Defiance

Population: 335
Median household income: $87,986
Median home value: $89,500

Defiance is a community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, home to 335 residents. At $87,986, its median household income sits above Bedford County's $60,302.

From 2019 to 2023, Defiance's population declined 3.2% from 346 to 335, while its median home value rose 1.8% from $87,900 to $89,500.

7.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 335
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,986
Median home value: $89,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 96
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 20.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

346335

Median household income

$54,375$87,986

Median home value

$87,900$89,500

Median gross rent

$780$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	346	$54,375	$87,900	$780
2020	481	$63,438	$79,700	$780
2021	403	$68,542	$77,400	—
2022	396	$85,417	$105,100	—
2023	335	$87,986	$89,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 443.6%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6426.9%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	9.0%
5 to 17	64	19.1%
18 to 24	28	8.4%
25 to 34	61	18.2%
35 to 44	12	3.6%
45 to 54	24	7.2%
55 to 64	90	26.9%
65 to 74	19	5.7%
75 and over	7	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	335	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate59.2%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	4.2%
High school graduate	126	59.2%
Some college or associate's	62	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	10	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone92.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	74	92.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	16.9%
15 to 29 min	42	54.5%
30 to 44 min	2	2.6%
45 to 59 min	9	11.7%
60+ min	11	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.94
Poverty rate: 3.1% (10 of 324)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	88.2%
Nonfamily households	10	11.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	85	88.5%
Vacant	11	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72	84.7%
Renter-occupied	13	15.3%

1-unit, detached87.5%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	84	87.5%
1-unit, attached	4	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4218608
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1599, -78.2318