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17815

Bloomsburg, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
29,790
Median household income
$67,510
People below poverty
16.1%
Median home value
$222,900

Income

The median income of households in 17815 was $67,510. An estimated 5.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.3
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 7.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8
$75,000 to $99,999 14.6
$100,000 to $149,999 17.4
$150,000 to $199,999 8.3
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60844
Female 48117

An estimated 75.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 34% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,137. 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 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.6
Social Security 34
Retirement income 21.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.6
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.9

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17815 in 2020-2024, 96.4% had health insurance coverage and 3.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.2% and public coverage was 33%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.6%.


In 2020-2024, 17815 had a total population of 29,790 - 15,348 (51.5%) females and 14,442 (48.5%) males. The median age was 34.6 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 36.3% was 19 to 44 years, 21.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17815 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 501 563
5 to 9 720 557
10 to 14 792 567
15 to 19 1537 2017
20 to 24 2283 2254
25 to 29 946 821
30 to 34 783 656
35 to 39 655 660
40 to 44 877 887
45 to 49 666 792
50 to 54 706 667
55 to 59 741 850
60 to 64 1044 1035
65 to 69 809 928
70 to 74 625 703
75 to 79 335 520
80 to 84 185 394
85 and over 237 477

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.3% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 13.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.5% of the people in 17815 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.9% of the people in 17815 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,386 households in 17815. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.4% of the households in 17815 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.8% of all households, while 20.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.7% of all households.

In 17815, 22.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.4
Cohabiting Couples 9.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.1% of males and 36.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.2 43.5
Now married, except separated 40.1 36.3
Separated 1.8 0.8
Widowed 2 8.8
Divorced 7.9 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17815, 300 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.1% of the people living in 17815 were U.S. natives. 79.3% of the 17815 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.9% of 17815 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17815 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 17815.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 41.3
Asia 34.3
Europe 21.4
Africa 0.6
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17815 in 2020-2024, 3.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 0.7% 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 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 17815 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.5
Different house, same county 5.7
Different county, same state 8.7
Different state 2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17815 was 9,571 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 347 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,424. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,800.

Educational Attainment of People in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.1
High school diploma or equivalency 40
Some college, no degree 14
Associate's degree 6.9
Bachelor's degree 18.3
Graduate or professional degree 14.6

Disability

In 17815, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 11.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17815, 56.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,984 82.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,819 12.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 732 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17815 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.2
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 10.8
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 13.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17815 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,627 38.6
Service occupations 2,904 19.9
Sales and office occupations 2,475 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,333 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,252 15.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.8% of 17815 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.1
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 14.8

In 2020-2024, 17815 had a total of 12,743 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.4% 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"). 22.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.8
Mobile homes 6.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

7.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17815 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17815 had 11,386 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,357 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62% while renters occupied 38%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.01.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.3% and another 23% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17815:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.4
Electricity 35.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 20.1
All other fuels 7.6
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17815 was $222,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.4 % had a mortgage. 50.6% 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 $1,537 and for owners without a mortgage it was $583.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17815 was $1,025. 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.