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18847

Susquehanna, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,104
Median household income
$57,386
People below poverty
14.8%
Median home value
$155,700

Income

The median income of households in 18847 was $57,386. An estimated 5.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.3
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 12.5
$25,000 to $34,999 9.3
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8
$50,000 to $74,999 19.1
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9
$100,000 to $149,999 14.3
$150,000 to $199,999 7.3
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58456
Female 39773

An estimated 61.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,723. 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 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.9
Social Security 49.3
Retirement income 28.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.4
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.4

In 2020-2024, 22 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 18847 in 2020-2024, 91.3% had health insurance coverage and 8.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.2% and public coverage was 52.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 18847 had a total population of 5,104 - 2,419 (47.4%) females and 2,685 (52.6%) males. The median age was 42.8 years. An estimated 23.9% of the population was under 18 years, 26.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 18847 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 149 152
5 to 9 230 138
10 to 14 175 159
15 to 19 175 143
20 to 24 127 103
25 to 29 166 107
30 to 34 174 109
35 to 39 122 168
40 to 44 118 136
45 to 49 211 104
50 to 54 166 123
55 to 59 153 165
60 to 64 163 212
65 to 69 175 179
70 to 74 168 209
75 to 79 97 83
80 to 84 33 66
85 and over 83 63

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.6% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 10.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.1% of the people in 18847 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.6% of the people in 18847 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,007 households in 18847. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.9% of the households in 18847 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.8% of all households, while 24.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.2% of all households.

In 18847, 26.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.9
Cohabiting Couples 11.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44% of males and 47.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.7 24.4
Now married, except separated 44 47.3
Separated 2.3 1.6
Widowed 6.9 12.5
Divorced 13.1 14.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 18847, 64 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.5% of the people living in 18847 were U.S. natives. 54% of the 18847 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.5% of 18847 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 18847 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 18847.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 46.8
Asia 7.8
Europe 42.9
Africa 0
Northern America 2.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 18847 in 2020-2024, 3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% 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 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 18847 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 18847 was 1,052 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 46 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 912. College or graduate school enrollment was 94.

Educational Attainment of People in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.3
High school diploma or equivalency 48.1
Some college, no degree 15.7
Associate's degree 11.2
Bachelor's degree 9.5
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 18847, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14% of people under 18 years old, to 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 18847, 47.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,594 82.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 227 11.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 118 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 18847 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.2
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 13.8
Wholesale trade 3.7
Retail trade 10.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.9
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 18847 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 514 26.5
Service occupations 386 19.9
Sales and office occupations 384 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 225 11.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 430 22.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.8% of 18847 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.1% 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 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 2.1
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 14.5

In 2020-2024, 18847 had a total of 2,801 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.3% 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. 11.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13
Mobile homes 11.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 37.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 18847 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 61.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 18847 had 2,007 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 794 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.2% while renters occupied 24.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.82.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 23.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 18847:

House Heating Fuel Used in 18847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.1
Electricity 18.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 44
All other fuels 16.6
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 18847 was $155,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 38 % had a mortgage. 62% 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 $1,335 and for owners without a mortgage it was $538.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 18847 was $855. 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.