CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Houtzdale

Pennsylvania · 1,204 residents · 0.38 sq mi

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With 1,204 people, Houtzdale is a city in Pennsylvania. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $33,000. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 28%. Growth has run 28% since 2000, or 263 more people. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,204

+28%vs 2000

vs 941 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024857

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(74)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(91)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(89)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(173)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(146)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(133)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(70)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,880

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,219 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,984

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,177 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,000

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.3%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(937)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(1,202)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.2%(2)

Ancestry

German28.6%(245)

Irish11.8%(101)

English11.3%(97)

Polish9.1%(78)

Italian5.4%(46)

American4.3%(37)

Slovak4.1%(35)

Ukrainian2.5%(21)

French1.8%(15)

Swedish1.5%(13)

Belgian1.3%(11)

Russian1.3%(11)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.3%(11)

Dutch1.1%(9)

Scottish1.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(7)

Austrian0.5%(4)

Hungarian0.5%(4)

Norwegian0.4%(3)

Greek0.2%(2)

Swiss0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married33.8%(119)

Married56.3%(198)

Widowed2.6%(9)

Divorced7.4%(26)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(75)

Married56.3%(198)

Widowed13.9%(49)

Divorced8.5%(30)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.0%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 76.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)18.6%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.9%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 70 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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