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Bucks County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Bucks County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bucks County is a suburban Philadelphia county of 650,131 residents that grew 3.1% over five years, with a median household income of $114,764 and a poverty rate of just 6.1%. Its workforce of roughly 431,000 labor-force participants is well-educated — 43.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — with median worker earnings of $57,638 and an unemployment rate of 4.6%. Housing costs are elevated, with a median home value of $421,700 and median rent of $1,537/month, and the county's 78.0% homeownership rate and median age of 44.2 reflect a relatively settled, established residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

650,131

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$114,764

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.1% since 2018

Bucks County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone525,093 (81.1%)
  • Asian Alone32,489 (5.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone24,691 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race23,926 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races20,232 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone19,941 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish23,497
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic18,464
  3. 3.Other Indo-European17,378
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island5,604
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3,799

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

28,052

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$57,277

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$56,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance84,507
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services48,444
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)41,908
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)36,192
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing25,761

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations169,174
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations68,197
  3. 3.Service Occupations40,527
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations35,273
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations24,302

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.23×)41,113
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.22×)9,471
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.15×)25,786
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.12×)46,582
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)85,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$421,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,537/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99948,257 (24.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99942,507 (21.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99938,144 (19.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99917,699 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99915,301 (7.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,511 (4.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

43.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$57,638

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone230,744 (69.6%)
  • Worked At Home64,911 (19.6%)
  • Carpooled20,788 (6.3%)
  • Public Transit6,467 (2.0%)
  • Walked4,262 (1.3%)
  • Other3,134 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.