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15438

Fayette City, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,915
Median household income
$53,917
People below poverty
16.1%
Median home value
$145,500

Income

The median income of households in 15438 was $53,917. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 18.2
$25,000 to $34,999 4.2
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 16.1
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71875
Female 44722

An estimated 56.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 36.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,801. 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 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 56.2
Social Security 49.3
Retirement income 36.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.2
Cash public assistance income 4.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.7

In 2020-2024, 26.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 15438 in 2020-2024, 97.9% had health insurance coverage and 2.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.8% and public coverage was 55.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 15438 had a total population of 1,915 - 878 (45.8%) females and 1,037 (54.2%) males. The median age was 43.6 years. An estimated 23.7% of the population was under 18 years, 27.4% was 19 to 44 years, 24.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 23 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 15438 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 51 27
5 to 9 99 22
10 to 14 175 59
15 to 19 29 13
20 to 24 25 11
25 to 29 56 48
30 to 34 3 41
35 to 39 138 103
40 to 44 45 54
45 to 49 63 14
50 to 54 28 92
55 to 59 64 107
60 to 64 69 39
65 to 69 83 52
70 to 74 20 21
75 to 79 27 44
80 to 84 56 93
85 and over 6 38

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.8% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 9.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 15438 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.8% of the people in 15438 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 836 households in 15438. The average household size was 2.24 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.1% of the households in 15438 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.5% of all households.

In 15438, 25.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.5% of males and 55.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.1 11.7
Now married, except separated 60.5 55.7
Separated 2.2 1.4
Widowed 3.5 19.1
Divorced 12.6 12.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 15438, 17 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 35.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.7% of the people living in 15438 were U.S. natives. 92.2% of the 15438 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 15438 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 15438 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 15438.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 15438 in 2020-2024

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

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 15438 in 2020-2024, 1.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 15438 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.8
Different house, same county 1.5
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 0
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 15438 was 449 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 32 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 376. College or graduate school enrollment was 41.

Educational Attainment of People in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.9
High school diploma or equivalency 46.5
Some college, no degree 10.4
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 17
Graduate or professional degree 14.2

Disability

In 15438, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.1% of people under 18 years old, to 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 15438, 50.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 632 84.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 70 9.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 46 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 15438 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.3
Construction 5.6
Manufacturing 7.9
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.9
Other Services, except public administration 7.8
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 15438 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 336 44.9
Service occupations 90 12
Sales and office occupations 178 23.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 79 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 65 8.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75% of 15438 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0.1
Worked from home 15.1

In 2020-2024, 15438 had a total of 984 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.6% 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"). 8.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.1
Mobile homes 6.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 31.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 15438 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 64.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 15438 had 836 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 148 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.3% while renters occupied 16.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.83.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 30% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.1% and another 25.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 15438:

House Heating Fuel Used in 15438 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.9
Electricity 25.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 30.3
All other fuels 2.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 15438 was $145,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.7 % had a mortgage. 55.3% 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 $1,128 and for owners without a mortgage it was $496.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 15438 was $727. 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.