With 59,858 people, Sayre is a metro area. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 43.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $187,500. Renters pay $901 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,675, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sayre
What changed most since 1990
White share98.7% → 94.1%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.9% → 20.6%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 36 metro and micro areas based in Pennsylvania
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%(816)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(792)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(1,279)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(161)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,773 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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Over time
Sayre, decade by decade
Sayre population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
60,967
$57,530
$123,604
12.9%
3.2
2000
62,761
$63,827
$134,802
14.8%
6.0
2010
62,622
$58,324
$146,303
15.7%
8.0
2020
59,967
$63,481
$182,897
18.7%
17.0
2024
59,858
$63,675
$187,500
20.6%
14.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
