CITY · 1990 CENSUS

McAdoo

Pennsylvania · 2,461 residents · 0.35 sq mi

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The short version

With 2,461 people, McAdoo is a city in Pennsylvania. The median age is 43.6, about 11 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,500. Households here earn about 28% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Renters pay $267 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,461

+8%vs 2000

vs 2,274 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.6

+6%vs 2000

vs 41.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(124)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.4%(83)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(110)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(188)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(389)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.1%(223)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(265)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.3%(302)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(340)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849%(221)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(69)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,884

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,721 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,319

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,723 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.1%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(2,254)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(15)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(2,461)

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

Dominican20.1%(503)

Puerto Rican3.8%(96)

Mexican2.9%(72)

Cuban2%(51)

South American1.7%(42)

Peruvian1.6%(39)

Argentine0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Pakistani1.4%(36)

Asian Indian0.6%(14)

Ancestry

Italian17.2%(429)

Irish11.6%(290)

German11.3%(282)

Polish10.6%(266)

Slovak8.2%(204)

English3.8%(94)

Ukrainian2.2%(56)

American1.1%(27)

Welsh0.8%(21)

Scottish0.8%(20)

Russian0.7%(18)

Swedish0.6%(15)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(9)

Lithuanian0.4%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(9)

Austrian0.3%(7)

French0.3%(7)

Greek0.3%(7)

Hungarian0.3%(7)

Norwegian0.2%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.0%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married52.6%(585)

Married34.7%(386)

Widowed2.8%(31)

Divorced10%(111)

Women 15+

Never married42%(360)

Married39.7%(340)

Widowed10.7%(92)

Divorced7.6%(65)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.4%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.0%

−10.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% 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)18.5%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(25)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 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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