COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sullivan County

Pennsylvania · 6,104 residents · 450 sq mi

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Sullivan County is home to 6,104 people in Pennsylvania. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 31% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The typical home is worth $47,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,104

−7%vs 2000

vs 6,556 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 43.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

450 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(326)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(378)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(404)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(538)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(336)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(835)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(762)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(562)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(688)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(666)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(456)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(153)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,107

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,839

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,438 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$259

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $346 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(6,239)

Black2.1%(140)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(72)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(6,026)

Black0.7%(42)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(8)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0.5%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(38)

South American0.6%(34)

Dominican0.5%(28)

Colombian0.4%(25)

Puerto Rican0.4%(22)

Central American0.1%(8)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Ecuadorian0.1%(6)

Paraguayan0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(9)

Ancestry

German24%(1,414)

Irish14.5%(855)

English12.4%(731)

Italian8.3%(490)

Polish6.9%(409)

American4.1%(240)

Dutch1.7%(99)

Scottish1.5%(87)

French1.3%(78)

Russian0.9%(52)

Swedish0.8%(46)

Czech0.6%(34)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.5%(31)

Subsaharan African0.5%(29)

Welsh0.5%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(23)

Austrian0.4%(21)

Slovak0.3%(18)

Nigerian0.3%(17)

Swiss0.3%(17)

Danish0.2%(11)

French Canadian0.2%(11)

Hungarian0.2%(11)

West Indian0.2%(10)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(8)

British0.1%(7)

Haitian0.1%(5)

Jamaican0.1%(5)

Finnish0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.5 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 19.4 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 married28.5%(806)

Married56.6%(1,599)

Widowed2.8%(78)

Divorced12.1%(342)

Women 15+

Never married17.5%(450)

Married59.9%(1,538)

Widowed11.4%(293)

Divorced11.1%(285)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% 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)21.6%(107)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(98)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(178)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 495 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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