CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wattsburg

Pennsylvania · 475 residents · 0.30 sq mi

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Wattsburg is home to 475 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The typical home is worth $35,600. 97 more people live here than in 2000. 21.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 24%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

475

+26%vs 2000

vs 378 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024341

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.6%(60)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(22)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(76)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(71)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(54)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(38)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(16)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,125

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,502

−43%vs 2000

vs $14,830 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,600

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.5%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.9% in 2000

35.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(376)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(475)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(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

Mexican0.6%(2)

Ancestry

German40.5%(138)

English8.5%(29)

Italian8.5%(29)

Polish6.7%(23)

Subsaharan African6.7%(23)

Irish6.2%(21)

American4.1%(14)

French3.8%(13)

Swedish2.6%(9)

Danish2.3%(8)

Scottish1.2%(4)

Norwegian0.6%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married46.3%(50)

Married41.7%(45)

Widowed1.9%(2)

Divorced10.2%(11)

Women 15+

Never married42.8%(71)

Married31.3%(52)

Widowed5.4%(9)

Divorced20.5%(34)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.1%

−22.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.0%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.4%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.3%

−27.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.5%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% 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)46.7%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.7%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 15 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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