CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Myerstown

Pennsylvania · 3,228 residents · 0.86 sq mi

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Myerstown is home to 3,228 people in Pennsylvania. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $58,500. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of people here. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock. Median household income is $28,066, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,228

+2%vs 2000

vs 3,171 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(230)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(216)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(187)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(268)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(556)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(365)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(306)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(219)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(310)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(252)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.3%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,066

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,198

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,177 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,500

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$368

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $499 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.8%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

41.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(3,074)

Black1.3%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(30)

Asian0.4%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(3,176)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(28)

Asian1.5%(47)

Other0.2%(5)

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 Rican3%(95)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German32.7%(1,020)

English14.3%(448)

Irish7.2%(226)

Italian5.3%(165)

American5%(156)

Scottish2.3%(71)

Swedish2.2%(70)

British1.8%(56)

Swiss1.1%(33)

Russian1%(32)

French0.8%(26)

Hungarian0.6%(19)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.3%(9)

Polish0.3%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.6%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married40.1%(547)

Married41.8%(570)

Widowed9.3%(127)

Divorced8.9%(121)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(276)

Married51.7%(588)

Widowed8.1%(92)

Divorced16%(182)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

+5.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% 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)21.2%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.7%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War30.7%(74)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.5%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 241 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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