CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Towanda

Pennsylvania · 3,242 residents · 1.14 sq mi

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Towanda is home to 3,242 people in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $52,800. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 21%. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Median rent is $328 a month. Households take in $22,973 at the median, 24% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,242

+7%vs 2000

vs 3,024 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(224)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(262)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(165)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(226)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(254)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(515)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(406)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(360)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(330)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(290)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(158)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(52)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,973

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,814 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,745

−15%vs 2000

vs $17,438 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,800

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $457 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.9%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.3% in 2000

40.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(2,886)

Black0.9%(26)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(36)

Asian1.2%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(3,223)

Black0.2%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Chinese1.3%(37)

Ancestry

Irish19.5%(544)

German12.8%(358)

English11.9%(331)

Italian8.2%(229)

Welsh4.8%(134)

American3.8%(105)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(45)

Swedish1.6%(44)

Polish1.3%(37)

Slovak1.2%(34)

Dutch0.8%(21)

French0.6%(17)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(13)

Ukrainian0.5%(13)

Arab0.4%(12)

Lebanese0.4%(12)

Turkish0.4%(11)

Lithuanian0.4%(10)

Norwegian0.3%(9)

Scottish0.3%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.0%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married48.6%(628)

Married37.7%(487)

Widowed4.9%(63)

Divorced8.9%(115)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(334)

Married48.9%(518)

Widowed9.5%(101)

Divorced10.1%(107)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% 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)38.5%(50)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.4%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 130 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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