CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Mountain Top

Pennsylvania · 15,269 residents · 15.0 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Mountain Top is home to 15,269 people in Pennsylvania. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 39.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 29% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The poverty rate is 3.4%, under the national 12.4%. Renters pay $443 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 35.2

Average education

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,269

−4%vs 2009

vs 15,933 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

39.2

−7%vs 2009

vs 42.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

15.0 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.9%(904)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.5%(1,150)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,216)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(1,062)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.6%(553)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.7%(1,640)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418%(2,744)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.8%(2,418)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(1,508)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.6%(1,160)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.7%(718)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.3%(196)

US avg: 1.5%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,655

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $67,167 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,480

−27%vs 2009

vs $30,844 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$122,300

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $166,900 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$443

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $563 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

88.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 89.1% in 2009

11.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(15,071)

Black0.9%(138)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(209)

Asian2.4%(377)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(14,692)

Black0.5%(74)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(165)

Asian1.6%(248)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(125)

Central American0.9%(110)

Panamanian0.8%(91)

Puerto Rican0.6%(76)

Spaniard0.6%(71)

South American0.2%(24)

Ecuadorian0.2%(24)

Dominican0.1%(16)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

Nicaraguan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.8%(332)

Korean0.8%(94)

Pakistani0.4%(51)

Chinese0.3%(35)

Bangladeshi0.2%(28)

Filipino0.2%(24)

Ancestry

Irish23.8%(2,820)

Polish18.1%(2,148)

German17.6%(2,083)

Italian13.7%(1,625)

English6.9%(815)

Slovak3.8%(445)

Welsh3.1%(363)

American2.7%(318)

Russian2.2%(265)

Lithuanian2.1%(246)

French2%(234)

Ukrainian1.1%(128)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1%(122)

Norwegian0.9%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(102)

French Canadian0.8%(100)

Swedish0.5%(61)

Portuguese0.5%(59)

Czech0.5%(56)

Scottish0.4%(46)

Macedonian0.3%(30)

Hungarian0.2%(26)

British0.2%(25)

Turkish0.2%(24)

Swiss0.2%(23)

Dutch0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Australian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.2%

−8.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 33.3% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

87.2%

−6.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 93.9% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−5.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 14.6% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

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 married21.5%(1,248)

Married70.9%(4,121)

Widowed2.2%(126)

Divorced5.5%(318)

Women 15+

Never married19%(1,184)

Married64.6%(4,033)

Widowed11.2%(697)

Divorced5.2%(326)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 5.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 82.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% 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)35.2%(218)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(227)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.1%(143)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 619 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper