CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ernest

Pennsylvania · 501 residents · 0.23 sq mi

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Ernest is home to 501 people in Pennsylvania. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $24,200. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 35%. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

501

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 501 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024366

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(39)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(24)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.4%(52)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(39)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.6%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,000

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,058 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,539

−31%vs 2000

vs $10,951 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,200

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$359

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.4%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

16.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(487)

Black1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(495)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.2%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(3)

Ancestry

German38.5%(141)

Italian19.7%(72)

Irish10.1%(37)

Polish5.5%(20)

Hungarian4.1%(15)

Scotch-Irish3.6%(13)

Slovak3%(11)

American2.7%(10)

Croatian2.2%(8)

English1.9%(7)

Arab1.4%(5)

Lebanese1.4%(5)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.4%(5)

Scottish1.4%(5)

Russian1.1%(4)

Greek0.8%(3)

French0.5%(2)

Swedish0.5%(2)

Welsh0.5%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.3%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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%(62)

Married49.6%(68)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced5.1%(7)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(48)

Married51%(74)

Widowed7.6%(11)

Divorced8.3%(12)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−15.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

−13.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

+14.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% 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)15.4%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.7%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era76.9%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13 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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