Crawford County vs Northumberland County

A side-by-side comparison of Crawford County and Northumberland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Crawford County and Northumberland County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northumberland County has the higher population (90,925 vs 83,189 in Crawford County). Crawford County has the higher median household income ($60,254 vs $57,948 in Northumberland County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($151,600 vs $143,400 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
Population	83,189	90,925
Median age	43.9 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,254	$57,948
Median home value	$143,400	$151,600
Median gross rent	$800	$777
Housing units	42,188	43,395
Homeownership rate	73.7%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
Population	85,665 → 83,189 (-2.9%)	91,761 → 90,925 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$50,304 → $60,254 (+19.8%)	$48,671 → $57,948 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$113,200 → $143,400 (+26.7%)	$117,400 → $151,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $800 (+20.5%)	$663 → $777 (+17.2%)

Crawford County

Population

85,66583,189

Median household income

$50,304$60,254

Median home value

$113,200$143,400

Median gross rent

$664$800

Northumberland County

Population

91,76190,925

Median household income

$48,671$57,948

Median home value

$117,400$151,600

Median gross rent

$663$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
Under 5	5.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.6%
75 and over	9.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	89.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	46.8%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	75.6%	77.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	5.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	8.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	19.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1966	1955