CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Williamsport

Pennsylvania · 31,933 residents · 8.78 sq mi

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With 31,933 people, Williamsport is a city in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $43,700. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 30%. The average commute runs 12 minutes. 21.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,933

+4%vs 2000

vs 30,706 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,462)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(2,344)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(2,013)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,666)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(2,928)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(5,406)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(4,018)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,677)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(2,610)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,752)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,509)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(548)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,290

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,946 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,276

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,707 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,700

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.5%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.8% in 2000

53.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(25,666)

Black12.6%(3,873)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(340)

Asian0.6%(172)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(29,471)

Black6.6%(2,121)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(179)

Asian0.6%(184)

Other0.5%(157)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(514)

Puerto Rican1.6%(450)

Spaniard0.4%(112)

Dominican0.3%(88)

South American0.1%(28)

Central American0.1%(18)

Salvadoran0.1%(18)

Colombian0%(12)

Peruvian0%(11)

Ecuadorian0%(5)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(145)

Korean0.3%(80)

Burmese0.2%(46)

Filipino0.1%(29)

Pakistani0.1%(23)

Asian Indian0.1%(21)

Vietnamese0.1%(15)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German24.5%(6,777)

Irish13.5%(3,737)

Italian8.9%(2,444)

English7.5%(2,066)

American3.4%(942)

Polish3.4%(932)

French2.1%(569)

Scottish1.9%(511)

Dutch1%(274)

Swedish0.9%(254)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(223)

Welsh0.8%(219)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(179)

West Indian0.6%(178)

Subsaharan African0.5%(150)

Swiss0.5%(148)

Ukrainian0.5%(134)

Hungarian0.4%(104)

Lithuanian0.4%(99)

French Canadian0.3%(87)

Slovak0.3%(85)

Nigerian0.2%(61)

Greek0.2%(60)

Czech0.2%(49)

British0.2%(44)

Portuguese0.1%(40)

Canadian0.1%(38)

Norwegian0.1%(37)

Bulgarian0.1%(35)

Arab0.1%(31)

Latvian0.1%(30)

Serbian0.1%(20)

Haitian0.1%(19)

Syrian0.1%(16)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(16)

Lebanese0.1%(15)

Kenyan0%(13)

Jamaican0%(13)

Austrian0%(12)

Danish0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 11.3 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 married59%(6,928)

Married29.5%(3,463)

Widowed1.8%(212)

Divorced9.7%(1,144)

Women 15+

Never married50.2%(5,637)

Married30.7%(3,455)

Widowed7.5%(840)

Divorced11.6%(1,308)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.3%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% 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)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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