Blue Knob vs Royer

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Knob and Royer: population, income, housing, and more.

Blue Knob and Royer are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Royer has the higher population (34 vs 30 in Blue Knob). Blue Knob has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $58,036 in Royer). Since 2019, Royer's population has grown faster (+25.9% vs -38.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Knob	Royer
Population	30	34
Median age	66.7 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	$58,036
Median home value	—	$158,900
Housing units	16	17
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Knob	Royer
Population	49 → 30 (-38.8%)	27 → 34 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $65,556 (+36.2%)	$44,688 → $58,036 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $181,300 (+59.3%)	$123,200 → $158,900 (+29.0%)

Blue Knob

Population

4930

Median household income

$48,125$65,556

Median home value

$113,800$181,300

Royer

Population

2734

Median household income

$44,688$58,036

Median home value

$123,200$158,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Knob	Royer
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	58.8%
65 to 74	76.7%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	20.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Knob	Royer
White (non-Hispanic)	36.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	63.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Knob	Royer
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.7%	90.0%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Knob	Royer
Drove alone	100.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	20.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Knob	Royer
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Knob	Royer
Poverty rate	13.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.00
Median year structure built	1975	1958