Sinking Spring is home to 4,281 people in Pennsylvania. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,642 people. There are 3,450 people per square mile. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. 9% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $283,200.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,500, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sinking Spring
What changed most since 1990
Median age44.3 → 38.3(−6.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.6% → 68.7%(−30.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.5% → 21.6%(+21.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)12.6%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.9%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 159 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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Over time
Sinking Spring, decade by decade
Sinking Spring population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,467
$65,702
$194,406
12.1%
3.4
2000
2,639
$63,900
$179,433
22.4%
13.8
2010
4,008
$81,167
$270,020
25.5%
41.8
2020
4,286
$72,398
$249,801
28.8%
63.5
2024
4,281
$82,500
$283,200
34.1%
59.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
