Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Sullivan County has a population of 5,888 and has grown 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $197,100, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $69,764.

Home price
$197,100
Income
$69,764
Population
5,888
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$197,100county
Median gross rent$775county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198060.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant54.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use50.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$775county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$69,764county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home7.9%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.2%county
Economic output per resident$55,526county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.02%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 time31.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport219572county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station83 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths17.0county
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 higher21.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment620county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible94.2%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance4.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.9%county

Place

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

Population5,888county
Land area in square miles450county
People per square mile of land13.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age55.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1810.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over31.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents257county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in132county
Households that moved away122county
Average income of arriving households$75,439county
Average income of departing households$58,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.4 incounty
Annual snowfall31.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.74 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing155 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use849 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.0%county
Homes heated by propane12.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil43.8%county
Homes heated by wood18.5%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk64.3county
Hail risk3.4county
Earthquake risk24.5county
Tornado risk12.2county
Tropical cyclone risk58.9county
Extreme heat risk6.9county
Winter weather risk30.8county
Strong wind risk13.0county
Wildfire risk6.0county

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 Sullivan 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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