Bessemer, PA Demographic Data
Bessemer, PA Summary
Bessemer is located in Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 1,102
- Area: 1.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 636.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,100.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bessemer, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
591
49%
50.8
Male
609
51%
49.2
Total Population
1,200
323,128,000
Bessemer, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
63
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
50
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
96
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
54
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
84
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
156
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
166
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
169
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
105
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
69
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
93
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
71
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
24
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
951
79.3%
77.2
Female
485
51.0%
51.3
Male
466
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
928
77.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
229
19.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
188
15.7%
15.2
Female
99
52.7%
55.8
Male
89
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Bessemer, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,195
99.6%
96.8
White
1,180
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
10
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.3%
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
5
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
1
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,187
98.9%
82.2
Bessemer, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
16
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
81
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
407
47.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
162
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
72
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
88
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
97
11.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
756
88.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
115
13.5%
31.2
Bessemer, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
337
34.0%
33.7%
Now Married
480
48.4%
47.5
Divorced
106
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
3
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
65
6.6
5.8%
Bessemer, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,113
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
24
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
15
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bessemer, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
31
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
19
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
60
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
68
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
78
16.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
128
27.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
34
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
43,523
57,617
Per capita income
22,085
31,128
Bessemer, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
41
8.1%
9.8
Construction
60
11.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
96
18.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
36
7.1%
6.6
Information
8
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
49
9.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
25
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
3
0.6%
4.6
Retail trade
67
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
58
11.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
11
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
85
16.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
117
23.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
141
27.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
95
18.7%
18.1%
Bessemer, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
498
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
446
89.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
40
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
3
0.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
9
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.7
26.6
Bessemer, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
30
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
142
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
194
41.9%
37.1
3 or more
97
21.0%
21.0
Bessemer, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
463
87.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
341
73.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
122
26.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
66
12.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Bessemer, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
529
1 room
3
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
16
3.0%
9.1
4 rooms
84
15.9%
16.5
5 rooms
108
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
108
20.4%
17.8
7 rooms
115
21.7%
12.0
8 rooms
45
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
50
9.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Bessemer, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
529
1-unit, detached
443
83.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
2.6%
5.9
2-units
19
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
28
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
25
4.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bessemer, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
180
34.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
91
17.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
103
19.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
49
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
66
12.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6
1.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12
2.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22
4.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bessemer, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
335
72.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
71
15.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
48
10.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.6%
1.1
Bessemer, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
216
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
7
3.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
22
10.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
38.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
105
48.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
84
38.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
52
24.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
6.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
44
20.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bessemer, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
112
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
9
8.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
103
92.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
10
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
674
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
9.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4
3.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
72
64.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Bessemer, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
341
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
184
54.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
104
30.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
22
6.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3
0.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,700
205,000
