Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety72#260/924
Economy27#678/925
Housing77#218/925
Health61#362/925
Healthcare64#336/923
Environment55#412/917
Education58#392/925
Infrastructure38#577/925
Community62#353/925
Leisure & amenities50#463/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Uninsured residents (under 65) · low4.9%
94/100Pennsylvania 7.2%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Flu vaccinations · high52.0%
90/100Pennsylvania 52.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · high55.0%
89/100Pennsylvania 51.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Social associations · high15.1 /10k
88/100Pennsylvania 11.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · low9.8 /100k
86/100Pennsylvania 11.2 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Hot days · low6 days
83/100Pennsylvania 7 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Mental health providers · low89 /100k
9/100Pennsylvania 308 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New business applications · low8.1 /1k
10/100Pennsylvania 12.4 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Job growth · low-2.5%
10/100Pennsylvania -0.1%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Public transit commuters · low0.1%
17/100Pennsylvania 3.6%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301High uncertainty
Unemployment rate · high5.0%
18/100Pennsylvania 4.3%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Child care cost burden · high35.7%
18/100Pennsylvania 34.6%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 33% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+33 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
38.5 /100k (2021) → 11.8 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−69%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
5.1 /1k (2020) → 8.1 /1k (2025)
+59%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
77.3% (2015-2019) → 87.8% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Firearm deathsImproving
15.4 /100k (2021) → 9.8 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−36%5 yearsUS 14.7 /100k → 12.1 /100k
Mammography screeningImproving
48.0% (2019) → 55.0% (2023)
+7 pts4 yearsUS 43.0% → 46.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area improved on 11 of 28 measures with a comparison and declined on 7. 8 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Inequality−0.0290.465 → 0.436
Suicides−18%17.0 /100k → 14.0 /100k
Overdose deaths−55%26.3 /100k → 11.8 /100k
Child poverty−4.3 points17.2% → 12.9%
New businesses+59%5.1 /1k → 8.1 /1k

Declined7

Libraries−26%0.6 /10k → 0.5 /10k
Pharmacies−29%1.7 /10k → 1.2 /10k
Grocery stores−20%1.7 /10k → 1.4 /10k
Arts & recreation−10%3.7 /10k → 3.3 /10k
Gyms−27%1.2 /10k → 0.9 /10k

All 28 measures

Change of every measure of Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.7 /10k2020	3.3 /10k2025	−10%	Declined	14%
Average commute time	21.9 min2015-2019	21.7 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	69%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%2015-2019	26.6%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Broadband subscriptions	77.3%2015-2019	87.8%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	66%
Child poverty rate	17.2%2015-2019	12.9%2020-2024	−4.3 points	Improved	71%
Distance to an airport	56 mi2020	62 mi2025	+5 mi	Declined	3%
Drug overdose deaths	26.3 /100k2020	11.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−55%	Improved	87%
Effective property tax rate	1.13%2015-2019	1.06%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	30%
Firearm deaths	10.9 /100k2020	9.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−10%	Improved	66%
Grocery stores	1.7 /10k2020	1.4 /10k2025	−20%	Declined	10%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−27%	Declined	14%
High school diploma or higher	90.3%2015-2019	92.6%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	66%
Home price to income ratio	3.1×2015-2019	3.2×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	87%
Homicide rate	5.4 /100k2020	4.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−20%	Improved	43%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,4742019	$60,1652024	+27%	Improved	14%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4652015-2019	0.4362020-2024	−0.029	Improved	95%
Median household income	$51,7452015-2019	$64,6442020-2024	+25%	Improved	38%
New business applications	5.1 /1k2020	8.1 /1k2025	+59%	Improved	69%
Pharmacies	1.7 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−29%	Declined	9%
Poverty rate	14.0%2015-2019	13.7%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−26%	Declined	2%
Rent as share of income	27.8%2015-2019	26.9%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Rent-burdened households	43.5%2015-2019	42.0%2020-2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Restaurants and bars	10.4 /10k2020	9.7 /10k2025	−6.7%	Declined	20%
Suicide rate	17.0 /100k2020	14.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−18%	Improved	84%
Traffic deaths	11.9 /100k2015-2019	12.2 /100k2020-2024	+3.2%	Little change	57%
Unemployment rate	8.4%2020	5.0%2025	−3.4 points	Improved	63%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.6%2015-2019	4.9%2020-2024	−0.7 points	Within the margin of error	62%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area itself moved +1.1 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

