CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellwood City

Pennsylvania · 8,905 residents · 2.32 sq mi

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Ellwood City is home to 8,905 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 36%. The typical home is worth $39,200. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $18,477 at the median, 39% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,905

+2%vs 2000

vs 8,688 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(578)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(554)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(644)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(522)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(471)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(1,259)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(997)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(845)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(1,027)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(1,187)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(641)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(180)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,477

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,926 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,110

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,784 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.8%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

34.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(8,500)

Black0.8%(70)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(52)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(8,812)

Black0.5%(47)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(67)

Asian0.4%(36)

Other0.1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.5%(111)

Mexican0.7%(52)

Central American0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(14)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(13)

Ancestry

German33%(2,489)

Italian29.3%(2,210)

Irish20.4%(1,533)

English10.6%(798)

American7.9%(598)

Polish4.3%(323)

French2.4%(184)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(137)

Scottish1.6%(119)

Hungarian0.8%(62)

Romanian0.7%(54)

Welsh0.7%(52)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(42)

Dutch0.5%(35)

Croatian0.5%(34)

Austrian0.4%(28)

Norwegian0.4%(28)

Slovak0.3%(24)

Subsaharan African0.3%(21)

Swedish0.3%(21)

Arab0.2%(12)

Palestinian0.2%(12)

British0.2%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(9)

Russian0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 16.2 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 married29.4%(845)

Married55.2%(1,586)

Widowed1.7%(49)

Divorced13.6%(391)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(1,025)

Married45%(1,568)

Widowed8.9%(309)

Divorced16.7%(583)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% 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)17.4%(43)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.4%(122)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 247 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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