Williamsport is a city of 27,612 people in Pennsylvania. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 31.5. The poverty rate is 25.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 37%. The typical home is worth $154,300, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,851, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Williamsport
What changed most since 1990
Population31,933 → 27,612(−14%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.6% → 4.5%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share6.6% → 12.0%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Williamsport's population equals 24% of Lycoming County's. Its number of households without a car equals 53% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 48% of the county's.
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)25%(330)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(287)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(432)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(32)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,318 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
Williamsport, decade by decade
Williamsport 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
1990
31,933
$48,697
$104,883
13.1%
18.6
2000
30,706
$47,265
$123,690
16.3%
35.6
2010
29,381
$39,040
$124,724
18.3%
43.5
2020
27,754
$49,924
$137,203
24.9%
57.9
2024
27,612
$48,851
$154,300
27.0%
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.
