CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grove City

Pennsylvania · 8,240 residents · 2.70 sq mi

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Grove City is home to 8,240 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 28.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $45,800. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 15%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,240

+3%vs 2000

vs 8,024 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.4

+6%vs 2000

vs 26.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(369)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(408)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(367)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.6%(1,118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2419.4%(1,602)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.9%(898)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.7%(717)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(607)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(615)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(716)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(547)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(276)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,828

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,598 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,342

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,365 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $474 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

36.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(7,782)

Black0.6%(51)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(43)

Asian1.1%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(8,090)

Black1.1%(93)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(66)

Asian0.3%(26)

Other0.4%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(22)

South American0.2%(14)

Colombian0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(56)

Chinese0.7%(52)

Indonesian0.3%(20)

Taiwanese0.2%(12)

Ancestry

German28.4%(2,222)

English16.4%(1,286)

Irish15.1%(1,185)

Italian9.4%(738)

Polish5.7%(448)

Scottish4%(313)

American3.3%(255)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(212)

Dutch2.2%(172)

Welsh2.2%(170)

Swedish1.9%(145)

French1.2%(91)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian1%(80)

British1%(78)

Czech1%(76)

Swiss0.9%(67)

Norwegian0.4%(33)

Russian0.4%(32)

West Indian0.3%(27)

Jamaican0.3%(27)

Ukrainian0.3%(21)

Armenian0.3%(20)

Croatian0.2%(19)

Finnish0.2%(19)

Slovak0.2%(18)

Greek0.2%(14)

Serbian0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(8)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Australian0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.9%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+6%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 married60.5%(2,128)

Married29.4%(1,034)

Widowed1.4%(50)

Divorced8.6%(303)

Women 15+

Never married49.3%(1,779)

Married33.1%(1,197)

Widowed10%(363)

Divorced7.6%(273)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 5.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 80.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% 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)23.4%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.2%(84)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 333 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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