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Swatara, PA Urban Area

6,554 Population
5 square miles 1,317.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±4.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,553 ±$3,498 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$100,139 ±$14,578 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.8% ±3.4% (380  ±224) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.5 minutes ±1.5 (71,850  ±11,275) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,375 ±264 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (6,551  ±720) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±3% (78  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,422 ±267 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$249,800 ±$17,060 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.9% ±1.8% (254  ±122.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.5% ±13.9% (3,797  ±395) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.7% ±3.4% (1,016  ±186.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of 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

4.9% ±2.9% (323  ±190) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.2% ±2.3% (444  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
444 Total veterans ±122 384 Male ±111 60 Female ±41

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