65,362 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

65,362 residents

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

White91%59,166
Black1.7%1,085
Hispanic or Latino4.1%2,663
Asian0.7%480
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%†16
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.2%†121
Other or two or more races2.8%1,831

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−2.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

44,011 residents (±136)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma7.4%3,241
High school or GED44%19,353
Some college14%6,268
Associate degree7.8%3,433
Bachelor's degree16%6,967
Graduate degree11%4,749

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−2.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

26,350 households (±358)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k19%5,046
$25k–50k21%5,476
$50k–75k17%4,582
$75k–100k13%3,508
$100k–150k17%4,439
$150k–200k7.1%1,884
$200k or more5.4%1,415

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−4.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

26,350 households (±358)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Own69%18,313
Rent31%8,037

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

7,253 households (±435)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75030%2,169
$750–1,00027%1,958
$1,000–1,50033%2,412

Home values

18,313 homes (±440)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k28%5,077
$150k–250k38%6,917
$250k–400k24%4,439

Age of homes

29,824 homes (±70)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later5.6%1,676
2000–20096.6%1,977
1980–199920%5,916

Size of homes

29,824 homes (±70)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Studio0.9%†262
1 bedroom8.8%2,638
2 bedrooms24%7,287

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

30,315 workers (±845)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone76%22,940
Carpool7.2%2,170
Public transit0.1%†28
Walk3.2%983
Bike0.3%†85
Work from home13%3,914
Other0.6%†195

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+8.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

26,401 workers (±863)

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min38%9,907
15–29 min36%9,594
30–44 min16%4,288

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA has 1,428 employer establishments, 217 for every 10,000 residents (0.87× the US rate of 248), with 22,886 paid employees at an average annual pay of $44,864. The Census Bureau also counts 3,804 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,428; 3,804 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 217; US 248
Paid employees: 22,886
Average annual pay: $44,864; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	134	20.4	0.98×About typical	1,536	$61,816	145
Restaurants and other eating places	127	19.3	1.05×About typical	2,200	$16,323	33
Specialty trade contractors	80	12.2	0.79×Fewer than typical	467	$70,662	328
Religious organizations	70	10.6	1.92×More than typical	233	$17,077	—
Full-service restaurants	58	8.8	1.15×About typical	1,091	$16,463	10
Limited-service restaurants	53	8.1	1.00×About typical	906	$16,044	16
Offices of physicians	52	7.9	1.22×About typical	368	$94,424	15
Construction of buildings	42	6.4	0.84×About typical	453	$48,064	136
Automotive repair and maintenance	41	6.2	1.24×About typical	120	$40,833	66
Services to buildings and dwellings	40	6.1	0.90×About typical	305	$44,623	210
Offices of other health practitioners	34	5.2	0.85×About typical	176	$38,665	77
Truck transportation	31	4.7	0.93×About typical	619	$51,814	120

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 65,768 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.2M on contracts performed in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area: $18.38 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $1.2M; −5.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $18.38; US $2,007
Sole-source: 52%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$768.8K63%
Department of the Army$414.5K

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $503.6M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area: $7,609 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $503.6M; +9.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,609; US $12,975
Loan face value: $8.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.9%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$285.6M57%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$58.5M12%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$41.5M8.2%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$33.2M6.6%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$23.4M4.6%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$18.8M3.7%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$10M2.0%
20.284 · Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (Protect)$4M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$67.1M13%
HARRISBURG, PA
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$21.7M4.3%
BLOOMSBURG, PA
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA$2.8M0.6%
BLOOMSBURG, PA
COLUMBIA CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC$2.3M0.5%
BLOOMSBURG, PA
DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$360.4M72%
Federal Highway Administration$67.1M13%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$38.2M7.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$21.7M4.3%
Farm Service Agency$3.8M0.8%

Assistance by fiscal year

406.6MFY2021
373.8MFY2022
406MFY2023
440.6MFY2024
459.1MFY2025
503.6MFY2026

County aggregates

79%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Columbia CountyCentral county6566,193

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Areas based in Pennsylvania, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined7

Metro and micro areas like Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined7

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Top buying agencies

By type

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards