CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Buckhorn

Pennsylvania · 176 residents · 0.69 sq mi

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The short version

Buckhorn is home to 176 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 31%. There are 78 fewer people here than in 2009. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 9 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

176

−31%vs 2009

vs 254 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

36.4

+8%vs 2009

vs 33.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.69 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024646

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(12)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.7%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.7%(10)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.7%(10)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.8%(19)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.9%(28)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.2%(18)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.1%(23)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748%(14)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.8%(12)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.6%(1)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,813

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $54,773 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,042

−13%vs 2009

vs $19,567 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.2%

+15.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 0.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,800

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $86,900 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$450

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

90.5%

−9.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 100.0% in 2009

9.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(248)

Black2.4%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic100%(176)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Taiwanese1.9%(12)

Ancestry

German29.3%(189)

English6.3%(41)

Russian4.5%(29)

Irish2.5%(16)

British1.5%(10)

American1.4%(9)

Italian1.4%(9)

French0.9%(6)

Scottish0.8%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Russian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Taiwanese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−5.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 20.7% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.6%

−14.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 94.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 9.0% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

8.7 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.4%(12)

Married60.7%(34)

Widowed3.6%(2)

Divorced14.3%(8)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(10)

Married60.4%(32)

Widowed9.4%(5)

Divorced11.3%(6)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−18.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.3%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

40.6%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.6%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

92.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 88.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era65.4%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26 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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