CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Milroy

Pennsylvania · 1,442 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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Milroy is a city of 1,442 people in Pennsylvania. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $47,900. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Renters pay $274 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,442

+4%vs 2000

vs 1,386 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.8

−14%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(137)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.9%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(79)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(130)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.6%(167)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(174)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(164)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(174)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(133)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(158)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,537

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,529 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,083

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,136 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,900

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(1,378)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,442)

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

Puerto Rican4.6%(72)

Ancestry

German33.7%(531)

American17.2%(271)

English8.2%(130)

Scottish5.5%(86)

Irish3.3%(52)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(51)

French2.9%(45)

Dutch1.1%(18)

Finnish0.5%(8)

Italian0.5%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.0%

−24.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married35.7%(253)

Married49.4%(350)

Widowed2.5%(18)

Divorced12.3%(87)

Women 15+

Never married26%(161)

Married59.5%(368)

Widowed11.5%(71)

Divorced3.1%(19)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.4%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(36)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 120 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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