Upperstrasburg, PA Demographics

Population 493 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Upperstrasburg

Household size in Upperstrasburg

Household size, people per household
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–102.682.512.68
2010–142.762.532.73
2015–192.652.502.71
2020–242.872.462.65
Change+0.19−0.05−0.03
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The typical household in Upperstrasburg holds 2.87 people, more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.68 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Upperstrasburg

Median age, years
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1040.140.337.7
2010–1437.041.038.6
2015–1946.941.839.6
2020–2438.542.040.1
Change−1.6+1.7+2.3
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The median resident of Upperstrasburg is 38.5 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Upperstrasburg

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1010.6%10.5%12.3%
2010–148.3%10.6%12.3%
2015–199.1%10.5%11.6%
2020–243.7%10.7%11.6%
Change−7.0 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Upperstrasburg: 3.7% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Upperstrasburg

Renters in Upperstrasburg

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1017.2%29.0%33.3%
2010–1416.3%30.5%35.6%
2015–1913.5%31.1%36.0%
2020–2413.6%30.7%34.8%
Change−3.6 pts+1.7 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 13.6% of households in Upperstrasburg rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over a third of owners (34.6%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Upperstrasburg

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1010.7%10.3%11.4%
2010–1415.0%10.5%11.4%
2015–199.0%10.7%11.1%
2020–2410.1%9.1%9.6%
Change−0.6 pts−1.2 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Upperstrasburg is close to the national rate: 10.1% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Upperstrasburg

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10197719631974
2010–14197519641975
2015–19197819651977
2020–24197419671980
Change−3+4+6
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Homes in Upperstrasburg run a bit older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1974 against 1980. Even so, homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania as a whole, where the median home dates to 1967.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Upperstrasburg

Rent, per month
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10$752$829$965
2010–14$936$923$1,040
2015–19$969$1,039$1,213
2020–24$906$1,323$1,571
Change+$154+$494+$606
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Rent in Upperstrasburg runs $906 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 16.4% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Upperstrasburg

Bachelor's degrees in Upperstrasburg

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1013.0%27.2%28.4%
2010–1412.2%28.7%29.6%
2015–1914.1%31.8%32.1%
2020–2412.9%35.6%35.6%
Change−0.2 pts+8.3 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Upperstrasburg have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.9%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Upperstrasburg

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1081.8%87.3%84.9%
2010–1486.7%88.8%86.1%
2015–1985.5%90.3%87.7%
2020–2487.3%91.8%89.3%
Change+5.5 pts+4.5 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in eight adults in Upperstrasburg never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Upperstrasburg

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodUpperstrasburgPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–104.6%7.5%8.1%
2010–145.1%8.8%9.4%
2015–194.6%5.5%5.6%
2020–242.2%5.4%5.4%
Change−2.4 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Upperstrasburg has been low: just 2.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Upperstrasburg compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Upperstrasburg2.8738.53.7%13.6%10.1%1974$90612.9%87.3%2.2%
Willow Hill2.2149.66.9%14.2%13.7%1971$58718.8%92.5%2.5%
Pleasant Hall2.8738.53.7%13.6%10.1%1974$90612.9%87.3%2.2%
Fannettsburg2.2149.66.9%14.1%13.8%1971$58818.5%92.3%2.5%
Roxbury2.2849.93.2%11.2%10.4%1975$78713.9%78.6%4.4%
Orrstown2.7344.43.5%14.7%7.7%1974$95313.3%83.3%2.9%
Spring Run2.5349.24.6%6.9%6.7%1976$77412.0%86.5%2.4%
Lurgan2.7841.04.3%15.7%10.0%1973$96714.4%75.5%6.5%
Metal2.4146.36.0%14.1%12.6%1972$68317.0%90.9%2.4%
McKinney2.7841.04.3%15.7%10.0%1973$96714.4%75.5%6.5%
Pinola2.4849.04.9%23.7%2.8%1980$1,23119.0%86.8%1.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Upperstrasburg. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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