COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Juniata County

Pennsylvania · 20,625 residents · 391 sq mi

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Juniata County is a county of 20,625 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $51,500. The average commute runs 30 minutes. Median rent is $280 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,625

−10%vs 2000

vs 22,821 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

391 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,393)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,571)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,494)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,416)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,333)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(3,239)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(2,978)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,228)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,986)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,681)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(948)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(358)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,359

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,698 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,759

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,142 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(22,205)

Black0.3%(68)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(369)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(20,530)

Black0.2%(32)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(59)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.2%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.8%(420)

Puerto Rican1.1%(254)

Salvadoran0.9%(221)

Honduran0.5%(107)

South American0.3%(80)

Nicaraguan0.2%(49)

Mexican0.2%(43)

Chilean0.2%(43)

Guatemalan0.2%(41)

Peruvian0.1%(33)

Dominican0.1%(27)

Cuban0%(4)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(4)

Costa Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(28)

Thai0.1%(22)

Korean0.1%(18)

Chinese0.1%(16)

Vietnamese0%(9)

Asian Indian0%(9)

Japanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German36.8%(8,608)

American12.8%(2,995)

Irish9.1%(2,127)

English5.5%(1,280)

Swiss2.1%(498)

Italian1.9%(445)

Scottish1.6%(366)

Polish1.2%(283)

Dutch1.1%(257)

Scotch-Irish1%(230)

Swedish0.8%(187)

French0.6%(143)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(91)

Greek0.2%(52)

Austrian0.2%(39)

Ukrainian0.2%(36)

Russian0.1%(35)

Slovak0.1%(32)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Slovene0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(20)

Arab0.1%(14)

Norwegian0.1%(13)

Serbian0.1%(13)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Danish0%(10)

Moroccan0%(9)

Brazilian0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

Palestinian0%(5)

Bulgarian0%(5)

British0%(4)

Czech0%(4)

French Canadian0%(4)

Croatian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.2%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.8 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 26.8 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 married29.7%(2,852)

Married58.9%(5,665)

Widowed3.7%(360)

Divorced7.7%(740)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(2,106)

Married57%(5,443)

Widowed10.8%(1,035)

Divorced10.1%(961)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% 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)10.7%(107)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(223)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.7%(525)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 997 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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