Slippery Rock

Population: 3,434
Median household income: $55,272
Median home value: $230,200

Slippery Rock is a community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, home to 3,434 residents. Its median household income of $55,272 runs below the Butler County figure of $86,775.

From 2019 to 2023, Slippery Rock's population declined 3.3% from 3,552 to 3,434, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $165,800 to $230,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.6% of the population. 70.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,434
Median age: 23.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,272
Median home value: $230,200
Median gross rent: $948
Housing units: 1,590
Homeownership rate: 28.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5523,434

Median household income

$45,724$55,272

Median home value

$165,800$230,200

Median gross rent

$795$948

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,552	$45,724	$165,800	$795
2020	3,526	$46,938	$169,400	$838
2021	3,165	$50,492	$171,500	$867
2022	3,367	$44,447	$216,700	$909
2023	3,434	$55,272	$230,200	$948

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2443.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 443.6%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	2.2%
5 to 17	334	9.7%
18 to 24	1,491	43.4%
25 to 34	486	14.2%
35 to 44	124	3.6%
45 to 54	195	5.7%
55 to 64	400	11.6%
65 to 74	187	5.4%
75 and over	143	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,906	84.6%
Black or African American	131	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	224	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	3.9%
High school graduate	584	38.0%
Some college or associate's	325	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	357	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	209	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	954	70.1%
Carpooled	85	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	199	14.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	123	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	348	28.1%
15 to 29 min	463	37.4%
30 to 44 min	207	16.7%
45 to 59 min	30	2.4%
60+ min	190	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 30.2% (881 of 2,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	531	41.8%
Nonfamily households	738	58.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,269	79.8%
Vacant	321	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	361	28.4%
Renter-occupied	908	71.6%

1-unit, detached37.0%

1-unit, attached13.1%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units22.8%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	588	37.0%
1-unit, attached	208	13.1%
2 to 4 units	184	11.6%
5 to 19 units	232	14.6%
20 or more units	363	22.8%
Mobile home & other	15	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4271184
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0695, -80.0579