CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Edinboro

Pennsylvania · 7,736 residents · 2.29 sq mi

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Edinboro is a city of 7,736 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 21.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 38.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 28% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,736

+11%vs 2000

vs 6,950 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 21.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.29 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.5%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93%(230)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(313)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1927.3%(2,109)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2433%(2,554)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.7%(670)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.1%(624)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 543.8%(295)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.2%(251)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.7%(209)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(126)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,990

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,652 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,977

−43%vs 2000

vs $12,209 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

38.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,300

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $108,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$402

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $519 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

37.4%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.8% in 2000

62.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(6,362)

Black4.4%(308)

Hispanic / Latino1%(69)

Asian1.6%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(7,332)

Black3.5%(270)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(65)

Asian1.5%(113)

Other0.3%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(91)

Central American1.2%(67)

Guatemalan1.1%(60)

Puerto Rican0.4%(22)

Dominican0.2%(10)

Honduran0.1%(7)

South American0.1%(5)

Venezuelan0.1%(4)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.7%(36)

Chinese0.3%(16)

Vietnamese0.2%(12)

Bangladeshi0.2%(9)

Sri Lankan0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German25.2%(1,371)

Irish21.1%(1,149)

Italian11.2%(607)

English7.6%(416)

Polish7%(381)

American4.7%(258)

Swedish2.5%(134)

Scotch-Irish2%(109)

British1.6%(88)

Slovak1.2%(67)

Romanian1%(55)

Subsaharan African1%(52)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(44)

French Canadian0.8%(42)

Ukrainian0.7%(39)

Norwegian0.7%(38)

Croatian0.6%(33)

Scottish0.6%(32)

Hungarian0.6%(30)

Welsh0.4%(21)

West Indian0.3%(19)

Macedonian0.3%(16)

Russian0.2%(11)

Serbian0.2%(11)

Jamaican0.2%(9)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

Belgian0.1%(6)

Haitian0.1%(6)

Arab0.1%(4)

Lebanese0.1%(4)

Nigerian0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

44.2%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married61%(1,354)

Married33.9%(753)

Widowed0.5%(10)

Divorced4.6%(101)

Women 15+

Never married63.1%(1,744)

Married26.6%(735)

Widowed5.9%(162)

Divorced4.5%(125)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.8%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 87.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% 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)73.8%(251)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.8%(40)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 340 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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