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17701

Williamsport, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
43,104
Median household income
$53,237
People below poverty
19.2%
Median home value
$183,900

Income

The median income of households in 17701 was $53,237. An estimated 7.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 10.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8
$35,000 to $49,999 14.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 13.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5.2
$200,000 or more 4.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53466
Female 46160

An estimated 73% of households received earnings. An estimated 36% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,504. 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 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73
Social Security 36
Retirement income 25.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.5
Cash public assistance income 5.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 31.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 31.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.1

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17701 in 2020-2024, 95.3% had health insurance coverage and 4.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.1% and public coverage was 47.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.8%.


In 2020-2024, 17701 had a total population of 43,104 - 21,377 (49.6%) females and 21,727 (50.4%) males. The median age was 38.6 years. An estimated 19.1% of the population was under 18 years, 33% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17701 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1131 1255
5 to 9 1430 1232
10 to 14 898 865
15 to 19 2301 1594
20 to 24 1917 1741
25 to 29 1404 1446
30 to 34 1552 1020
35 to 39 1423 1059
40 to 44 1176 1468
45 to 49 816 1076
50 to 54 1333 1068
55 to 59 1464 1407
60 to 64 1255 1465
65 to 69 1526 1323
70 to 74 867 1215
75 to 79 640 765
80 to 84 255 312
85 and over 339 1066

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80.1% were White; 9.6% were Black or African American; 7.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 4.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 17701 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 79.4% of the people in 17701 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,548 households in 17701. The average household size was 2.12 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.2% of the households in 17701 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.3% of all households, while 25% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.8% of all households.

In 17701, 22.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.2
Cohabiting Couples 9.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.8% of males and 37.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.6 37.8
Now married, except separated 36.8 37.6
Separated 1.7 3.2
Widowed 2.8 10
Divorced 10.1 11.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17701, 689 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 49.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 17701 were U.S. natives. 79% of the 17701 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 17701 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17701 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 17701.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 14.8
Asia 39.9
Europe 26.6
Africa 8.2
Northern America 10.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17701 in 2020-2024, 3.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 0.6% 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 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 17701 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.3
Different house, same county 7.4
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17701 was 11,506 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 892 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,641. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,973.

Educational Attainment of People in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.6
High school diploma or equivalency 35
Some college, no degree 16.5
Associate's degree 12.6
Bachelor's degree 17.2
Graduate or professional degree 10.1

Disability

In 17701, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.2% of people under 18 years old, to 18.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17701, 55.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 16,234 82.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,718 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 771 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17701 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 3.2
Manufacturing 11.2
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17701 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,646 38.7
Service occupations 3,903 19.8
Sales and office occupations 4,348 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 942 4.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,915 14.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.5% of 17701 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3
Walked 5.6
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 10.5

In 2020-2024, 17701 had a total of 20,800 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.2% 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"). 33.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 33.1
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 38.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17701 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 58.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17701 had 18,548 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,252 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.6% while renters occupied 45.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.33 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.86.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 16.1% and another 14% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17701:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 56.5
Electricity 28.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 10.8
All other fuels 3.7
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17701 was $183,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.9 % had a mortgage. 41.1% 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 $1,457 and for owners without a mortgage it was $608.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17701 was $899. 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.