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17844

Mifflinburg, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
10,291
Median household income
$68,314
People below poverty
7.2%
Median home value
$235,000

Income

The median income of households in 17844 was $68,314. An estimated 2.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9.3
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 20.9
$75,000 to $99,999 16.5
$100,000 to $149,999 16.6
$150,000 to $199,999 7.6
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58315
Female 40785

An estimated 77.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.7% 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 $23,806. 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 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.1
Social Security 34.7
Retirement income 31.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 3.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7

In 2020-2024, 12.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.3% 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 17.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17844 in 2020-2024, 81.1% had health insurance coverage and 18.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.5% and public coverage was 29.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 23.6%.


In 2020-2024, 17844 had a total population of 10,291 - 5,152 (50.1%) females and 5,139 (49.9%) males. The median age was 40.1 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 29.6% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17844 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 429 352
5 to 9 384 332
10 to 14 458 231
15 to 19 268 187
20 to 24 334 314
25 to 29 435 279
30 to 34 358 374
35 to 39 210 198
40 to 44 281 257
45 to 49 243 444
50 to 54 195 287
55 to 59 380 344
60 to 64 375 465
65 to 69 338 367
70 to 74 154 272
75 to 79 88 167
80 to 84 108 134
85 and over 101 148

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.4% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 12.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.3% of the people in 17844 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.2% of the people in 17844 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,250 households in 17844. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.4% of the households in 17844 while cohabiting couple households made up 3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25% of all households, while 13.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26% of all households.

In 17844, 31.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.4
Cohabiting Couples 3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65% of males and 60.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.5 15.4
Now married, except separated 65 60.4
Separated 0.9 0.3
Widowed 1.6 9
Divorced 8 15

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17844, 110 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 70% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in 17844 were U.S. natives. 88.9% of the 17844 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of 17844 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 30.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17844 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 17844.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 3.7
Asia 86.6
Europe 9.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17844 in 2020-2024, 12.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 2.2% 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 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 12
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 17844 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.6
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 3
Different state 1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17844 was 1,871 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 78 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,593. College or graduate school enrollment was 200.

Educational Attainment of People in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.3
High school diploma or equivalency 38.2
Some college, no degree 12.1
Associate's degree 10.7
Bachelor's degree 16.5
Graduate or professional degree 6.3

Disability

In 17844, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17844, 59.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,810 79.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 506 10.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 436 9.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17844 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 7
Manufacturing 17.7
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 9.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 7.3
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17844 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,665 34.8
Service occupations 996 20.8
Sales and office occupations 914 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 454 9.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 755 15.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.3% of 17844 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 3.7
Other means 3.7
Worked from home 9.6

In 2020-2024, 17844 had a total of 4,748 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.5% 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"). 13% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13
Mobile homes 11.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

5.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17844 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 66.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17844 had 4,250 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 498 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70% while renters occupied 30%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.55 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.12.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.2% and another 25.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17844:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 8.6
Electricity 38
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 35.2
All other fuels 17.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17844 was $235,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.5 % had a mortgage. 44.5% 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 $1,470 and for owners without a mortgage it was $551.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17844 was $965. 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.