Ford City

Population: 2,833
Median household income: $56,451
Median home value: $78,600

Ford City, a community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, has 2,833 residents. The median household income of $56,451 is below the Armstrong County median ($64,295).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ford City's population held roughly steady from 2,807 to 2,833, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $56,200 to $78,600.

14.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,833
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,451
Median home value: $78,600
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 1,714
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8072,833

Median household income

$37,549$56,451

Median home value

$56,200$78,600

Median gross rent

$656$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,807	$37,549	$56,200	$656
2020	2,797	$42,826	$61,500	$631
2021	2,878	$48,476	$66,500	$755
2022	2,850	$54,457	$78,500	$815
2023	2,833	$56,451	$78,600	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	3.0%
5 to 17	423	14.9%
18 to 24	311	11.0%
25 to 34	392	13.8%
35 to 44	272	9.6%
45 to 54	229	8.1%
55 to 64	475	16.8%
65 to 74	299	10.6%
75 and over	348	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,777	98.0%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate50.7%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	5.1%
High school graduate	1,021	50.7%
Some college or associate's	610	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	210	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	72	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	989	78.9%
Carpooled	139	11.1%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	81	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	652	53.9%
15 to 29 min	272	22.5%
30 to 44 min	167	13.8%
45 to 59 min	46	3.8%
60+ min	73	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 14.6% (411 of 2,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	676	47.4%
Nonfamily households	751	52.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,427	83.3%
Vacant	287	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	985	69.0%
Renter-occupied	442	31.0%

1-unit, detached62.0%

1-unit, attached26.6%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,063	62.0%
1-unit, attached	456	26.6%
2 to 4 units	152	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13	0.8%
20 or more units	30	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4226512
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.7696, -79.5330