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Sullivan County, PA

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

AI Overview

Sullivan County is a small, rural Pennsylvania county with a population of 5,849 and a median age of 55.9, reflecting an older resident base and a labor force participation rate of just 52.3%. The workforce of roughly 3,000 skews toward lower educational attainment—19.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—while median worker earnings of $40,590 and median gross rent of $781/month point to relatively low operating costs. The county has shed 5.3% of its population over five years and carries a 6.4% unemployment rate, though an 84.9% homeownership rate and median home value of $186,400 suggest stable, owner-occupied housing stock.

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

Population

5,849

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,764

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

55.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,520 (93.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone138 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races110 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race50 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone47 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone18 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish91
  2. 2.Other Indo-European29
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic14
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12
  5. 5.Arabic11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

30.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

495

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,438

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,338

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance509
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)446
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities223
  4. 4.Construction (Group)222
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)212

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations833
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations526
  3. 3.Service Occupations411
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations381
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations367

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.94×)164
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)428
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.53×)234
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)170
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.37×)248

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$186,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$781/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999313 (14.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999273 (12.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999221 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999194 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999183 (8.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999169 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,590

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,990 (80.3%)
  • Worked At Home196 (7.9%)
  • Carpooled156 (6.3%)
  • Walked79 (3.2%)
  • Other53 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.2%)

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.