Branchdale

Population: 306
Median household income: $31,563
Median home value: $75,800

Branchdale, a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, has 306 residents. Its median household income of $31,563 runs below the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Branchdale's population declined 7.8% from 332 to 306, while its median home value rose 2.0% from $74,300 to $75,800.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 35.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 306
Median age: 59.4 yrs
Median household income: $31,563
Median home value: $75,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 233
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

332306

Median household income

$45,000$31,563

Median home value

$74,300$75,800

Median gross rent

$497$575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	332	$45,000	$74,300	$497
2020	248	$44,423	$70,000	$507
2021	314	$29,904	$62,600	$523
2022	306	$31,319	$67,600	$575
2023	306	$31,563	$75,800	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 172.3%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 343.3%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5426.1%

55 to 6435.3%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	2.3%
5 to 17	7	2.3%
18 to 24	4	1.3%
25 to 34	10	3.3%
35 to 44	23	7.5%
45 to 54	80	26.1%
55 to 64	108	35.3%
65 to 74	53	17.3%
75 and over	14	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	306	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.4%

High school graduate50.7%

Some college or associate's13.5%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	26.4%
High school graduate	146	50.7%
Some college or associate's	39	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	25	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	83.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	5.9%
Other means	2	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	27.5%
15 to 29 min	49	61.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.51
Poverty rate: 27.1% (83 of 306)

	Count	Share
Family households	78	38.6%
Nonfamily households	124	61.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	202	86.7%
Vacant	31	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	136	67.3%
Renter-occupied	66	32.7%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached39.1%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	121	51.9%
1-unit, attached	91	39.1%
2 to 4 units	14	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4208208
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6732, -76.3222