Fountain Hill is a city of 4,834 people in Pennsylvania. Density works out to 6,577 people per square mile. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $246,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. 18.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,107, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fountain Hill
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate5.3% → 18.6%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share4.8% → 28.6%(+23.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.3% → 58.2%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)26.6%(63)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(64)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 237 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
Fountain Hill, decade by decade
Fountain Hill 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
4,637
$70,284
$197,766
18.5%
15.1
2000
4,614
$73,445
$152,473
19.5%
36.9
2010
4,597
$58,377
$214,347
14.2%
57.7
2020
4,832
$56,360
$173,564
20.9%
74.1
2024
4,834
$64,107
$246,700
28.5%
60.2
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.
