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Bucks County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-DE-MD-NJ
Designated Market Area: Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 645,054   ( 19,805 from 2010 , 1,472 from 2020)
Land area: 604.4 square miles
Population density: 1067.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:528,562 81.94% 2.7%
Black:27,1474.21% 26.5%
Indian:7570.12% 0.9%
Asian:36,7265.69% 52.8%
2+ races:11,2291.74% 36.7%
Hispanic:40,6336.30% 51.7%
Total non-White:116,49218.06% 42.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,320 9.5
Deaths:16,16512.5
Net Migration: 7400.6
Net Immigration: 1,2501.0
Change in White population:-14,645 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:34,450 5.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
625,249
543,20786.88%
21,4543.43%
7500.12%
24,0313.84%
8,2121.31%
26,7824.28%
82,04213.12%

2000
597,635
544,73391.15%
18,9703.17%
6440.11%
13,6862.29%
5,0340.84%
14,0052.34%
52,9028.85%

1990
541,174
508,73494.01%
14,8382.74%
6850.13%
8,3831.55%
n/a
8,5341.58%
32,4405.99%

1980
479,211
458,38695.65%
11,5962.42%
4650.10%
3,2680.68%
n/a
5,2751.10%
20,8254.35%

1970
415,056
400,96296.60%
8,2401.99%
2490.06%
6090.15%
n/a
4,6121.11%
14,094 3.40%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
64,404 10.8
47,2177.9
6,6671.1
8,4131.4
-1,526 -0.3
29,140 4.9
1990's
NumberRate
73,957 13.7
44,8668.3
17,3913.2
8,3491.5
35,999 6.7
20,462 3.8
1980's
NumberRate
73,207 15.3
37,538 7.8
27,274 5.7
n/a
50,348 10.5
11,615 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
22,098 5.3
n/a
57,424 13.8
6,731 1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Bucks County, PA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
44.0
129,300 20.0%
515,754 80.0%
125,555 19.5%
246,834
2.58
175,775 71.2%
141,546 80.5%
10,343 5.9%
71,059 28.8%

2010
NumberPercent
42.0
143,514 23.0%
481,735 77.0%
91,219 14.6%
234,849
2.63
168,665 71.8%
136,531 80.9%
10,696 6.3%
66,184 28.2%

2000
NumberPercent
37.7
153,343 25.7%
444,292 74.3%
74,282 12.4%
218,773
2.69
161,840 74.0%
135,765 83.9%
9,471 5.9%
56,933 26.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.7
138,736 25.6%
402,438 74.4%
58,784 10.9%
190,312
2.80
146,671 77.1%
126,127 86.0%
7,248 4.9%
43,641 22.9%

