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16617

Bellwood, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,392
Median household income
$52,609
People below poverty
15.6%
Median home value
$145,500

Income

The median income of households in 16617 was $52,609. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 13.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19.7
$75,000 to $99,999 9
$100,000 to $149,999 19.4
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 or more 2.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60670
Female 40921

An estimated 71.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,493. 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 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.7
Social Security 34.3
Retirement income 30.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.1
Cash public assistance income 2.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.3

In 2020-2024, 19.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 14.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 16617 in 2020-2024, 97.2% had health insurance coverage and 2.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.9% and public coverage was 42.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 16617 had a total population of 2,392 - 1,190 (49.7%) females and 1,202 (50.3%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 25.3% of the population was under 18 years, 28.3% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 16617 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 72 45
5 to 9 85 38
10 to 14 119 92
15 to 19 148 65
20 to 24 44 36
25 to 29 69 83
30 to 34 44 69
35 to 39 38 102
40 to 44 111 82
45 to 49 78 86
50 to 54 39 57
55 to 59 106 109
60 to 64 69 68
65 to 69 49 69
70 to 74 60 87
75 to 79 57 38
80 to 84 10 19
85 and over 4 45

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 13.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 16617 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.5% of the people in 16617 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 974 households in 16617. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.7% of the households in 16617 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.6% of all households, while 18% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.3% of all households.

In 16617, 34.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.4% of males and 44.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28 27.6
Now married, except separated 49.4 44.1
Separated 1.2 1.9
Widowed 2.9 10.8
Divorced 18.6 15.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 16617, 53 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.6% of the people living in 16617 were U.S. natives. 93.5% of the 16617 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.4% of 16617 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 16617 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 16617.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 80
Asia 20
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 16617 in 2020-2024, 0.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% 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 16617 in 2020-2024

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

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 16617 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 6.4
Different county, same state 2
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 16617 was 629 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 25 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 492. College or graduate school enrollment was 112.

Educational Attainment of People in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5
High school diploma or equivalency 48
Some college, no degree 12.4
Associate's degree 9.2
Bachelor's degree 17.9
Graduate or professional degree 7.4

Disability

In 16617, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 16617, 60.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 917 79.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 195 17
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 37 3.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 16617 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5
Manufacturing 11.3
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 14.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.3
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 16617 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 398 34.6
Service occupations 187 16.3
Sales and office occupations 228 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 82 7.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 254 22.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.5% of 16617 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.7
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 5.9

In 2020-2024, 16617 had a total of 1,063 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.8% 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"). 13.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.9
Mobile homes 8.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 38% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 16617 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 63.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 16617 had 974 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 89 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77.6% while renters occupied 22.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

7.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.5% and another 15.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 16617:

House Heating Fuel Used in 16617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 84.5
Electricity 10.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.9
All other fuels 1.4
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 16617 was $145,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53 % had a mortgage. 47% 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 $1,228 and for owners without a mortgage it was $552.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 16617 was $921. 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.