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17252

Saint Thomas, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,038
Median household income
$73,629
People below poverty
9.6%
Median home value
$202,700

Income

The median income of households in 17252 was $73,629. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 2.6
$25,000 to $34,999 17.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.1
$50,000 to $74,999 20.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 13.9
$150,000 to $199,999 12.4
$200,000 or more 5.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61979
Female 50091

An estimated 78.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,457. 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 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.2
Social Security 29.5
Retirement income 19.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 19
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.3

In 2020-2024, 13.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 100% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 83.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17252 in 2020-2024, 92.6% had health insurance coverage and 7.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62% and public coverage was 44.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7%.


In 2020-2024, 17252 had a total population of 4,038 - 1,992 (49.3%) females and 2,046 (50.7%) males. The median age was 40.2 years. An estimated 27.9% of the population was under 18 years, 30.2% was 19 to 44 years, 26.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17252 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 44 57
5 to 9 137 200
10 to 14 244 194
15 to 19 152 98
20 to 24 118 139
25 to 29 149 113
30 to 34 119 134
35 to 39 45 56
40 to 44 106 236
45 to 49 126 128
50 to 54 292 203
55 to 59 75 115
60 to 64 88 56
65 to 69 160 68
70 to 74 17 44
75 to 79 115 81
80 to 84 43 40
85 and over 16 30

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.2% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 17252 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 97.2% of the people in 17252 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,364 households in 17252. The average household size was 2.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.5% of the households in 17252 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.3% of all households, while 15.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 2.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 7.5% of all households.

In 17252, 44.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.5
Cohabiting Couples 10.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.2% of males and 50.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.8 24.1
Now married, except separated 49.2 50.1
Separated 5.5 1.3
Widowed 4.6 3.3
Divorced 14.9 21.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17252, 140 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 62.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 17252 were U.S. natives. 72.9% of the 17252 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 17252 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 87.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 90.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17252 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 17252.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 52.8
Asia 45.8
Europe 1.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17252 in 2020-2024, 4.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 2% 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 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 17252 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.9
Different house, same county 3.4
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17252 was 1,015 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 951. College or graduate school enrollment was 44.

Educational Attainment of People in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.6
High school diploma or equivalency 47.7
Some college, no degree 12.5
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 15.6
Graduate or professional degree 4.1

Disability

In 17252, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.9% of people under 18 years old, to 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 58.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17252, 59.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,507 82.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 91 5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 181 10

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17252 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.7
Construction 12.4
Manufacturing 18
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.7
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17252 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 613 33.7
Service occupations 358 19.7
Sales and office occupations 235 12.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 218 12
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 394 21.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.4% of 17252 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 1.5
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.1

In 2020-2024, 17252 had a total of 1,450 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.7% 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"). 5.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.5
Mobile homes 24.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17252 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 68.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17252 had 1,364 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 86 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.4% while renters occupied 20.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.95 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.95.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 25.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 45.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17252:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17252 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17.1
Electricity 28.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 42.4
All other fuels 10.5
No fuel used 1.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17252 was $202,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.2 % had a mortgage. 44.8% 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 $1,712 and for owners without a mortgage it was $703.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17252 was $1,101. 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.