CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mountainhome

Pennsylvania · 1,034 residents · 1.90 sq mi

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With 1,034 people, Mountainhome is a city in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 45.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.1%, under the national 13.2%. There are 135 fewer people here than in 2000. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% 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

1,034

−12%vs 2000

vs 1,169 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

45.1

+7%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024887

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(47)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(45)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(135)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(124)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415%(155)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.3%(127)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(136)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(90)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,741

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,357 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,206

−36%vs 2000

vs $20,580 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$417

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.6%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

16.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(1,101)

Black2.7%(32)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(24)

Asian0.5%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,034)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(14)

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.

Asian origin

Korean5.5%(49)

Ancestry

Italian29.9%(265)

English14.7%(130)

Irish13.2%(117)

German9.1%(81)

Welsh4.6%(41)

Norwegian2.9%(26)

Scottish1.9%(17)

Swedish1.4%(12)

French Canadian1.1%(10)

Polish1.1%(10)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(10)

French0.9%(8)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

American0.8%(7)

Ukrainian0.8%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.6%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married39.9%(166)

Married42.5%(177)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced17.5%(73)

Women 15+

Never married17.8%(64)

Married32.2%(116)

Widowed19.4%(70)

Divorced30.6%(110)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.2%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.5%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% 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)44.1%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.9%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 111 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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