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16145

Sandy Lake, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,660
Median household income
$67,321
People below poverty
9%
Median home value
$180,100

Income

The median income of households in 16145 was $67,321. An estimated 3.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 23.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7
$100,000 to $149,999 22.5
$150,000 to $199,999 7.7
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63125
Female 48889

An estimated 74.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,177. 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 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.6
Social Security 38.4
Retirement income 29.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2020-2024, 9.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 16145 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.7% and public coverage was 40.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 14.5%.


In 2020-2024, 16145 had a total population of 2,660 - 1,301 (48.9%) females and 1,359 (51.1%) males. The median age was 43.9 years. An estimated 20.6% of the population was under 18 years, 29.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 16145 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 70 70
5 to 9 81 79
10 to 14 78 81
15 to 19 55 76
20 to 24 77 52
25 to 29 83 71
30 to 34 74 99
35 to 39 113 58
40 to 44 63 88
45 to 49 78 99
50 to 54 80 84
55 to 59 90 75
60 to 64 59 73
65 to 69 106 96
70 to 74 165 69
75 to 79 34 48
80 to 84 37 53
85 and over 16 30

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.3% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 14.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 16145 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.1% of the people in 16145 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,163 households in 16145. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.1% of the households in 16145 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.3% of all households, while 16.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.5% of all households.

In 16145, 25.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.5% of males and 59.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.3 19.5
Now married, except separated 60.5 59.8
Separated 2.2 0.3
Widowed 3.3 10.3
Divorced 8.7 10.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 16145, 15 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.8% of the people living in 16145 were U.S. natives. 84.2% of the 16145 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.2% of 16145 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 16145 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 16145.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60
Asia 0
Europe 40
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 16145 in 2020-2024, 3.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% of people at least five years old; 1.9% 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 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 16145 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 6.2
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 16145 was 494 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 410. College or graduate school enrollment was 71.

Educational Attainment of People in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.6
High school diploma or equivalency 38.2
Some college, no degree 16.2
Associate's degree 10.3
Bachelor's degree 19.9
Graduate or professional degree 8.8

Disability

In 16145, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 16145, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 860 73.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 230 19.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 85 7.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 16145 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.2
Construction 8
Manufacturing 19.3
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 6.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 10.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 16145 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 416 35.3
Service occupations 204 17.3
Sales and office occupations 145 12.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 144 12.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 268 22.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.8% of 16145 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.7
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 9.9

In 2020-2024, 16145 had a total of 1,307 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.1% 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"). 7.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.6
Mobile homes 10.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 28.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 16145 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 75.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 16145 had 1,163 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 144 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.3% while renters occupied 18.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.33 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.12.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 26.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 16145:

House Heating Fuel Used in 16145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 40.3
Electricity 23.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 23
All other fuels 13
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 16145 was $180,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.7 % had a mortgage. 49.3% 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 $1,147 and for owners without a mortgage it was $540.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 16145 was $767. 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.