With 181 people, Elgin is a city in Pennsylvania. The median age is 54.9, about 16 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $99,300. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,518, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 20%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elgin
What changed most since 1990
White share96.9% → 100.0%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.6 → 54.9(+18.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share3.1% → 0.0%(−3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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 era10%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10 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
Elgin, decade by decade
Elgin 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
195
$66,002
$104,403
6.7%
7.5
2000
236
$67,552
$124,055
8.6%
3.1
2010
218
$59,341
$131,485
11.0%
1.1
2020
204
$59,171
$95,387
8.1%
8.4
2024
181
$61,518
$99,300
7.6%
0.0
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.
