Bucks County, PA

Welcome to Bucks County.

Bucks County is the fourth most populous in the state of Pennsylvania, representing 5% of the state's population.

Total GDP for the county increased 20%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $42.3 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Bucks County voted for Democratic candidates every time and never voted for Republicans.

The largest city in the county is Levittown.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	50.46%	46.29%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	51.1%	48.3%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	53.78%	45.13%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	50%	48.78%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	48.52%	47.74%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	51.66%	47.29%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	20%

Government Enterprises	7%	10%
Private Industries	93%	20%
Agriculture	<1%	-2%
Mining	<1%	29%
Utilities	1%	12%
Construction	6%	12%
Manufacturing	12%	11%
– Durable	5%	16%
– Nondurable	7%	8%
Trade	15%	25%
– Wholesale	9%	21%
– Retail	7%	30%
Transportation	3%	67%
Information	5%	21%
Finance & Insurance	5%	24%
Real Estate	16%	6%
Professional & Business Services	13%	32%
Educational Services	1%	24%
Healthcare & Social Services	10%	26%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	14%
Accommodation & Food Services	2%	39%
Other Services²	3%	15%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	127	94
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	126	92
📺 Electronics & Appliance	57	90
🛒 Grocery Stores	234	94
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	69	91
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	217	94
⛽ Gasoline Stations	136	93
👕 Clothing Stores	139	90
👠 Shoe Stores	29	80
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	40	84
🏸 Sporting Goods	41	87
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	17	83
🏬 Department Stores	79	93
💐 Florists	46	95
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	45	89
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	26	83
🍺 Bars & Taverns	73	92
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	496	95
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	531	94
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	265	92
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	68	90
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	19%	$291,100	N/A
Top 20%	46%	$181,600	$190,000
Next highest 20%	24%	$95,900	$119,100
Middle 20%	16%	$61,600	$77,700
Second lowest 20%	10%	$38,100	$48,100
Bottom 20%	4%	$16,000	$27,700
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		67%	$77,700
Self-Employment		9%	$39,900
Investment Income¹		29%	$16,400
Social Security		41%	$21,800
Supplemental Security		5%	$11,100
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		28%	$23,200
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	<1%	1%	3%	5%
$25K – $49K	<1%	2%	4%	6%
$50K – $99K	1%	7%	9%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	10%	15%	8%
$200K & more	<1%	5%	12%	3%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$48,600	$30,100
African-American	$26,500
Hispanic	$28,800	$21,900
Asian	$58,700

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$37,100	$17,300
Highschool & GED	$47,800	$27,300
Some College to Associate’s	$57,100	$30,500
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$58,800	$49,200
Graduate Degree	$85,000	$73,200

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$65,300	$54,000
STEM²	$85,000	$63,900
Gray-Collar³	$49,600	$36,300
Pink-Collar⁴	$50,200	$16,600
Sales⁵	$45,200	$17,500
Blue-Collar⁶	$48,400	$25,900
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	+	$
Cold Waves
Drought	+	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	++	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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