Selinsgrove

Population: 5,655
Median household income: $58,484
Median home value: $195,400

Located in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, Selinsgrove is a community with a population of 5,655. The median household income of $58,484 is below the Snyder County median ($68,435).

Between 2019 and 2023, Selinsgrove's population declined 4.6% from 5,927 to 5,655, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $154,600 to $195,400.

7.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.81 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,655
Median age: 24.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,484
Median home value: $195,400
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 1,896
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9275,655

Median household income

$52,770$58,484

Median home value

$154,600$195,400

Median gross rent

$787$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,927	$52,770	$154,600	$787
2020	5,923	$52,368	$158,100	$836
2021	5,774	$56,625	$167,600	$832
2022	5,710	$56,295	$193,200	$910
2023	5,655	$58,484	$195,400	$946

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 175.2%

18 to 2443.1%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	2.2%
5 to 17	293	5.2%
18 to 24	2,439	43.1%
25 to 34	583	10.3%
35 to 44	369	6.5%
45 to 54	328	5.8%
55 to 64	481	8.5%
65 to 74	583	10.3%
75 and over	456	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,881	86.3%
Black or African American	239	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	57	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	1.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	269	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	11.2%
High school graduate	650	23.2%
Some college or associate's	855	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	570	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	412	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone53.7%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked27.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,568	53.7%
Carpooled	204	7.0%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	796	27.3%
Bicycle	8	0.3%
Worked from home	303	10.4%
Other means	35	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,565	59.8%
15 to 29 min	710	27.2%
30 to 44 min	195	7.5%
45 to 59 min	99	3.8%
60+ min	46	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 7.7% (243 of 3,140)

	Count	Share
Family households	763	43.7%
Nonfamily households	983	56.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,746	92.1%
Vacant	150	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	898	51.4%
Renter-occupied	848	48.6%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached12.9%

2 to 4 units25.2%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	984	51.9%
1-unit, attached	244	12.9%
2 to 4 units	478	25.2%
5 to 19 units	140	7.4%
20 or more units	50	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269216
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.8001, -76.8654