CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Frackville

Pennsylvania · 4,698 residents · 0.60 sq mi

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Frackville is a city of 4,698 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 40.8, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,500. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 24% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,698

+8%vs 2000

vs 4,361 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 43.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(245)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(236)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(301)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(309)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(242)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(581)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(665)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(365)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.5%(635)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(339)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(149)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,176

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,071 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,699

−42%vs 2000

vs $18,587 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,500

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$334

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(4,252)

Black0.4%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(31)

Asian1.1%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(4,621)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(12)

Asian1.5%(70)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican6.5%(251)

Puerto Rican2.2%(85)

Spaniard0.9%(34)

Ancestry

Irish19.5%(755)

German15.3%(595)

Polish9.5%(369)

Italian9.1%(354)

Lithuanian4.4%(169)

Ukrainian4.2%(164)

English3.7%(142)

American3.2%(123)

Welsh2.8%(108)

Slovak1.9%(74)

Arab1.8%(71)

Lebanese1.8%(71)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.7%(64)

French1.2%(48)

British1.1%(41)

Scottish0.6%(24)

Swedish0.5%(20)

Hungarian0.5%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(14)

Greek0.3%(11)

Croatian0.2%(9)

French Canadian0.2%(7)

Russian0.2%(7)

Danish0.1%(2)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married43.6%(602)

Married44.6%(616)

Widowed0.7%(10)

Divorced11.1%(153)

Women 15+

Never married28%(444)

Married37.9%(600)

Widowed17.2%(273)

Divorced16.9%(268)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

−17.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.3%

+14.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.3%

−13.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

+18.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% 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)24.8%(55)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.4%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 222 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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