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17702

Williamsport, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
10,488
Median household income
$70,210
People below poverty
6.5%
Median home value
$196,900

Income

The median income of households in 17702 was $70,210. An estimated 2.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 10.3
$200,000 or more 5.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 55938
Female 43795

An estimated 76.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,050. 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 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.1
Social Security 37.6
Retirement income 29.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.2
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.3

In 2020-2024, 9.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17702 in 2020-2024, 95.2% had health insurance coverage and 4.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.2% and public coverage was 45.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.5%.


In 2020-2024, 17702 had a total population of 10,488 - 5,410 (51.6%) females and 5,078 (48.4%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 21.2% of the population was under 18 years, 30.5% was 19 to 44 years, 27% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17702 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 306 217
5 to 9 343 338
10 to 14 280 349
15 to 19 214 252
20 to 24 286 272
25 to 29 342 252
30 to 34 333 488
35 to 39 330 262
40 to 44 303 330
45 to 49 338 369
50 to 54 268 274
55 to 59 286 492
60 to 64 417 393
65 to 69 277 325
70 to 74 230 261
75 to 79 266 269
80 to 84 150 109
85 and over 109 158

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.5% were White; 1.1% were Black or African American; 7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1% of the people in 17702 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.3% of the people in 17702 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,457 households in 17702. The average household size was 2.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.8% of the households in 17702 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.5% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.3% of all households.

In 17702, 23.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.8
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.8% of males and 53.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.7 27.4
Now married, except separated 53.8 53.4
Separated 1.1 0.8
Widowed 3.2 8.5
Divorced 10.1 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17702, 148 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.8% of the people living in 17702 were U.S. natives. 83.1% of the 17702 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.2% of 17702 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17702 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 17702.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 2.2
Asia 22.7
Europe 35.8
Africa 0
Northern America 39.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17702 in 2020-2024, 1.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% of people at least five years old; 0.2% 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 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 17702 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.1
Different house, same county 8.6
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17702 was 1,981 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 71 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,559. College or graduate school enrollment was 351.

Educational Attainment of People in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 38.2
Some college, no degree 16.6
Associate's degree 13.2
Bachelor's degree 15.1
Graduate or professional degree 10.3

Disability

In 17702, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17702, 60.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,408 85.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 560 10.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 198 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17702 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 14.4
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 11.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17702 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,923 37.2
Service occupations 804 15.5
Sales and office occupations 1,237 23.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 469 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 740 14.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.1% of 17702 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 2.6
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 6.7

In 2020-2024, 17702 had a total of 4,705 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.4% 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"). 17.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.2
Mobile homes 1.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17702 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 67.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17702 had 4,457 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 248 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.2% while renters occupied 26.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.05.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 20.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17702:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17702 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50.2
Electricity 24.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 18
All other fuels 7.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17702 was $196,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.9 % had a mortgage. 42.1% 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 $1,521 and for owners without a mortgage it was $563.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17702 was $1,067. 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.