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16673

Roaring Spring, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,204
Median household income
$70,464
People below poverty
8.7%
Median home value
$159,500

Income

The median income of households in 16673 was $70,464. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 17.1
$100,000 to $149,999 20.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.6
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52390
Female 46552

An estimated 73.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 38% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,596. 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 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.9
Social Security 38
Retirement income 27.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.2

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 16673 in 2020-2024, 93.9% had health insurance coverage and 6.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71% and public coverage was 38.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.1%.


In 2020-2024, 16673 had a total population of 5,204 - 2,760 (53%) females and 2,444 (47%) males. The median age was 42.4 years. An estimated 20.8% of the population was under 18 years, 31.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 16673 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 95 112
5 to 9 153 201
10 to 14 146 160
15 to 19 148 169
20 to 24 154 178
25 to 29 214 246
30 to 34 143 110
35 to 39 131 163
40 to 44 152 127
45 to 49 117 176
50 to 54 177 170
55 to 59 137 137
60 to 64 211 209
65 to 69 151 158
70 to 74 141 214
75 to 79 77 86
80 to 84 56 94
85 and over 41 50

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96% were White; 0.4% were Black or African American; 12.5% 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 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1% of the people in 16673 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.2% of the people in 16673 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,107 households in 16673. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.4% of the households in 16673 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28% of all households, while 13.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.6% of all households.

In 16673, 25.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.4
Cohabiting Couples 4.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.9% of males and 51.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.5 28.1
Now married, except separated 57.9 51.9
Separated 2.1 2.7
Widowed 4.5 10.8
Divorced 6 6.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 16673, 22 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.5% of the people living in 16673 were U.S. natives. 93.8% of the 16673 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.5% of 16673 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 64% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 16673 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 16673.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60
Asia 20
Europe 20
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 16673 in 2020-2024, 3.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 1.3% 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 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 16673 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.9
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 16673 was 1,022 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 37 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 814. College or graduate school enrollment was 171.

Educational Attainment of People in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.7
High school diploma or equivalency 45.5
Some college, no degree 15.9
Associate's degree 12
Bachelor's degree 14
Graduate or professional degree 6

Disability

In 16673, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.1% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 16673, 64.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,317 84.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 285 10.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 144 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 16673 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.7
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 15.1
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 14
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.7
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.6
Other Services, except public administration 7.9
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 16673 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 856 31.1
Service occupations 420 15.2
Sales and office occupations 497 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 366 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 616 22.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 86.4% of 16673 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 86.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.4
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 7.1

In 2020-2024, 16673 had a total of 2,316 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.8% 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"). 13.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.6
Mobile homes 5.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 16673 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 59.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 16673 had 2,107 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 209 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.6% while renters occupied 21.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.62 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.86.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 21.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.8% and another 27.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 16673:

House Heating Fuel Used in 16673 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 15.5
Electricity 22.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 54.3
All other fuels 7.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 16673 was $159,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.1 % had a mortgage. 42.9% 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 $1,292 and for owners without a mortgage it was $537.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 16673 was $817. 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.