CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hooversville

Pennsylvania · 734 residents · 0.61 sq mi

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With 734 people, Hooversville is a city in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 42.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $31,400. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 37%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

734

−6%vs 2000

vs 779 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.1

+5%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024666

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.8%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(65)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(87)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(96)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(80)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.5%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(59)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,333

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,578 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,811

−34%vs 2000

vs $13,298 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,400

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$290

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $277 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(769)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(734)

Black0%(0)

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

Mexican0.2%(1)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.6%(4)

Ancestry

German23.9%(159)

Polish12.3%(82)

Irish8.4%(56)

English7.7%(51)

Italian5.4%(36)

American2.9%(19)

Scottish2%(13)

French1.4%(9)

Slovak1.2%(8)

Hungarian0.9%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(5)

Dutch0.6%(4)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.6%(4)

Czech0.3%(2)

Ukrainian0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.0%

−14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married42.9%(126)

Married43.9%(129)

Widowed2.4%(7)

Divorced10.9%(32)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(68)

Married47.9%(135)

Widowed17.7%(50)

Divorced10.3%(29)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

−13.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.3%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.8%

−12.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.5%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% 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)12.8%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era64.1%(25)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 39 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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