CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ambridge

Pennsylvania · 8,133 residents · 1.49 sq mi

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Ambridge is home to 8,133 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 40.7, about 8 years above the US median. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 47%. The typical home is worth $36,500. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 23.4%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,133

+5%vs 2000

vs 7,769 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.7

+2%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(494)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(400)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(449)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(464)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,161)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(1,010)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(645)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(973)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.5%(1,263)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(658)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(177)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,383

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,263 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,006

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,089 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.4%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,500

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $410 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.5% in 2000

46.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(6,579)

Black11.2%(868)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(142)

Asian0.4%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(7,394)

Black8.3%(674)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(45)

Asian0.3%(22)

Other0.5%(43)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(353)

Puerto Rican1.2%(84)

Central American0.8%(53)

Honduran0.6%(43)

Spaniard0.2%(13)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.2%(84)

Ancestry

Irish17.2%(1,185)

German14.5%(998)

Italian12.8%(882)

Polish5.3%(368)

English4.1%(283)

Scottish3.5%(243)

Croatian2%(141)

Ukrainian1.8%(127)

Slovak1.2%(83)

Welsh1.2%(81)

Russian1.1%(73)

Norwegian1%(72)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(68)

Greek0.9%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(58)

American0.8%(54)

Hungarian0.7%(50)

Dutch0.7%(47)

Serbian0.6%(39)

Swedish0.6%(39)

Austrian0.5%(35)

Brazilian0.5%(33)

French Canadian0.3%(23)

Czech0.3%(22)

Arab0.3%(20)

French0.3%(18)

West Indian0.3%(18)

Jamaican0.3%(18)

Belgian0.2%(17)

Palestinian0.2%(16)

Armenian0.1%(10)

British0.1%(6)

Lebanese0.1%(4)

Slovene0.1%(4)

Lithuanian0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Kenyan0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.9%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.3%(1,270)

Married41%(1,125)

Widowed2.4%(67)

Divorced10.2%(281)

Women 15+

Never married36.9%(1,073)

Married41.4%(1,204)

Widowed10.5%(304)

Divorced11.2%(326)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.0%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.4%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.9%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 380 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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