With 7,404 people, Archbald is a city in Pennsylvania. The median age is 46.3, about 7 years above the US median. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $217,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The population is up 19% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,936, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Archbald
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.1% → 36.3%(+22.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$154,804 → $217,000(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
Archbald's population equals 3.4% of Lackawanna County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.7% of the county's.
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)11%(37)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.9%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.3%(166)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 337 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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Over time
Archbald, decade by decade
Archbald population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,291
$66,218
$154,804
14.1%
0.8
2000
6,220
$71,824
$168,503
20.7%
4.1
2010
6,984
$72,212
$201,975
20.9%
9.3
2020
7,297
$64,999
$206,895
27.6%
19.9
2024
7,404
$71,936
$217,000
36.3%
6.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
