With 9,617 people, Sunbury is a city in Pennsylvania. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $107,200. Households here earn about 35% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. There are 4,792 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,028, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sunbury
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.6% → 11.6%(+4.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population11,591 → 9,617(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants46.1% → 56.8%(+10.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Sunbury's population equals 11% of Northumberland County's. Its number of households without a car equals 20% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.4% of the county's.
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)17%(119)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(134)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(214)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 701 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
Sunbury, decade by decade
Sunbury 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
11,591
$42,805
$87,363
7.6%
5.3
2000
10,610
$47,168
$115,493
6.1%
13.5
2010
9,905
$40,486
$98,830
7.9%
26.3
2020
9,719
$41,577
$97,448
9.5%
44.5
2024
9,617
$51,028
$107,200
11.6%
39.5
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.
