Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

29 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,069
Median household income: $64,295
Median home value: $146,300

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania counts 65,069 residents. 29 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,295, its median household income sits below Pennsylvania's $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Armstrong County's population declined 1.2% from 65,867 to 65,069, while its median household income rose 25.1% from $51,410 to $64,295.

Households average 2.30 people. The median gross rent is $802.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,069
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,295
Median home value: $146,300
Median gross rent: $802
Housing units: 32,164
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,86765,069

Median household income

$51,410$64,295

Median home value

$109,400$146,300

Median gross rent

$666$802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,867	$51,410	$109,400	$666
2020	65,356	$53,545	$112,400	$686
2021	65,967	$56,838	$118,900	$719
2022	65,538	$61,011	$135,800	$777
2023	65,069	$64,295	$146,300	$802

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,924	4.5%
5 to 17	9,461	14.5%
18 to 24	4,184	6.4%
25 to 34	7,037	10.8%
35 to 44	7,337	11.3%
45 to 54	8,420	12.9%
55 to 64	10,464	16.1%
65 to 74	8,916	13.7%
75 and over	6,326	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,165	95.5%
Black or African American	627	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	251	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.0%
Two or more races	1,414	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	580	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate48.5%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,365	6.9%
High school graduate	23,541	48.5%
Some college or associate's	12,448	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,077	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,069	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,232	78.9%
Carpooled	2,595	8.8%
Public transit	65	0.2%
Walked	743	2.5%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	2,503	8.5%
Other means	280	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,994	29.7%
15 to 29 min	6,967	25.9%
30 to 44 min	5,721	21.2%
45 to 59 min	2,950	11.0%
60+ min	3,303	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 11.3% (7,258 of 64,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,356	65.5%
Nonfamily households	9,651	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,007	87.1%
Vacant	4,157	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,024	78.6%
Renter-occupied	5,983	21.4%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,047	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1,215	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1,473	4.6%
5 to 19 units	748	2.3%
20 or more units	739	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2,942	9.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 42005
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 653 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 40.8124, -79.4641