Sunbury is home to 108,663 people. At a median age of 44.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $176,677. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,314, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sunbury
What changed most since 1990
White share98.6% → 88.8%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.6% → 4.8%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 36 metro and micro areas based in Pennsylvania
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)18.4%(1,269)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(1,569)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(2,439)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(252)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(89)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,890 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
114,506
$55,008
$102,467
10.2%
3.5
2000
112,792
$59,035
$133,848
12.8%
8.5
2010
112,795
$56,822
$146,248
15.4%
13.7
2020
109,783
$61,852
$158,477
20.4%
25.5
2024
108,663
$63,314
$176,677
22.6%
26.0
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.
