CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lock Haven

Pennsylvania · 9,230 residents · 2.50 sq mi

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Lock Haven is a city of 9,230 people in Pennsylvania. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 26.5. Households here earn about 42% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The poverty rate is 26.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $43,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

9,230

+1%vs 2000

vs 9,149 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.5

+6%vs 2000

vs 25.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(445)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.5%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(483)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1915.3%(1,411)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2418.7%(1,730)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(1,024)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.5%(875)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(603)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(653)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(759)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(639)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(194)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,910

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,731 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,271

−22%vs 2000

vs $11,948 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.1%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.0% in 2000

55.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(8,744)

Black1.4%(126)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(102)

Asian0.8%(75)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(9,045)

Black0.5%(50)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(66)

Asian1%(96)

Other0.4%(39)

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 Rican1.8%(153)

Mexican1%(85)

Spaniard0.5%(40)

Dominican0.4%(37)

Asian origin

Burmese0.6%(49)

Vietnamese0.2%(14)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Korean0.1%(5)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Ancestry

German21.5%(1,817)

Irish18.7%(1,580)

Italian8.3%(704)

English6.3%(529)

American4.9%(410)

Scottish3.5%(295)

French3.2%(274)

Polish2.5%(209)

Welsh2.3%(195)

Dutch1.3%(114)

West Indian0.9%(78)

Swedish0.8%(69)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(56)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(43)

Russian0.5%(41)

Finnish0.4%(35)

Lithuanian0.3%(25)

Norwegian0.3%(22)

Croatian0.2%(18)

Slovak0.2%(16)

Jamaican0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.2%(13)

Arab0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married56.8%(2,024)

Married33.5%(1,192)

Widowed2.6%(94)

Divorced7%(251)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(1,662)

Married33.1%(1,223)

Widowed12.3%(456)

Divorced9.7%(358)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% 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)36%(129)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0.8%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.6%(167)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.5%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 358 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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