COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blair County vs Cambria County
PLACE A
Blair County, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Blair County is 7% smaller than Cambria County. Blair County earns more, with a median household income $3,964 higher.
BLAIR COUNTYCAMBRIA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population119,541128,968−7% vs Cambria County
Population density228187+40
Population growth-3.4%-7.1%+3.7 pts
Median age43.145.6−2.5
Male49.3%49.9%−0.5 pts
Female50.7%50.1%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%90.2%+1.4 pts
Black1.9%2.8%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%2.1%−0.5 pts
Asian0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
Other4.2%4.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$62,382$58,418+$3,964
Per capita income$35,639$34,692+$947
Poverty rate12.0%14.2%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.459−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%23.9%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree7.6%8.2%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.7%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation58.5%54.3%+4.2 pts
Median home value$161,100$121,000+$40,100
Median gross rent$885$739+$146
Owner-occupied72.4%76.4%−4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%13.2%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%37.0%+4.2 pts
Average commute20.523.4−2.9
Worked from home7.1%10.4%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.8%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.8%3.3%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025