Indiana County vs Northumberland County

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

Indiana 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 83,213 in Indiana County). Indiana County has the higher median household income ($58,739 vs $57,948 in Northumberland County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($151,600 vs $145,400 in Indiana County).

Population, income & housing

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
Population	83,213	90,925
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,739	$57,948
Median home value	$145,400	$151,600
Median gross rent	$786	$777
Housing units	37,672	43,395
Homeownership rate	71.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
Population	85,032 → 83,213 (-2.1%)	91,761 → 90,925 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$49,320 → $58,739 (+19.1%)	$48,671 → $57,948 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $145,400 (+20.1%)	$117,400 → $151,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $786 (+10.9%)	$663 → $777 (+17.2%)

Indiana County

Population

85,03283,213

Median household income

$49,320$58,739

Median home value

$121,100$145,400

Median gross rent

$709$786

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)

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
Under 5	4.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	16.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.6%
75 and over	8.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	7.6%	10.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	75.7%	77.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	6.4%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	8.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	19.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	2.5%
20 or more units	4.5%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Indiana County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1969	1955