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15656

Leechburg, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
9,506
Median household income
$68,311
People below poverty
10.7%
Median home value
$162,600

Income

The median income of households in 15656 was $68,311. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1
$35,000 to $49,999 15.2
$50,000 to $74,999 16.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 21.1
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56863
Female 52455

An estimated 68.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 41% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,880. 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 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.2
Social Security 41
Retirement income 35
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.1

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 15656 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.3% and public coverage was 43.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.2%.


In 2020-2024, 15656 had a total population of 9,506 - 4,774 (50.2%) females and 4,732 (49.8%) males. The median age was 48.4 years. An estimated 17.4% of the population was under 18 years, 25.4% was 19 to 44 years, 30.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 23 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 15656 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 223 310
5 to 9 182 115
10 to 14 259 182
15 to 19 354 354
20 to 24 135 223
25 to 29 264 253
30 to 34 247 222
35 to 39 226 223
40 to 44 335 276
45 to 49 221 295
50 to 54 508 400
55 to 59 407 400
60 to 64 347 359
65 to 69 394 365
70 to 74 335 380
75 to 79 100 143
80 to 84 119 162
85 and over 76 112

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94% were White; 1.8% were Black or African American; 3.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 15656 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94% of the people in 15656 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,160 households in 15656. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.8% of the households in 15656 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.8% of all households, while 21.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28% of all households.

In 15656, 27.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.8
Cohabiting Couples 8.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.6% of males and 48.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.7 26.9
Now married, except separated 49.6 48.1
Separated 1.2 1
Widowed 3.3 14.1
Divorced 10.2 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 15656, 199 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 15656 were U.S. natives. 90.4% of the 15656 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 15656 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 90.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 15656 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 15656.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13
Asia 0
Europe 80.9
Africa 0
Northern America 6.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 15656 in 2020-2024, 2.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.7% of people at least five years old; 0.8% 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 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 15656 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.8
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 15656 was 1,596 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 61 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,232. College or graduate school enrollment was 303.

Educational Attainment of People in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.3
High school diploma or equivalency 43.9
Some college, no degree 17.2
Associate's degree 14.2
Bachelor's degree 12.6
Graduate or professional degree 8.7

Disability

In 15656, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 15656, 56.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,819 83.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 445 9.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 287 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 15656 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 18
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.9
Other Services, except public administration 7
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 15656 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,553 34.1
Service occupations 825 18.1
Sales and office occupations 904 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 532 11.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 737 16.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.2% of 15656 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.1
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 12.4

In 2020-2024, 15656 had a total of 4,650 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.4% 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"). 9.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.5
Mobile homes 5.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 15656 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 70% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 15656 had 4,160 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 490 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.7% while renters occupied 20.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.34 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.03.

0.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.8% and another 23.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 15656:

House Heating Fuel Used in 15656 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 80.9
Electricity 10.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.9
All other fuels 2.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 15656 was $162,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.4 % had a mortgage. 46.6% 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 $1,168 and for owners without a mortgage it was $541.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 15656 was $808. 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.