CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Girard

Pennsylvania · 2,917 residents · 2.34 sq mi

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Girard is home to 2,917 people in Pennsylvania. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $53,500. Households here earn about 23% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 6.3%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,917

−8%vs 2000

vs 3,164 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(202)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(235)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(204)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(188)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(189)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(428)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.3%(504)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(231)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(264)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(240)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(190)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,443

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,977 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,111

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,682 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(3,109)

Black0.4%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(19)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(2,868)

Black1.5%(44)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(26)

Ancestry

German23.8%(705)

English19.1%(567)

Irish18%(534)

Polish6.4%(191)

Italian5.7%(170)

Russian3.9%(116)

American3.5%(105)

Slovak2.2%(66)

French2.1%(62)

Ukrainian1.2%(37)

Scottish1%(31)

Swedish0.9%(26)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(19)

British0.4%(12)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.2%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married47.1%(645)

Married37.6%(515)

Widowed2.8%(39)

Divorced12.4%(170)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(246)

Married45.3%(543)

Widowed16.8%(202)

Divorced17.3%(208)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% 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)17%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.5%(94)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 289 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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