Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Susquehanna County has a population of 38,219 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $216,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $68,487.

Home price
$216,400
Income
$68,487
Population
38,219
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$216,400county
Median gross rent$933county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198057.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use17.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,045county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$805county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,342county
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$68,487county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate11.4%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 home13.3%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.1%county
Economic output per resident$68,448county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.09%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 time26.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24496county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 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 station89 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths47.1county
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 higher19.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment5728county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible65.5%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.4%county

Place

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

Population38,219county
Land area in square miles823county
People per square mile of land46.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents195county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in817county
Households that moved away798county
Average income of arriving households$62,127county
Average income of departing households$73,687county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year61county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.3%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.2 incounty
Annual snowfall35.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing154 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days148 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

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 electricity17.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.7%county
Homes heated by propane25.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil34.4%county
Homes heated by wood14.0%county
Households with broadband88.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk71.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk81.2county
Hail risk15.6county
Earthquake risk46.9county
Tornado risk47.0county
Tropical cyclone risk75.3county
Extreme heat risk24.1county
Winter weather risk40.8county
Strong wind risk45.9county
Wildfire risk21.2county

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 Susquehanna 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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