Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County has a population of 39,668 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $215,300, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $66,876.

Home price
$215,300
Income
$66,876
Population
39,668
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$215,300county
Median gross rent$929county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198058.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$994county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,059county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$894county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$66,876county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate9.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.0%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.7%county
Economic output per resident$55,515county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.11%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport727163county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths25.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.9%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment4190county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible54.7%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population39,668county
Land area in square miles329county
People per square mile of land121.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages8.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents247county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in771county
Households that moved away731county
Average income of arriving households$48,907county
Average income of departing households$53,410county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year69county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings2.9%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.9 incounty
Annual snowfall14.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use849 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity33.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.8%county
Homes heated by propane7.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil28.8%county
Homes heated by wood10.2%county
Households with broadband83.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk71.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk77.7county
Hail risk11.5county
Earthquake risk48.7county
Tornado risk36.9county
Tropical cyclone risk77.3county
Extreme heat risk43.6county
Winter weather risk79.9county
Strong wind risk65.5county
Wildfire risk17.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Snyder County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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