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17050

Mechanicsburg, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
43,571
Median household income
$113,720
People below poverty
4.4%
Median home value
$372,900

Income

The median income of households in 17050 was $113,720. An estimated 1.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3
$25,000 to $34,999 3.4
$35,000 to $49,999 7.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 23.1
$150,000 to $199,999 14.4
$200,000 or more 20.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 92760
Female 72182

An estimated 79.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,100. 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 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.3
Social Security 31.7
Retirement income 31.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.8

In 2020-2024, 3.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 51.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17050 in 2020-2024, 96.1% had health insurance coverage and 3.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.7% and public coverage was 27.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.4%.


In 2020-2024, 17050 had a total population of 43,571 - 22,016 (50.5%) females and 21,555 (49.5%) males. The median age was 41.7 years. An estimated 23.5% of the population was under 18 years, 29.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17050 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1399 1232
5 to 9 1615 1123
10 to 14 1738 1308
15 to 19 1163 1712
20 to 24 700 592
25 to 29 850 840
30 to 34 1245 1635
35 to 39 1501 1675
40 to 44 2064 1646
45 to 49 1632 1318
50 to 54 1152 1637
55 to 59 1463 1306
60 to 64 1471 1807
65 to 69 1264 1152
70 to 74 1011 1005
75 to 79 739 774
80 to 84 378 438
85 and over 170 816

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 72.8% were White; 1.9% were Black or African American; 4.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 17.1% were Asian; 1.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.9% of the people in 17050 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.1% of the people in 17050 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,923 households in 17050. The average household size was 2.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.9% of the households in 17050 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.9% of all households, while 11.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22% of all households.

In 17050, 34.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.9
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66.6% of males and 58.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.7 21.7
Now married, except separated 66.6 58.8
Separated 0.9 2.5
Widowed 3.9 7.9
Divorced 7 9.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17050, 778 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.7% of the people living in 17050 were U.S. natives. 59.9% of the 17050 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.3% of 17050 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17050 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 17050.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.4
Asia 76.5
Europe 5.4
Africa 8.2
Northern America 1.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17050 in 2020-2024, 19.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3% of people at least five years old; 4.6% 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 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3
Other Indo-European languages 7.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.8
Other languages 1.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88 % of the people at least one year old living in 17050 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88
Different house, same county 5
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 2.8
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 54% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17050 was 9,860 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 805 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,693. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,362.

Educational Attainment of People in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.6
High school diploma or equivalency 22.6
Some college, no degree 12.1
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 29.5
Graduate or professional degree 24.5

Disability

In 17050, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 6.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17050, 62.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,752 73.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,549 21.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,132 5.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17050 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 4.1
Manufacturing 9.1
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 10.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17050 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,259 57.2
Service occupations 2,256 10.5
Sales and office occupations 4,183 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 911 4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,824 8.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.3% of 17050 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 1.2
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 24.8

In 2020-2024, 17050 had a total of 17,527 housing units. Of these housing units, 84.1% 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"). 12.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.6
Mobile homes 3.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

23.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17050 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 72.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17050 had 16,923 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 604 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 2.69 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.15.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.2% and another 21.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17050:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 51.8
Electricity 38.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17050 was $372,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.6 % had a mortgage. 36.4% 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 $2,132 and for owners without a mortgage it was $713.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17050 was $1,462. 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.