Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Bucks County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (108th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (70th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	647,461	13,018,639	334,922,499	108th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$114,764	$77,971	$80,734	70th of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	40.9	38.9	895th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.8%	35.2%	35.7%	176th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$445,700	$254,500	$332,700	205th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,605	$1,209	$1,413	188th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.1%	11.7%	12.5%	3108th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.3%	5.2%	1678th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,071.2	291.0	n/a	171st of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.4%	7.7%	14.1%	366th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.3	n/a	n/a	422nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.8%	69.3%	65.2%	994th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	26.3	26.4	658th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.6%	15.6%	15.1%	151st of 3,222
Uninsured	4.8%	n/a	n/a	3042nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.4%	46.2%	46.9%	348th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.0%	n/a	n/a	107th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.1	44.6	61.4

Age in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	44.2	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	249,187	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.4%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.9%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$59,022	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.5%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.2%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.1%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.9%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.8%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	257,260	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.4%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.8%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.1%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.2%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,826	$3,311	n/a

Education in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.9%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.5%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.3%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.0%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.6%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.0%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.3%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.4%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.7%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.9%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.6%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.8%	9.9%	16.7%

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