CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Huntingdon

Pennsylvania · 6,843 residents · 3.62 sq mi

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Huntingdon is home to 6,843 people in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $44,300. Households here earn about 27% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Renters pay $283 a month at the median. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% 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

6,843

−1%vs 2000

vs 6,918 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(375)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(356)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(377)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.5%(790)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.7%(939)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(865)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(775)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(585)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(617)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(568)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(455)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(141)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,095

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,261 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,444

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,744 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,300

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.1% in 2000

42.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(6,637)

Black1.4%(97)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(46)

Asian0.6%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(6,651)

Black2.1%(144)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.5%(36)

Other0.2%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1%(66)

Central American0.4%(27)

Guatemalan0.4%(27)

Mexican0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(38)

Asian Indian0.5%(37)

Chinese0.3%(18)

Ancestry

German35.3%(2,432)

Irish17.5%(1,207)

English15.1%(1,041)

American7.3%(506)

Italian4.8%(328)

Scottish3.7%(253)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(187)

Polish2.5%(173)

Welsh2%(140)

Swedish1.6%(113)

French0.9%(64)

Czech0.6%(40)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.4%(27)

Austrian0.4%(25)

Serbian0.3%(21)

Ukrainian0.3%(21)

Dutch0.3%(19)

Russian0.2%(16)

Slovak0.2%(16)

Subsaharan African0.2%(13)

Greek0.2%(12)

French Canadian0.2%(11)

Slovene0.2%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Arab0.1%(6)

Lebanese0.1%(6)

Turkish0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.2%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.6 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married53.6%(1,565)

Married37.8%(1,102)

Widowed2%(59)

Divorced6.6%(193)

Women 15+

Never married36.2%(1,189)

Married35.8%(1,175)

Widowed13.4%(441)

Divorced14.6%(478)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% 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)25.7%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(122)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.4%(113)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 428 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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