Lewisburg, PA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

42,908

0.432% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

39.7

0.253% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10.8%

13.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$64,914

5.03% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$210,300

9.7% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

16,876

1.45% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lewisburg, PA had a population of 42.9k people with a median age of 39.7 and a median household income of $64,914. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lewisburg, PA declined from 43,094 to 42,908, a −0.432% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,807 to $64,914, a 5.03% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lewisburg, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.28%), White (Hispanic) (3.31%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.24%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.939%).

None of the households in Lewisburg, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Lewisburg, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lewisburg, PA are Bucknell University (1,094 degrees awarded in 2022) and Miller-Motte College-McCann-Lewisburg (93 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Lewisburg, PA was $210,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.7%.

Most people in Lewisburg, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lewisburg, PA was 2 cars per household.

Lewisburg, PA borders .

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Population & Diversity

Lewisburg, PA is home to a population of 42.9k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.05% of Lewisburg, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.31k people).

In 2022, there were 13.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.7k people) in Lewisburg, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.69k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.42k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

98.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98% of Lewisburg, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lewisburg, PA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lewisburg, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lewisburg, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
36.7k ± 131
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.69k ± 173
White (Hispanic)
1.42k ± 230

5.61%

Hispanic Population

2.41k people

5.61% of the people in Lewisburg, PA are hispanic (2.41k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lewisburg, PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.05%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.31k people

3.34%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.44k people

As of 2022, 3.05% of Lewisburg, PA residents (1.31k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lewisburg, PA was 3.34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lewisburg, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
909 ± 172
Gulf War (2001-)
385 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
296 ± 109

Lewisburg, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lewisburg, PA employs 16.9k people. The largest industries in Lewisburg, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,271 people), Educational Services (2,762 people), and Manufacturing (2,144 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($67,634), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,958), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,458).

Employment

Occupations

16.9k

2022 Value

± 868

1.45%

1 Year growth

± 7.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lewisburg, PA grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 16.6k employees to 16.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lewisburg, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,070 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,806 people), and Management Occupations (1,579 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lewisburg, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.9k

2022 Value

± 868

1.45%

1 Year growth

± 7.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lewisburg, PA grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 16.6k employees to 16.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lewisburg, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,271 people), Educational Services (2,762 people), and Manufacturing (2,144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lewisburg, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lewisburg, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,764

Median earning men ± $2,895

$32,269

Median earning women ± $2,690

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($81,346), Public Administration ($73,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,509).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($58,365), Public Administration ($45,870), and Manufacturing ($38,679).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

509
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
225
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
180
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

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Senator Elections

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US Representative Elections

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Education

In 2022, universities in Lewisburg, PA awarded 1,187 degrees. The student population of Lewisburg, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,825 male students and 2,106 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lewisburg, PA are White (878 and 78%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (79 and 7.02%), Two or More Races (70 and 6.22%), and Asian (53 and 4.71%).

The largest universities in Lewisburg, PA by number of degrees awarded are Bucknell University (1,094 and 92.2%) and Miller-Motte College-McCann-Lewisburg (93 and 7.83%).

The most popular majors in Lewisburg, PA are General Economics (106 and 8.93%), General Political Science & Government (97 and 8.17%), and General Psychology (94 and 7.92%).

The median tuition cost in Lewisburg, PA for private four year colleges is $61,408.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Lewisburg, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 32.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 3,931 (46.4% men and 53.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 3,931 students enrolled in Lewisburg, PA, 46.4% men and 53.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,951 records, of which 53.7% were women and 46.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Economics
106 degrees awarded
General Political Science & Government
97 degrees awarded
General Psychology
93 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lewisburg, PA was General Economics with 106 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Lewisburg, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Bucknell University
1,094 degrees awarded
Miller-Motte College-McCann-Lewisburg
93 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bucknell University with 1,094 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 473 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lewisburg, PA, which is 0.662 times less than the 714 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 878 degrees mean that there were 11.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 79 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($61,408) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($338) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lewisburg, PA was $210,300 in 2022, which is 0.746 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $191,700 to $210,300, a 9.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Lewisburg, PA is 71.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lewisburg, PA have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lewisburg, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$210,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,438

$10,156

Median Property Taxes

±$660

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lewisburg, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lewisburg, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.7%

Homeownership

2022

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.7% of the housing units in Lewisburg, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lewisburg, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the counties in Lewisburg, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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$64,914

Median Household Income

± $4,753

14.2k

Number of Households

± 832

In 2022, the median household income of the 14.2k households in Lewisburg, PA grew to $64,914 from the previous year's value of $61,807.

The following chart displays the households in Lewisburg, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Lewisburg, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74%)
Walked (8.49%)
Carpooled (8.35%)

In 2022, 74% of workers in Lewisburg, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (8.49%) and those who carpooled to work (8.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lewisburg, PA have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Lewisburg, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lewisburg, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lewisburg, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lewisburg, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lewisburg, PA (3.73k out of 34.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lewisburg, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.9% of the population of Lewisburg, PA has health coverage, with 50.7% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 16.3% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.56% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.1%

Uninsured

50.7%

Employer Coverage

10.3%

Medicaid

16.3%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

0.56%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lewisburg, PA declined by 1.24% from 10.2% to 10.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lewisburg, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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