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Tioga County

Pennsylvania · 40,502 residents (2025 est.) · 1,134 sq mi
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Tioga County is home to 40,945 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $181,100, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
40,945
−1%since 2000
from 41,373 in 2000
40,502 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
36 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2009
from 36 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
45.1
+17%since 2000
from 38.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,134 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
41K41K42K42K43K19902000201020202024Tioga County
202441K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(1,999)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(2,372)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(2,228)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(2,609)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(2,344)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.4%(4,262)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.3%(4,612)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(4,758)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415%(6,146)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.4%(5,504)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.5%(3,051)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(1,060)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,899
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,020 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,365
+121%since 2000
from $15,549 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.9%
+23.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.422
+3%since 2010
from 0.411 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance7.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Construction2.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services2.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing2.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$181,100
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$863
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $421 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 76.2% in 2000
22.6% rent
Vacancy rate
22.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 19.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.37 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.5%
−9.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+13%since 2009
from 2.5 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
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.8%(40,452)
Black0.6%(243)
Hispanic / Latino0.5%(214)
Asian0.3%(124)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic95%(38,879)
Black0.8%(308)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(694)
Asian0.4%(156)
Other2.2%(908)
Diversity Score
12
+77%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
15
−11%since 2020
from 17 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 Rican0.6%(227)
Mexican0.3%(112)
Salvadoran0.2%(62)
Dominican0.1%(43)
Spaniard0%(20)
Cuban0%(9)
Chilean0%(5)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(63)
Asian Indian0.1%(26)
Filipino0.1%(21)
Cambodian0%(17)
Korean0%(13)
Ancestry
German19.4%(7,939)
American19%(7,780)
English15.4%(6,298)
Irish11.6%(4,762)
Polish5.1%(2,103)
Italian4.5%(1,839)
Scottish1.9%(767)
Welsh1.8%(744)
French1.6%(667)
Dutch1.4%(562)
Swedish1%(401)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.7%(301)
Ukrainian0.4%(147)
Hungarian0.3%(137)
Norwegian0.3%(123)
British0.3%(118)
Austrian0.3%(108)
Russian0.2%(98)
Greek0.2%(89)
Czech0.2%(70)
Slovak0.1%(52)
Lithuanian0.1%(31)
West Indian0.1%(25)
Arab0.1%(23)
Canadian0.1%(22)
Finnish0.1%(21)
Croatian0%(20)
Slovene0%(18)
Lebanese0%(17)
Haitian0%(15)
Romanian0%(14)
Belgian0%(12)
Danish0%(12)
Iranian0%(11)
Guyanese0%(10)
Serbian0%(7)
Kenyan0%(6)
Syrian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 80.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.3%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.4 min
+52%since 2000
from 16.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 76.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.8%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 57.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 70.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
1.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.7%
+4.0 ptssince 2012
from 14.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 12.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.3%
+15.0 ptssince 2017
from 72.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.1%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 98.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 0.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.2%(4,986)
Married57.7%(9,855)
Widowed3.4%(580)
Divorced9.7%(1,653)
Women 15+
Never married24.3%(4,189)
Married53.6%(9,260)
Widowed10.8%(1,872)
Divorced11.3%(1,951)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 12.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 54.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
25.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 24.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 22.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 68.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 43.6% 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)20.9%(697)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(659)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(1,281)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(145)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(22)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,328 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 Tioga County, Pennsylvania?

Tioga County, Pennsylvania has about 40,945 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Tioga County, Pennsylvania earns about $64,899 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tioga County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Tioga County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $181,100, and the typical rent is about $863 a month.

How educated are people in Tioga County, Pennsylvania?

About 22.3% of adults age 25 and over in Tioga County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tioga County, Pennsylvania?

About 11.7% of people in Tioga County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tioga County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Tioga County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 181 residents, a change of about -0 percent over that period.

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

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