CITY · 1990 CENSUS

DuBois

Pennsylvania · 8,278 residents · 3.22 sq mi

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DuBois is a city of 8,278 people in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $41,500. Households here earn about 30% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The average commute runs 12 minutes. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $20,357 at the median, 32% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,278

+2%vs 2000

vs 8,123 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(568)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(530)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(650)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(526)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,291)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,061)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(656)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(759)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(950)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(638)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,357

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,748 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,713

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,079 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.6%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,500

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(7,942)

Black0.3%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(34)

Asian0.5%(43)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(8,226)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(12)

Asian0.6%(48)

Other0%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(49)

Cuban0.6%(44)

Puerto Rican0.5%(39)

Central American0.5%(39)

Salvadoran0.5%(39)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German19.7%(1,458)

Irish13.6%(1,003)

English11.3%(834)

Italian9.7%(718)

Polish6.7%(496)

American6.1%(448)

French4%(293)

Welsh2.8%(204)

Scottish2%(150)

Lithuanian1.7%(125)

Swedish1.5%(114)

Slovak1.5%(111)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.3%(93)

British0.8%(61)

Ukrainian0.8%(60)

Norwegian0.7%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(42)

Arab0.5%(34)

Lebanese0.5%(34)

Hungarian0.4%(32)

Subsaharan African0.3%(24)

Slovene0.3%(22)

Greek0.2%(16)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married45.3%(1,585)

Married35.6%(1,245)

Widowed7.3%(256)

Divorced11.8%(412)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(855)

Married41%(1,172)

Widowed13.7%(392)

Divorced15.4%(439)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% 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)7.2%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.5%(231)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.8%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 416 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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