CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Rossiter

Pennsylvania · 790 residents · 1.89 sq mi

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Rossiter is a city of 790 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 44.1, about 9 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $32,100. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The population is up 37% since 2009.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 44.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

790

+37%vs 2009

vs 577 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

44.1

+8%vs 2009

vs 40.7 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.89 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024652

Age distribution, 2000

Under 53.9%(31)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.4%(43)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.9%(31)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.5%(75)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.2%(128)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412%(95)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.8%(85)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7415.2%(120)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.6%(68)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(14)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,577

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $26,188 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,931

−23%vs 2009

vs $15,542 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

18.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 22.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,100

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $42,600 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$469

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $724 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.3%

+8.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 71.7% in 2009

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(563)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(788)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(5)

Ancestry

German16.6%(108)

English9.7%(63)

Polish9.2%(60)

Swedish7.4%(48)

Italian6.1%(40)

Irish5.2%(34)

Scottish4.9%(32)

American3.2%(21)

Dutch3.1%(20)

Hungarian2%(13)

Czech1.4%(9)

Slovak0.5%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.3% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

57.1%

−22.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 79.7% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+2.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 0.5% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 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 married41%(129)

Married44.8%(141)

Widowed5.7%(18)

Divorced8.6%(27)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(85)

Married40.6%(131)

Widowed18.6%(60)

Divorced14.6%(47)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−15.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.7%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.9%

−11.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% 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)87.5%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)77.5%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era7.5%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 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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