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Armstrong County

Pennsylvania · 63,698 residents (2025 est.) · 653 sq mi
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Armstrong County is home to 64,622 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 47.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $157,300.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
64,622
−11%since 2000
from 72,392 in 2000
63,698 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
99 / sq mi
−6%since 2009
from 105 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
47.2
+17%since 2000
from 40.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
653 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
64K66K69K72K74K19902000201020202024Armstrong County
202465K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(2,788)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(3,345)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(3,760)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(3,457)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(3,067)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.9%(7,031)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.2%(7,266)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(8,212)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.7%(10,175)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.1%(9,123)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.7%(4,353)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.2%(2,045)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,008
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,557 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,893
+128%since 2000
from $15,709 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.3%
+25.3 ptssince 2009
from 19.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.429
+6%since 2010
from 0.404 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing1.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services1.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$157,300
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $63,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$785
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $395 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 77.3% in 2000
21.2% rent
Vacancy rate
12.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.33 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.3%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.4
+14%since 2009
from 2.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic98%(70,976)
Black0.8%(578)
Hispanic / Latino0.4%(308)
Asian0.1%(82)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic94.9%(61,357)
Black0.9%(608)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(605)
Asian0.3%(211)
Other2.8%(1,841)
Diversity Score
12
+114%since 2009
from 6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−29%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican0.3%(204)
Puerto Rican0.2%(160)
Chilean0%(26)
Spaniard0%(20)
Honduran0%(16)
Cuban0%(4)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(143)
Filipino0%(31)
Japanese0%(23)
Korean0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German32.4%(20,909)
Irish16.4%(10,582)
Italian10.6%(6,837)
English8.9%(5,781)
Polish6.5%(4,174)
American4.5%(2,895)
Slovak2.8%(1,835)
Scottish2.3%(1,462)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(1,164)
Dutch1.5%(950)
French1.4%(886)
Hungarian0.7%(472)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(398)
Ukrainian0.6%(388)
Swedish0.4%(253)
Russian0.4%(227)
Croatian0.3%(222)
Lithuanian0.3%(200)
Czech0.3%(189)
Austrian0.3%(165)
Norwegian0.2%(146)
Greek0.2%(120)
Slovene0.2%(114)
Arab0.1%(91)
Swiss0.1%(84)
British0.1%(81)
Syrian0.1%(71)
Serbian0.1%(71)
Canadian0.1%(69)
Finnish0.1%(69)
West Indian0.1%(60)
Belgian0.1%(57)
Jamaican0.1%(54)
Kenyan0.1%(46)
Romanian0%(22)
Danish0%(13)
Lebanese0%(11)
Iraqi0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.0%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+13.1 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 3.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.6 min
+46%since 2000
from 19.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.4%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.1%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 60.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.2%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
0.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2012
from 19.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.8%
+15.0 ptssince 2017
from 71.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
90.9%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 85.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
93.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 93.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 98.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 0.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.4%(7,766)
Married58.8%(16,105)
Widowed2.8%(775)
Divorced10%(2,725)
Women 15+
Never married20.8%(5,698)
Married57.5%(15,736)
Widowed11.3%(3,095)
Divorced10.3%(2,829)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 59.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
25.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 24.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 74.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 42.5% 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)17%(765)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(756)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(1,735)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(330)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(40)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,502 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania?

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania has about 64,622 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania earns about $65,008 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Armstrong County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $157,300, and the typical rent is about $785 a month.

How educated are people in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania?

About 19.0% of adults age 25 and over in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania?

About 11.8% of people in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Armstrong County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 8,856 residents, a change of about -12 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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