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19029

Essington, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,980
Median household income
$53,451
People below poverty
19.3%
Median home value
$207,400

Income

The median income of households in 19029 was $53,451. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 7.7
$15,000 to $24,999 5.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.7
$35,000 to $49,999 19.7
$50,000 to $74,999 20.1
$75,000 to $99,999 10.1
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7
$150,000 to $199,999 6
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60179
Female 53926

An estimated 70.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,165. 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 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.7
Social Security 40.1
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.9
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.4

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 65.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19029 in 2020-2024, 94.5% had health insurance coverage and 5.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.2% and public coverage was 49.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.5%.


In 2020-2024, 19029 had a total population of 3,980 - 1,952 (49%) females and 2,028 (51%) males. The median age was 46.5 years. An estimated 17.1% of the population was under 18 years, 30.3% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19029 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 72 76
5 to 9 75 74
10 to 14 42 153
15 to 19 180 97
20 to 24 86 23
25 to 29 208 106
30 to 34 244 164
35 to 39 117 154
40 to 44 52 54
45 to 49 28 153
50 to 54 219 86
55 to 59 100 212
60 to 64 187 89
65 to 69 169 149
70 to 74 96 89
75 to 79 75 189
80 to 84 31 30
85 and over 47 54

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.6% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 7.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.6% of the people in 19029 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.2% of the people in 19029 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,781 households in 19029. The average household size was 2.23 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.8% of the households in 19029 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29% of all households, while 29% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.6% of all households.

In 19029, 22% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.9% of males and 39.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.3 31.8
Now married, except separated 38.9 39.6
Separated 7.1 6.1
Widowed 5.1 9.2
Divorced 7.6 13.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19029, 74 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in 19029 were U.S. natives. 84.3% of the 19029 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of 19029 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 90% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19029 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 19029.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 100
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19029 in 2020-2024, 3.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% of people at least five years old; 1.8% 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 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.7
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 19029 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.2
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 5.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19029 was 688 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 507. College or graduate school enrollment was 180.

Educational Attainment of People in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 50.7
Some college, no degree 17.3
Associate's degree 4.2
Bachelor's degree 12
Graduate or professional degree 5.8

Disability

In 19029, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.3% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19029, 55.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,625 84.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 221 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 49 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19029 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 5.4
Manufacturing 8.2
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.9
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19029 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 542 28.3
Service occupations 466 24.4
Sales and office occupations 478 25
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 202 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 225 11.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69% of 19029 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.3
Walked 1.4
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 11.1

In 2020-2024, 19029 had a total of 1,917 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.8% 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"). 23.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 23.6
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19029 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 72.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19029 had 1,781 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 136 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.7% while renters occupied 34.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.26 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.4% and another 11.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19029:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19029 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 62.4
Electricity 18.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 16.8
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19029 was $207,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.1 % had a mortgage. 50.9% 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 $1,699 and for owners without a mortgage it was $629.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19029 was $1,351. 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.