CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Windber

Pennsylvania · 4,756 residents · 1.97 sq mi

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Windber is a city of 4,756 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 40.8, about 8 years above the US median. Households here earn about 44% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The typical home is worth $35,300. The median household earns $16,327, about 46% below the national median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,756

+8%vs 2000

vs 4,395 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 42.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(287)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(291)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(270)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(273)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(608)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(638)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(388)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(564)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.7%(699)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(420)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(47)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,327

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,261 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,427

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,078 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(4,346)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(25)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(4,756)

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

Puerto Rican1%(39)

South American0.3%(13)

Ecuadorian0.3%(13)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Ancestry

Polish26.9%(1,039)

German24.2%(936)

Italian23.4%(904)

Irish12.5%(482)

Slovak7.7%(297)

Scottish6.8%(261)

English5.9%(229)

Hungarian4.4%(168)

American3.2%(124)

Welsh2.5%(96)

Lithuanian1.2%(45)

British1%(37)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(34)

Serbian0.9%(34)

Czech0.8%(31)

Dutch0.8%(31)

Ukrainian0.5%(21)

Austrian0.5%(19)

French0.3%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(10)

Greek0.2%(9)

West Indian0.2%(9)

Haitian0.2%(9)

Arab0.2%(7)

Lebanese0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married30.3%(446)

Married50.5%(743)

Widowed5.8%(85)

Divorced13.4%(197)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(385)

Married46.8%(756)

Widowed9.3%(150)

Divorced20.2%(326)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% 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)3.8%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(60)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.4%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 185 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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