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Snyder County, PA

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

AI Overview

Snyder County is a small rural Pennsylvania county of 39,711 residents with a working-class economic profile, where median worker earnings of $37,058 and median household income of $66,876 sit below state norms, and only 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor market is notably tight, with unemployment at just 2.3%, though labor force participation of 60.6% limits the available worker pool. Housing costs are relatively modest—median home value of $205,500 and median gross rent of $890/month—and the county's population has edged down 1.9% over five years.

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

Population

39,711

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,876

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,487 (94.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race701 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races599 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone259 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone258 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone240 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic2,045
  2. 2.Spanish522
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic105
  4. 4.Other Indo-European82
  5. 5.Arabic52

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,640

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,451

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,330
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,124
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,819
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,665
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,116

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,046
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,937
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,809
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,941
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,523

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.32×)712
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)3,236
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.30×)1,735
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)2,658
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)5,348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$205,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$890/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,885 (17.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,591 (14.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,174 (10.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,082 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999997 (9.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999886 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,793 (73.0%)
  • Carpooled1,795 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,709 (9.0%)
  • Walked1,156 (6.1%)
  • Bicycle266 (1.4%)
  • Other113 (0.6%)

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.