Rural Valley

Population: 929
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $135,000

Rural Valley, a community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, has 929 residents. At $70,625, its median household income sits above Armstrong County's $64,295.

From 2019 to 2023, Rural Valley's population held roughly steady from 923 to 929, while its median home value rose 39.8% from $96,600 to $135,000.

The typical home was built around 1959. 8.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 929
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $135,000
Median gross rent: $1,046
Housing units: 417
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

923929

Median household income

$51,042$70,625

Median home value

$96,600$135,000

Median gross rent

$670$1,046

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	923	$51,042	$96,600	$670
2020	938	$58,188	$100,400	$918
2021	948	$61,875	$114,800	$895
2022	946	$66,667	$128,800	$1,015
2023	929	$70,625	$135,000	$1,046

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6425.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	2.8%
5 to 17	135	14.5%
18 to 24	98	10.5%
25 to 34	76	8.2%
35 to 44	80	8.6%
45 to 54	102	11.0%
55 to 64	233	25.1%
65 to 74	120	12.9%
75 and over	59	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	895	96.3%
Black or African American	2	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	29	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate51.6%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	5.5%
High school graduate	346	51.6%
Some college or associate's	176	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	81	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	315	83.8%
Carpooled	26	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	8.2%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	27.0%
15 to 29 min	89	25.8%
30 to 44 min	48	13.9%
45 to 59 min	65	18.8%
60+ min	50	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 8.9% (82 of 919)

	Count	Share
Family households	270	72.6%
Nonfamily households	102	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	372	89.2%
Vacant	45	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	264	71.0%
Renter-occupied	108	29.0%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	341	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	37	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4266720
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7991, -79.3149