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15963

Windber, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
10,132
Median household income
$61,566
People below poverty
10.7%
Median home value
$135,700

Income

The median income of households in 15963 was $61,566. An estimated 3.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.6
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 10.3
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 14
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1
$75,000 to $99,999 13.2
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59105
Female 44851

An estimated 65.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 46.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,291. 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 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.8
Social Security 46.8
Retirement income 32
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 15
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.9

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 15963 in 2020-2024, 97.3% had health insurance coverage and 2.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.6% and public coverage was 44%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 15963 had a total population of 10,132 - 5,309 (52.4%) females and 4,823 (47.6%) males. The median age was 46.1 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 26.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 15963 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 310 219
5 to 9 315 268
10 to 14 222 410
15 to 19 210 267
20 to 24 154 180
25 to 29 342 293
30 to 34 253 272
35 to 39 335 379
40 to 44 279 234
45 to 49 189 186
50 to 54 342 296
55 to 59 319 357
60 to 64 472 519
65 to 69 404 415
70 to 74 205 310
75 to 79 198 209
80 to 84 165 204
85 and over 109 291

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.5% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 4.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 15963 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.7% of the people in 15963 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,360 households in 15963. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Married-couple households made up 52% of the households in 15963 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.1% of all households, while 15.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.9% of all households.

In 15963, 27.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.9% of males and 53.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.9 19.5
Now married, except separated 60.9 53.6
Separated 0.5 0.9
Widowed 4.9 15.2
Divorced 8.9 10.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 15963, 95 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12.6% 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 15963 were U.S. natives. 91.4% of the 15963 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 15963 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 21.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 21.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 15963 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 15963.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 67.9
Asia 0
Europe 32.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 15963 in 2020-2024, 1.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% 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 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 15963 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.7
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 15963 was 1,854 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 146 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,517. College or graduate school enrollment was 191.

Educational Attainment of People in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.2
High school diploma or equivalency 47.1
Some college, no degree 13.7
Associate's degree 12.4
Bachelor's degree 14.6
Graduate or professional degree 7

Disability

In 15963, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 15963, 55.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,755 81.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 663 14.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 196 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 15963 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 9.7
Wholesale trade 3.7
Retail trade 19.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.1
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 15963 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,488 32.2
Service occupations 580 12.5
Sales and office occupations 1,294 28
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 505 10.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 758 16.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.5% of 15963 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.8
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 15963 had a total of 4,907 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.6% 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"). 11.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.6
Mobile homes 4.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

1.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 27.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 15963 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 69.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 15963 had 4,360 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 547 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 2.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.08.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 25.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.9% and another 26.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 15963:

House Heating Fuel Used in 15963 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 25.4
Electricity 21.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 46.5
All other fuels 6.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 15963 was $135,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.3 % had a mortgage. 57.7% 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 $1,204 and for owners without a mortgage it was $505.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 15963 was $752. 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.