CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Homer City

Pennsylvania · 1,809 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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Homer City is a city of 1,809 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $48,500. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 23%. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,809

−2%vs 2000

vs 1,844 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(82)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(86)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(104)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(247)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(259)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(157)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.8%(232)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.5%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(141)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,331

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,815 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,593

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,293 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,500

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(1,827)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(6)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(1,807)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(8)

Cuban0.2%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(3)

Ancestry

German22.7%(403)

Irish15.5%(276)

Italian12.9%(230)

English12.5%(223)

Polish9%(160)

Slovak8.4%(150)

American3.9%(69)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(43)

Welsh2.4%(43)

Scottish2.2%(39)

Croatian1.9%(34)

Hungarian1.4%(25)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.1%(20)

Slovene1.1%(20)

Ukrainian1.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.8%(15)

British0.4%(8)

French0.4%(8)

Swedish0.4%(7)

Norwegian0.3%(6)

Austrian0.3%(5)

Czech0.2%(4)

Russian0.2%(4)

Swiss0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−14.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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%(343)

Married41.9%(330)

Widowed1%(8)

Divorced13.5%(106)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(195)

Married47%(325)

Widowed12.1%(84)

Divorced12.7%(88)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% 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)39.1%(45)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 115 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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