1980
NumberPercent
29.8
143,050 29.9%
336,161 70.1%
38,341 8.0%
156,386
3.02
126,402 80.8%
110,243 87.2%
7,203 5.7%
29,984 19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bucks County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units255,599 
Median Value$395,800 
Occupied246,83496.6%
Vacant8,7653.4%
Owned192,46678.0%
Rented54,36822.0%
Median Rent$1,461 
Single-Family Units204,31979.9%
    Detached162,94363.7%
    Attached41,37616.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units34,83313.6%
Mobile Homes4,8571.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bucks County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,6522.7%
$10,000 to $14,9994,1871.7%
$15,000 to $19,9994,8632.0%
$20,000 to $24,9996,2452.5%
$25,000 to $29,9995,7712.3%
$30,000 to $34,9996,1132.5%
$35,000 to $39,9996,3642.6%
$40,000 to $44,9995,8942.4%
$45,000 to $49,9996,2992.6%
$50,000 to $59,99913,3435.4%
$60,000 to $74,99919,2257.8%
$75,000 to $99,99929,56812.0%
$100,000 to $124,99927,30611.1%
$125,000 to $149,99922,2229.0%
$150,000 to $199,99932,74213.3%
$200,000 or more50,04020.3%
Median Household Income107,826 
Per Capita Income54,930 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state116 
Compared to U.S.107 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,3813.8%
Public Assistance4,5641.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps18,5777.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed293,30476.7%
Unemployed14,2363.7%
In Armed Forces5260.1%
Total Labor Force308,06680.6%
Not in Labor Force74,35919.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector132,755105,40455.7%
Non-Profit10,84223,82531.3%
Self-Employed22,25410,98966.9%
Local Government8,26612,77639.3%
State Government3,4513,06553.0%
Federal Government3,4562,39059.1%
Total Private + Self155,009116,39357.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.26,01542,05638.2%
Total181,024158,44953.3%
Pct. Govt.9.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts70,48720.7%
Sales and Office Occupations71,27221.0%
Professional, Technical93,19827.4%
Service Occupations42,96112.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5040.1%
All others61,94418.2%
White Collar 69.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance52,87215.6%
Manufacturing40,24011.8%
Retail trade36,33310.7%
Professional, scientific, technical33,4249.8%
Educational services32,2279.5%
Construction23,6607.0%
Finance and insurance20,7446.1%
Accommodation and food services16,4524.8%
Other services13,4844.0%
Transportation and warehousing12,9373.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.12,5723.7%
Public administration10,9213.2%
Wholesale trade10,5953.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,0812.1%
Information6,3221.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,4661.6%
Utilities2,1800.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,1930.4%
Management8400.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3190.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bucks County, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8,6341.34%
Puerto Rican14,8992.31%
Cuban1,3780.21%
Dominican1,4150.22%
Total Central American3,8950.60%
Costa Rican7800.12%
Guatemalan1,9870.31%
Honduran2570.04%
Nicaraguan540.01%
Panamanian2320.04%
Salvadoran5670.09%
Other Central American180.00%
Total South American4,1750.65%
Argentinean5870.09%
Bolivian180.00%
Chilean2240.03%
Colombian1,1390.18%
Ecuadorian9380.15%
Paraguayan1050.02%
Peruvian7850.12%
Uruguayan210.00%
Venezuelan2590.04%
Other South American990.02%
Other Hispanic3,7990.59%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian17,1242.65%
Chinese4,7510.74%
Korean2,4350.38%
Vietnamese1,6560.26%
Filipino1,1780.18%
Cambodian4130.06%
Bangladeshi4080.06%
Taiwanese2390.04%
Thai1830.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English536,16187.2%
Spanish21,6483.5%
Other Indo-European18,6063.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic17,3432.8%
Other Asian5,1840.8%
Chinese3,9260.6%
Other2,7150.4%
German, other Germanic2,4660.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,8580.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish145,74122.6%
German136,80621.2%
Italian90,24314.0%
English63,4809.8%
Polish43,7266.8%
American29,7304.6%
Russian14,7832.3%
Ukrainian12,6342.0%
Scottish10,5621.6%
European9,5831.5%
French8,9591.4%
Hungarian6,8351.1%
Dutch6,1821.0%
Welsh5,7330.9%
Scotch-Irish5,6490.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen624,73896.8%
Not a citizen20,4253.2%
Native579,58389.8%
Foreign-born65,58010.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bucks County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,313 1.8%16,367 3.5%128,984 27.8%109,432 23.6%119,275 25.7%81,694 17.6%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,313 1.8%
9-12 Years 16,367 3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 128,984 27.8%
Some College 109,432 23.6%
Bach. Degree 119,275 25.7%
Grad Degree 81,694 17.6%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Bucks County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 299,570 286,637 12,933 4.3% 5.5%
1991 303,594 282,464 21,130 7.0% 6.9%
1992 304,765 282,628 22,137 7.3% 7.5%
1993 305,014 285,844 19,170 6.3% 6.9%
1994 306,950 290,543 16,407 5.3% 6.3%
1995 308,633 292,969 15,664 5.1% 5.9%
1996 317,247 302,739 14,508 4.6% 5.5%
1997 324,301 310,917 13,384 4.1% 5.1%
1998 328,708 316,710 11,998 3.7% 4.7%
1999 334,250 322,597 11,653 3.5% 4.5%
2000 330,127 318,735 11,392 3.5% 4.2%
2001 336,114 322,735 13,379 4.0% 4.8%
2002 338,904 322,692 16,212 4.8% 5.6%
2003 336,169 320,352 15,817 4.7% 5.7%
2004 338,178 322,769 15,409 4.6% 5.4%
2005 341,553 327,346 14,207 4.2% 5.0%
2006 346,166 332,417 13,749 4.0% 4.7%
2007 347,487 333,787 13,700 3.9% 4.6%
2008 352,807 336,113 16,694 4.7% 5.3%
2009 343,952 319,056 24,896 7.2% 8.0%
2010 336,119 311,287 24,832 7.4% 8.2%
2011 335,647 311,668 23,979 7.1% 7.8%
2012 338,068 314,322 23,746 7.0% 7.7%
2013 336,071 314,645 21,426 6.4% 7.1%
2014 334,885 317,133 17,752 5.3% 5.9%
2015 337,666 321,616 16,050 4.8% 5.4%
2016 341,373 325,784 15,589 4.6% 5.3%
2017 340,117 325,430 14,687 4.3% 5.0%
2018 340,799 327,529 13,270 3.9% 4.4%
2019 345,234 331,721 13,513 3.9% 4.5%
2020 338,801 310,681 28,120 8.3% 9.1%
2021 345,392 328,006 17,386 5.0% 6.0%
2022 350,904 337,536 13,368 3.8% 4.4%
2023 353,140 342,521 10,619 3.0% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com