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Susquehanna County

Pennsylvania · 38,237 residents (2025 est.) · 823 sq mi
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Susquehanna County is home to 38,219 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 48.6, about 10 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $216,400, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
38,219
−10%since 2000
from 42,238 in 2000
38,237 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
46 / sq mi
−7%since 2009
from 50 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
48.6
+23%since 2000
from 39.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
823 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
38K39K41K42K44K19902000201020202024Susquehanna County
202438K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(1,830)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(1,887)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(2,144)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.2%(2,000)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.8%(1,842)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.1%(3,848)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411%(4,204)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(4,476)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.7%(6,365)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.8%(5,653)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.9%(3,008)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(962)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,487
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,622 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,983
+143%since 2000
from $16,435 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.7%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.471
+16%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing5.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Construction3.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing2.7%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services2.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$216,400
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $84,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$933
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $427 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 79.5% in 2000
21.5% rent
Vacancy rate
27.3%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.44 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.32 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.7%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+12%since 2009
from 2.8 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-Hispanic98.1%(41,429)
Black0.3%(117)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(285)
Asian0.2%(91)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic93.8%(35,833)
Black0.2%(87)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(924)
Asian0.5%(172)
Other3.1%(1,203)
Diversity Score
15
+128%since 2009
from 7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
−18%since 2020
from 20 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
Puerto Rican0.7%(271)
Mexican0.3%(118)
Ecuadorian0.2%(67)
Cuban0.1%(55)
Chilean0.1%(47)
Colombian0.1%(43)
Dominican0.1%(42)
Honduran0.1%(36)
Panamanian0.1%(30)
Costa Rican0.1%(24)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0%(19)
Peruvian0%(15)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(62)
Filipino0.1%(57)
Korean0.1%(21)
Laotian0%(4)
Thai0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Irish19.5%(7,436)
German16.1%(6,141)
English14.6%(5,582)
Italian8.6%(3,292)
Polish6.2%(2,362)
American4.5%(1,711)
Welsh2.7%(1,022)
Scottish1.9%(716)
French1.5%(560)
Russian1.4%(547)
Dutch1.3%(497)
Slovak1.1%(426)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Lithuanian0.8%(297)
British0.7%(279)
Swedish0.7%(266)
Hungarian0.7%(253)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(203)
Norwegian0.4%(146)
Ukrainian0.4%(139)
Slovene0.3%(117)
Austrian0.3%(103)
Greek0.2%(71)
Czech0.2%(70)
Danish0.2%(64)
Finnish0.2%(59)
Portuguese0.2%(58)
Swiss0.1%(39)
Arab0.1%(27)
West Indian0.1%(26)
Nigerian0.1%(23)
Croatian0.1%(22)
Syrian0%(14)
Brazilian0%(12)
Canadian0%(10)
Serbian0%(8)
Iranian0%(4)
Turkish0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.5%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.0%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 82.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.9 min
+49%since 2000
from 18.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.3%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.2%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 61.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 68.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
49.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
2.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2012
from 17.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.2%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.4%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 75.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 97.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.2%(5,113)
Married51.4%(8,433)
Widowed4.6%(760)
Divorced12.8%(2,097)
Women 15+
Never married23.6%(3,766)
Married53.2%(8,490)
Widowed12.4%(1,981)
Divorced10.8%(1,718)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.2%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 52.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
27.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 21.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2020
from 70.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 43.5% 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)16.6%(439)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(408)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(971)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(129)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(24)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,638 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 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?

Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has about 38,219 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania earns about $68,487 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $216,400, and the typical rent is about $933 a month.

How educated are people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?

About 19.5% of adults age 25 and over in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?

About 11.4% of people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 2,161 residents, a change of about -5 percent over that period.

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

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