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Messiah College, PA

2,329 Population
0.3 square miles 7,264.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

20.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about half the figure in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,370 ±$2,437 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: $43,785 ±$654
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

N/A Persons below poverty line

9.8 minutes ±2.7 (9,260  ±2,966) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 22.5 5,481,465 (±0.2 / ±96,006)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4 ±4 Number of households
  • the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 246,084 ±979
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.3 ±0.8 (5  ±6) Persons per household
  • about half the figure in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 2.4 583,828 (±0 / ±304)
  • about half the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about half the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.1% ±0.2% (1  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 4.7% 6,451 (±0.5% / ±618)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8 ±8 Number of housing units
  • the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 259,155 ±186
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

70.2% ±14.1% (1,636  ±329.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 12.1% 72,446 (±0.6% / ±3,449.1)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±101.6% (37  ±48.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 92.2% 388,515 (±1.1% / ±4,821.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
70.3% ±76.4% (26  ±35.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 35.8% 150,757 (±0.7% / ±3,046.6)
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.4% ±2.4% (102  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 8.2% 49,351
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±12 N/A Male ±12 N/A Female ±12

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