19056 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 19056, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

19056 is a zip code in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which covers Bristol and Middletown, with a total population of 16,115 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 19056 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 19056.

The estimated population of people living in 19056 is 16,115, with a median age of 40.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 19056 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,115
 -0.24% +3.44%
2020
16,153
+5.93%
-
2019
15,249
 -1.87% -
2018
15,540
 -0.25% -
2017
15,579
 - -

Population of 19056 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 19056 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
77.7%
79%
 -1.65%
Black/African American
7.2%
8.4%
 -14.29%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
7.1%
6.6%
 +7.58%
Asian
3.8%
4.5%
 -15.56%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.8%
1.5%
 +153.33%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 19056 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 19056 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 19056 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 19056 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.8 0% 39.3 -2.72% 41.5 +0.97%
2020 40.8 +0.99% 40.4 +1.25% 41.1 0%
2019 40.4 +0.75% 39.9 -1.72% 41.1 +5.12%
2018 40.1 -2.43% 40.6 0% 39.1 -6.01%
2017 41.1 - 40.6 - 41.6 -

The median age of the 19056 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 19056 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 884 2.39% 917 +5.06% 876 937
10 to 19 1,022 +41.43% 956 -7.89% 1,373 872
20 to 29 1,072 -32.76% 1,144 -18.87% 759 929
30 to 39 697 +45.7% 893 +25.15% 1,058 1,132
40 to 49 1,094 -0.56% 1,073 +1.8% 1,063 1,088
50 to 59 1,315 0.68% 1,315 -1.53% 1,309 1,294
60 to 69 734 +12.95% 719 +25.26% 832 906
70+ 664 +18.06% 1,080 -17.54% 789 898

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 19056 zip code is $90,706.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 19056.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $104,222.00
  • 45 to 64
    $92,357.00
  • 65 and over
    $60,333.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 19056 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 19056, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 19056 is currently $107,297.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

12.39% of households in 19056 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 19056 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.75%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.92%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.23%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    23.20%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.36%
  • $200,000 or more
    12.39%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 19056 is $38,474.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 19056 by the total population of 19056.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 19056 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 19056 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.71%
  • Bachelor's degree
    26.00%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.55%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    46.44%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.31%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 19056 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 19056 zip over the age of 16 is 12,984.

Of those people, a total of 68.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 19056 is 65.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 19056 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 927 41.50% 7.50%
20 to 24 years 769 73.20% 6.60%
25 to 29 years 919 84.90% 5.80%
30 to 34 years 1,077 83.70% 2.30%
35 to 44 years 2,336 90.90% 6.30%
45 to 54 years 2,009 89.00% 1.50%
55 to 59 years 1,522 86.70% 8.20%
60 to 64 years 1,059 60.20% 2.80%
65 to 74 years 1,100 26.00% 4.50%
75 years and over 1,266 9.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 19056. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 10,770 67.20% 5.40%
Black or African American 887 85.90% 2.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 418 65.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 41 100.00% 0.00%
Other 178 55.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 688 71.20% 3.70%
Hispanic or Latino 694 67.10% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,487 66.90% 5.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 19056 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 19056 is 8,478, with median earnings of $49,532.00.

Women in 19056 are earning approximately 73.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,478 $49,532.00
Male 4,155 $56,193.00
Female 4,323 $41,487.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 19056 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 843 $82,125.00
Business and Financial 465 $73,431.00
Computer and Mathematical 315 $58,949.00
Architecture and Engineering 211 $78,281.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 133 $80,982.00
Community and Social Service 165 $46,791.00
Legal 29 $0.00
Educational and Library 592 $86,310.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 86 $70,556.00
Healthcare Practitioners 846 $46,815.00
Healthcare Support 322 $25,085.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 126 $16,838.00
Law Enforcement 58 $71,563.00
Food Preparation and Serving 392 $11,132.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 125 $36,875.00
Personal Care and Service 141 $19,391.00
Sales 722 $34,746.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,007 $45,792.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 483 $33,257.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 333 $89,044.00
Production 489 $49,256.00
Transportation and Material Moving 296 $42,125.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 19056 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 19056.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 484 $102,031.00 359 $53,949.00
Business and Financial 301 $73,237.00 164 $74,375.00
Computer and Mathematical 130 $75,313.00 185 $58,324.00
Architecture and Engineering 131 $79,397.00 80 $53,580.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 88 $96,250.00 45 $37,212.00
Community and Social Service 59 $50,096.00 106 $44,063.00
Legal 17 $0.00 12 $0.00
Educational and Library 113 $100,734.00 479 $79,583.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 61 $52,188.00 25 $70,972.00
Healthcare Practitioners 137 $93,194.00 709 $38,836.00
Healthcare Support 17 $0.00 305 $25,445.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 45 $56,033.00 81 $0.00
Law Enforcement 58 $71,563.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 111 $13,438.00 281 $10,485.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 84 $35,357.00 41 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 79 $19,712.00 62 $12,083.00
Sales 259 $49,583.00 463 $26,886.00
Office and Administrative Support 282 $42,955.00 725 $46,969.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 483 $33,257.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 333 $89,044.00 0 $0.00
Production 404 $50,357.00 85 $28,958.00
Transportation and Material Moving 223 $48,669.00 73 $40,219.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,909 households in 19056, with an average household size of 2.7 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,317 families living in the 19056 zip code with an average family size of 3.16 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 19056:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,168 275 874 1,592
Average Household Size 3.3 2.51 3.46 1.13
Total Families 3,168 275 874 0
Average Household Size 3.28 2.44 2.96 0

Poverty

Of the 4,317 families living in 19056, 3.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 19056:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,097 housing units in 19056.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,909 96.92%
Vacant 188 3.08%

26.54% of the total 6,097 housing units in 19056 are rental units. This is approximately 1,618 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,196 are occupied by the owner - or 68.82% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 19056 is $1,238.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 19056 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    95
  • Less than $500
    112
  • $500 to $999
    275
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    867
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    210
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    154
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 19056 is $295,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 19056 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    76
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    73
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    59
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    332
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,644
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,937
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    75
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 19056. The chart below shows the number of properties in 19056 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    103
  • 1940 to 1949
    143
  • 1950 to 1959
    3,682
  • 1960 to 1969
    512
  • 1970 to 1979
    796
  • 1980 to 1989
    374
  • 1990 to 1999
    202
  • 2000 to 2009
    226
  • 2010 to 2013
    59
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 19056 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    538
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,562
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,281
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,528

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 19056 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 19056 that commute to work in a particular way.

30 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 19056.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    154
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    844
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    882
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    965
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,158
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    446
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    892
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    226
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    356
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    629
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    641
  • 90 or more minutes
    393

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 19056 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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