CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Union

Pennsylvania · 2,878 residents · 1.16 sq mi

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Mount Union is a city of 2,878 people in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 45% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Median home value sits at $30,400. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 37.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 52% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,878

+15%vs 2000

vs 2,504 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−1%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(179)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(183)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(224)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(190)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(170)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(368)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(417)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(273)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(320)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.3%(324)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(162)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,067

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,048 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,474

−22%vs 2000

vs $13,419 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,400

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $243 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.1% in 2000

47.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.6%(2,144)

Black11%(275)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(30)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(2,525)

Black11.3%(324)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.5%(13)

Other0.6%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1%(24)

Ecuadorian1%(24)

Puerto Rican0.5%(11)

Ancestry

German19.2%(448)

American9.5%(221)

Irish9%(209)

English8%(187)

Polish4.2%(98)

Italian2.6%(60)

Scottish1.5%(34)

Subsaharan African1.2%(29)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(27)

Welsh1.1%(25)

Ethiopian1%(24)

Hungarian1%(23)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French0.3%(8)

Macedonian0.3%(8)

Russian0.3%(7)

Swiss0.3%(7)

Dutch0.3%(6)

Norwegian0.3%(6)

Swedish0.3%(6)

Ukrainian0.3%(6)

French Canadian0.2%(4)

West Indian0.2%(4)

Jamaican0.2%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.1%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married46.7%(435)

Married37.1%(345)

Widowed1.5%(14)

Divorced14.7%(137)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(269)

Married41%(349)

Widowed13%(111)

Divorced14.4%(123)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.1%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% 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)20.3%(44)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era9.2%(20)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.1%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 217 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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