CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elgin

Pennsylvania · 195 residents · 1.47 sq mi

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Elgin is a city of 195 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,500. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. The population has fallen 17% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

195

−17%vs 2000

vs 236 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024181

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(14)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.8%(23)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(11)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.2%(18)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.5%(36)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(12)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6420%(39)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841%(2)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,500

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,187

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,611 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$425

vs $0 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.5% in 2000

10.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(233)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(195)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German50.3%(91)

English41.4%(75)

Irish17.1%(31)

Polish5%(9)

Italian3.9%(7)

Welsh3.3%(6)

American2.8%(5)

Romanian2.2%(4)

Danish1.7%(3)

Dutch1.1%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married9.8%(9)

Married80.4%(74)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced9.8%(9)

Women 15+

Never married14.3%(9)

Married77.8%(49)

Widowed6.3%(4)

Divorced1.6%(1)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.8%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.5%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% 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 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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