CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bendersville

Pennsylvania · 553 residents · 0.45 sq mi

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Bendersville is a city of 553 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $65,100. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $27,500 at the median, near the US median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

553

−4%vs 2000

vs 576 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024631

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(108)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(72)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(41)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,500

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,688 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,352

−25%vs 2000

vs $15,066 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,100

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$391

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84%(484)

Black2.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino12.7%(73)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(544)

Black1.6%(9)

Hispanic / Latino6.3%(35)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.6%(130)

Spaniard2.2%(14)

Puerto Rican1.7%(11)

Ancestry

American15.7%(99)

German13.9%(88)

English4.8%(30)

Italian4.4%(28)

French4.3%(27)

Irish1.9%(12)

British1.1%(7)

Czech1%(6)

Swedish1%(6)

French Canadian0.8%(5)

Portuguese0.5%(3)

Romanian0.5%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.9%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 19.1 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 married34.4%(84)

Married57.4%(140)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced8.2%(20)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(55)

Married54.2%(123)

Widowed11.5%(26)

Divorced10.1%(23)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−20.1 ptssince 2013

from 29.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.2%

−19.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+22.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

−13.1 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.3%

+26.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% 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)29.4%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.6%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 34 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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