Mount Joy, PA Demographic Data
Mount Joy, PA Summary
Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 7,515
- Area: 2.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,096.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 379.92 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Joy, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,116
52%
50.8
Male
3,862
48%
49.2
Total Population
7,978
323,128,000
Mount Joy, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
493
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
515
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
471
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
423
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
628
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,303
16.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,021
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,256
15.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
428
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
407
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
614
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
236
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
183
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,208
77.8%
77.2
Female
3,294
53.1%
51.3
Male
2,914
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,948
74.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,275
16.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,033
12.9%
15.2
Female
625
60.5%
55.8
Male
408
39.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Mount Joy, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,606
95.3%
96.8
White
7,027
88.1%
72.6
Black or African American
400
5.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
43
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
26
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
136
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
372
4.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
720
9.0%
17.8
Mexican
126
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
463
5.8%
1.7
Cuban
45
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
86
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,258
91.0%
82.2
Mount Joy, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
140
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
301
5.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,461
45.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
727
13.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
499
9.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
792
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
528
9.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
441
8.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,007
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,320
24.2%
31.2
Mount Joy, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,164
33.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,029
46.6%
47.5
Divorced
675
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
317
4.9%
2.0
Widowed
314
4.8
5.8%
Mount Joy, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,964
93.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
521
7.0%
21.6%
Spanish
477
6.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
12
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
32
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mount Joy, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
127
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
179
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
282
8.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
372
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
463
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
665
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
601
18.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
392
11.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
199
6.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
16
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
56,223
57,617
Per capita income
27,777
31,128
Mount Joy, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
60
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
571
12.9%
9.8
Construction
233
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
783
17.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
261
5.9%
6.6
Information
123
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
538
12.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
358
8.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
265
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
310
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
433
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
348
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
133
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
359
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,463
33.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
783
17.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,037
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
774
17.5%
18.1%
Mount Joy, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,263
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,852
90.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
137
3.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
44
1.0%
5.1
Walked
53
1.2%
2.7
Other means
27
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
150
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Mount Joy, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
204
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
952
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,588
48.2%
37.1
3 or more
552
16.7%
21.0
Mount Joy, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,296
92.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,073
62.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,223
37.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
257
7.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Mount Joy, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,553
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
58
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
358
10.1%
9.1
4 rooms
565
15.9%
16.5
5 rooms
693
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
615
17.3%
17.8
7 rooms
517
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
371
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
376
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mount Joy, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,553
1-unit, detached
1,558
43.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
766
21.6%
5.9
2-units
166
4.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
405
11.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
340
9.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
149
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
84
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
85
2.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Joy, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
880
24.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
161
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
425
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
180
5.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
649
18.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
416
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
186
5.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
374
10.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
245
6.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
37
1.0%
1.4%
Mount Joy, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,280
38.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
23
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,214
36.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
729
22.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.2%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
29
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.4%
1.1
Mount Joy, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,529
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
44
2.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
44
2.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
116
7.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
295
19.3%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
430
28.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
600
39.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
742
49.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
275
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
137
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
152
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
208
13.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Joy, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,196
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
27
2.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
30
2.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
347
29.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
792
66.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
890
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
105
8.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
163
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
121
10.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
14.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
502
42.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Joy, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,073
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
127
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
185
8.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
568
27.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
793
38.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
329
15.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
71
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
158,100
205,000