CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Uniontown

Pennsylvania · 12,034 residents · 2.05 sq mi

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Uniontown is home to 12,034 people in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 47% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The median age is 39.2, about 6 years above the US median. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $39,700. The poverty rate is 24.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

12,034

−3%vs 2000

vs 12,422 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(779)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(756)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(651)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(657)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(1,678)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(1,588)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,030)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(1,282)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(1,569)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(996)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(327)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,383

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,477 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,091

−26%vs 2000

vs $13,720 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.3% in 2000

49.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.8%(10,413)

Black13.5%(1,681)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(68)

Asian0.4%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(10,542)

Black12.1%(1,456)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(44)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0.2%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(70)

Puerto Rican0.7%(64)

Dominican0.6%(59)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(56)

Asian Indian0.1%(11)

Korean0.1%(8)

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish14.6%(1,420)

Italian13.3%(1,299)

German12.9%(1,255)

English9.2%(894)

Polish6.4%(622)

Slovak3.2%(311)

American1.4%(139)

Scottish1.4%(139)

Scotch-Irish1%(97)

Russian0.9%(89)

Welsh0.9%(89)

French0.8%(76)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(76)

Hungarian0.8%(76)

Arab0.8%(74)

Lebanese0.8%(74)

Dutch0.7%(67)

Croatian0.4%(39)

Austrian0.3%(30)

Belgian0.3%(28)

Greek0.2%(21)

Lithuanian0.2%(21)

Swiss0.2%(19)

Subsaharan African0.2%(16)

Nigerian0.2%(16)

Czech0.1%(13)

Slovene0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

−16%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 married43.6%(1,624)

Married41.8%(1,557)

Widowed5.1%(191)

Divorced9.5%(353)

Women 15+

Never married44.2%(1,895)

Married28.7%(1,230)

Widowed11.5%(494)

Divorced15.6%(669)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.1%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% 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)7.1%(48)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.4%(300)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.7%(214)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 675 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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