MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Selinsgrove Micro

Selinsgrove, PA · 1 counties · 36,680 residents · 329 sq mi

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Selinsgrove is a metro area of 36,680 people. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,800. Median rent is $324 a month. Median household income is $25,864, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,680

−2%vs 2000

vs 37,546 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

112 / sq mi

−2%vs 2000

vs 114 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

329 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(2,676)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,648)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,437)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(3,092)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(3,189)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(5,695)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(5,183)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(3,890)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(3,254)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(2,762)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,469)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(385)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,864

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,981 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,859

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,756 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(36,559)

Black0.8%(288)

Hispanic / Latino1%(368)

Asian0.4%(153)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(36,261)

Black0.4%(149)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(160)

Asian0.4%(129)

Other0.4%(141)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(560)

Mexican0.5%(195)

Spaniard0.2%(96)

South American0.2%(88)

Central American0.1%(43)

Peruvian0.1%(33)

Salvadoran0%(18)

Bolivian0%(17)

Guatemalan0%(14)

Chilean0%(14)

Ecuadorian0%(13)

Dominican0%(12)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(11)

Cuban0%(10)

Honduran0%(7)

Panamanian0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(122)

Filipino0.1%(43)

Asian Indian0.1%(31)

Vietnamese0.1%(21)

Pakistani0%(16)

Kazakh0%(10)

Thai0%(6)

Korean0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0%(6)

Marshallese0%(5)

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German40.8%(16,168)

Irish8.1%(3,217)

American7.6%(2,998)

English6.4%(2,557)

Italian4.3%(1,703)

Polish2.6%(1,038)

Swiss2.2%(854)

Dutch1.4%(575)

French1.3%(527)

Scottish1.3%(498)

Welsh0.8%(310)

Russian0.5%(203)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(185)

Hungarian0.3%(126)

Ukrainian0.3%(111)

Swedish0.3%(104)

French Canadian0.3%(101)

Greek0.2%(67)

Czech0.2%(64)

Latvian0.1%(59)

Austrian0.1%(52)

Norwegian0.1%(52)

Canadian0.1%(49)

Lithuanian0.1%(48)

Slovak0.1%(46)

West Indian0.1%(37)

Brazilian0.1%(29)

British0.1%(22)

Belgian0%(16)

Portuguese0%(16)

Jamaican0%(16)

Slovene0%(15)

Danish0%(13)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Arab0%(10)

Syrian0%(10)

Turkish0%(10)

Croatian0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

Guyanese0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.4%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married34.2%(5,606)

Married53.8%(8,816)

Widowed2.9%(470)

Divorced9.1%(1,496)

Women 15+

Never married29%(4,833)

Married52.1%(8,692)

Widowed10%(1,675)

Divorced8.9%(1,488)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 71.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% 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)15.2%(250)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(276)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.9%(638)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(83)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,640 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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