85 and over 0 18

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 69.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 2.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 25.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 15018 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 69.4% of the people in 15018 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 310 households in 15018. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Married-couple households made up 29.7% of the households in 15018 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 14.2% of all households, while 42.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 34.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 5.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.3% of all households.

In 15018, 6.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 52.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 29.7
Cohabiting Couples 13.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
42.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.2% of males and 40.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 18 35.8
Now married, except separated 41.2 40.7
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 0
Divorced 40.8 23.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 15018, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

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Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 74.7% of the people living in 15018 were U.S. natives. 67.1% of the 15018 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 25.3% of 15018 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 15018 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 15018.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 100
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 15018 in 2020-2024, 25.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 25.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 25.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 97.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 15018 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 97.2
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 2.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 15018 was 58 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 58. College or graduate school enrollment was 0.

Educational Attainment of People in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.6
High school diploma or equivalency 65.2
Some college, no degree 5.7
Associate's degree 17.2
Bachelor's degree 2.4
Graduate or professional degree 0

Disability

In 15018, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 13.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 15018, 37.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 62.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 95.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 0% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 232 95.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 0 0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 11 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 15018 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 9.9
Manufacturing 38.7
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 19.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.3
Other Services, except public administration 0
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 15018 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 51 21
Service occupations 16 6.6
Sales and office occupations 49 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 18 7.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 109 44.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 97.5% of 15018 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 97.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 0

In 2020-2024, 15018 had a total of 427 housing units. Of these housing units, 84.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.8
Mobile homes 6.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 6.1

6.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 55.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 15018 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 70.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 15018 had 310 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 117 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 96.1% while renters occupied 3.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was NaN.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 55.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.9% and another 53.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 15018:

House Heating Fuel Used in 15018 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 87.7
Electricity 8.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.9
No fuel used 0

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In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 15018 was $96,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 8.1 % had a mortgage. 91.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,417 and for owners without a mortgage it was $540.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 15018 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.