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Schuylkill County, PA

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

AI Overview

Schuylkill County is a largely working-class county of 144,523 residents with a low college-attainment rate of 19.1% and a median worker earnings figure of $41,668, reflecting a workforce oriented toward trade and manual occupations rather than professional services. Labor force participation is relatively low at 57.7%, and unemployment sits at 5.2%, against a backdrop of essentially flat population (−0.2% over five years) and a median age of 43.7. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $140,400 and median gross rent of $842/month, and a homeownership rate of 76.3%.

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

Population

144,523

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$68,313

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

Schuylkill County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone125,928 (87.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,584 (3.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,118 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,685 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,441 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone697 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,494
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic1,015
  3. 3.Other Indo-European482
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic452
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,078

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,617

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,769

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,241
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)11,668
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)7,575
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities5,337
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,627

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations21,087
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations15,365
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations10,617
  4. 4.Service Occupations10,586
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,935

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.94×)12,504
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.44×)1,483
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.39×)5,259
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)7,555
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)3,118

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$842/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,284 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,351 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,973 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9993,709 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,346 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,687 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,668

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone49,381 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled6,563 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home4,604 (7.3%)
  • Walked1,864 (2.9%)
  • Other684 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit223 (0.4%)

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.