CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Monaca

Pennsylvania · 6,739 residents · 2.03 sq mi

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Monaca is home to 6,739 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,300. Households here earn about 23% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Renters pay $321 a month at the median. Median household income is $22,402, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

6,739

+7%vs 2000

vs 6,286 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(417)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(402)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(569)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(480)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(964)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(954)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(558)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(735)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(780)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(382)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(45)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,402

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,706 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,197

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,001 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.9% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(6,076)

Black1.9%(118)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(38)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(6,660)

Black0.7%(50)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(17)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.3%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(170)

Puerto Rican0.8%(43)

South American0.7%(36)

Venezuelan0.6%(33)

Peruvian0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(16)

Ancestry

German26.3%(1,449)

Italian20.9%(1,154)

Irish18.6%(1,028)

Scotch-Irish6.2%(342)

English5.1%(284)

Polish4.3%(237)

American3.6%(200)

Greek3%(163)

Croatian2.4%(135)

Slovak1.9%(106)

Welsh1.6%(86)

Dutch0.9%(49)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(45)

Scottish0.8%(43)

Hungarian0.6%(35)

British0.5%(30)

Serbian0.5%(30)

Ukrainian0.5%(28)

Subsaharan African0.5%(27)

Nigerian0.5%(27)

Swedish0.5%(27)

Belgian0.5%(26)

Czech0.5%(26)

Austrian0.4%(21)

Norwegian0.3%(19)

Russian0.2%(13)

Arab0.2%(10)

Lebanese0.2%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(8)

Danish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.9%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married33.8%(711)

Married51%(1,073)

Widowed4.9%(104)

Divorced10.3%(216)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(700)

Married43.3%(996)

Widowed8.9%(205)

Divorced17.3%(398)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.7%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% 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)29.5%(56)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.2%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.2%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 190 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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