COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cumberland County

Pennsylvania · 195,257 residents · 545 sq mi

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With 195,257 people, Cumberland County is a county in Pennsylvania. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.3% of residents. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 19% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Median household income runs $34,493, well clear of the $30,130 US median. There are 18,417 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

195,257

−9%vs 2000

vs 213,674 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

545 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024268K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(11,538)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(12,046)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(11,946)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(15,494)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(16,782)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(31,100)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(30,587)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(21,178)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(18,458)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(15,491)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(8,079)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(2,558)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,493

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,707 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,796

−33%vs 2000

vs $23,610 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,700

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$457

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $576 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(199,925)

Black2.3%(4,959)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(2,883)

Asian1.7%(3,556)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(189,229)

Black1.5%(2,875)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(1,397)

Asian1.2%(2,418)

Other0.4%(735)

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 Rican2.1%(5,589)

Mexican1.2%(3,244)

South American0.6%(1,599)

Dominican0.4%(991)

Central American0.3%(843)

Spaniard0.2%(614)

Peruvian0.1%(381)

Cuban0.1%(366)

Colombian0.1%(314)

Salvadoran0.1%(289)

Venezuelan0.1%(272)

Ecuadorian0.1%(265)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(250)

Argentine0.1%(204)

Honduran0.1%(182)

Chilean0%(89)

Panamanian0%(80)

Nicaraguan0%(42)

Uruguayan0%(40)

Paraguayan0%(34)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.7%(7,259)

Chinese0.5%(1,328)

Filipino0.5%(1,251)

Vietnamese0.4%(1,043)

Korean0.3%(717)

Pakistani0.2%(661)

Nepalese0.2%(643)

Laotian0.2%(618)

Bhutanese0.1%(379)

Japanese0.1%(236)

Kazakh0.1%(209)

Cambodian0.1%(140)

+ 6 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0.1%(139)

Sri Lankan0%(97)

Thai0%(95)

Burmese0%(57)

Taiwanese0%(15)

Indonesian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(64)

Guamanian0%(37)

Fijian0%(7)

Ancestry

German28.3%(76,025)

Irish13%(34,946)

English10%(26,735)

Italian6.7%(17,893)

American4.6%(12,373)

Polish3.1%(8,297)

Scottish2.3%(6,108)

French2%(5,419)

Welsh1.4%(3,714)

Dutch1.2%(3,166)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(2,980)

Arab1.1%(2,825)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(2,460)

Swedish0.7%(1,961)

Norwegian0.7%(1,816)

Swiss0.6%(1,577)

Russian0.6%(1,542)

Slovak0.6%(1,497)

British0.6%(1,494)

Ukrainian0.6%(1,489)

Hungarian0.6%(1,485)

Greek0.5%(1,415)

Lithuanian0.3%(908)

West Indian0.3%(854)

Austrian0.3%(723)

Lebanese0.3%(721)

French Canadian0.3%(681)

Moroccan0.2%(653)

Czech0.2%(599)

Croatian0.2%(598)

Egyptian0.2%(540)

Nigerian0.2%(454)

Finnish0.1%(382)

Belgian0.1%(352)

Romanian0.1%(341)

Jamaican0.1%(325)

Serbian0.1%(295)

Haitian0.1%(261)

Portuguese0.1%(250)

Somali0.1%(234)

Slovene0.1%(233)

Canadian0.1%(223)

Danish0.1%(196)

Armenian0.1%(183)

Guyanese0.1%(140)

Brazilian0%(125)

Syrian0%(117)

Turkish0%(111)

Iraqi0%(85)

Iranian0%(83)

Australian0%(66)

Kenyan0%(65)

Bulgarian0%(53)

Ghanaian0%(49)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(46)

Latvian0%(38)

Barbadian0%(31)

Ethiopian0%(23)

Palestinian0%(21)

Macedonian0%(9)

Cape Verdean0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.9%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married34.2%(37,812)

Married54.2%(59,973)

Widowed2.6%(2,929)

Divorced9%(9,911)

Women 15+

Never married28%(31,532)

Married52.2%(58,741)

Widowed9%(10,123)

Divorced10.7%(12,050)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% 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)31.3%(5,530)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(4,926)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.4%(5,205)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(640)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(203)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,679 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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