Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	143,558	13,018,639	334,922,499	471st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,313	$77,971	$80,734	1317th of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	40.9	38.9	1022nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.9%	35.2%	35.7%	2020th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$153,000	$254,500	$332,700	2193rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$876	$1,209	$1,413	1576th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.8%	11.7%	12.5%	1759th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.3%	5.2%	892nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	184.4	291.0	n/a	663rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	7.7%	14.1%	1676th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.6	n/a	n/a	1957th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	69.3%	65.2%	1347th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.3	26.3	26.4	932nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	15.6%	15.1%	2023rd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2547th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.5%	46.2%	46.9%	2563rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.5%	n/a	n/a	1767th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.8%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	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)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.9	44.6	61.4

Age in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	43.7	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	57,988	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.5%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	34.6%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,954	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.9%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.8%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.0%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.2%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	67,295	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.0%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.2%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,946.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,140	$3,311	n/a

Education in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	9.8%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.8%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.8%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.8%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.1%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.4%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	9.9%	16.7%

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