CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Lucerne Mines

Pennsylvania · 951 residents · 0.84 sq mi

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Lucerne Mines is a city of 951 people in Pennsylvania. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $58,000. Households here earn about 29% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 43.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

951

−12%since 1990

from 1,077 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

43.2

−8%since 1990

from 47.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024615

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(51)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.1%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.2%(49)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.1%(39)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.8%(112)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416%(152)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(126)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.2%(97)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.3%(98)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 849.9%(94)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.4%(32)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,427

−16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,745 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,976

+22%since 1990

from $11,444 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.4%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 9.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$461

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $350 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

85.0%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 83.4% in 1990

15.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,061)

Black0.7%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.7%(8)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(930)

Black1.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(8)

Asian0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Chinese5.2%(32)

Ancestry

German30.1%(185)

English28.6%(176)

American18%(111)

Slovak15.8%(97)

Irish7.8%(48)

Russian3.7%(23)

Italian3.6%(22)

Hungarian2.6%(16)

Polish1.6%(10)

Slovene0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.4%

−6.8 ptssince 1990

from 10.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

75.0%

+13.9 ptssince 1990

from 61.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−2.9 ptssince 1990

from 5.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+15%since 1990

from 13.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.2%(85)

Married60.8%(223)

Widowed5.7%(21)

Divorced10.4%(38)

Women 15+

Never married28.5%(129)

Married51.2%(232)

Widowed11.3%(51)

Divorced9.1%(41)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

43.8%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.9%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 84.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.0%

+18.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(113)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 113 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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