With 823 people, Penns Creek is a city in Pennsylvania. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 27.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $167,500. The average commute runs 15 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,142, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Penns Creek
What changed most since 2000
White share96.7% → 73.1%(−23.6 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Hispanic share1.0% → 18.8%(+17.8 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Poverty rate16.3% → 27.4%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)100%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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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Over time
Penns Creek, decade by decade
Penns Creek population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
668
$51,917
$129,884
12.4%
8.1
2010
715
$50,550
$137,384
9.4%
9.9
2020
694
$50,691
$137,324
16.7%
17.0
2024
823
$54,142
$167,500
21.5%
53.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
