CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Amity Gardens

Pennsylvania · 2,812 residents · 1.19 sq mi

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Amity Gardens is a city of 2,812 people in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 66% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.9% of locals. The median household earns $48,188, about 60% above the national median. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $124,400.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,812

−17%vs 2000

vs 3,370 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(267)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(147)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(215)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(177)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(488)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.5%(548)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(381)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(162)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.8%(106)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(45)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,188

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,586 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,548

−40%vs 2000

vs $27,614 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$124,400

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$555

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $698 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(3,173)

Black2.6%(87)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(44)

Asian0.8%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(2,678)

Black1.8%(51)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.7%(47)

Other1.3%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.5%(111)

Mexican1.7%(75)

Central American0.5%(21)

Guatemalan0.5%(21)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(20)

Asian Indian0.4%(18)

Ancestry

German35%(1,574)

Irish25.8%(1,161)

Italian20.2%(910)

English7.7%(347)

Hungarian4.2%(190)

Polish3.1%(141)

West Indian3.1%(139)

Jamaican3.1%(139)

Dutch2.5%(112)

Greek2.4%(109)

Ukrainian1.3%(60)

Slovak1.1%(49)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1%(45)

French0.9%(42)

American0.9%(41)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(30)

Austrian0.6%(28)

Russian0.5%(21)

Armenian0.4%(20)

Welsh0.4%(20)

Swedish0.4%(18)

Lithuanian0.3%(12)

Subsaharan African0.2%(11)

British0.2%(10)

Norwegian0.2%(10)

Czech0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Hungarian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 21.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.4%(553)

Married46.3%(841)

Widowed5.9%(107)

Divorced17.4%(317)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(314)

Married66.4%(1,021)

Widowed2.4%(37)

Divorced10.7%(165)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.2%(85)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.5%(143)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 301 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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