Elim

Population: 3,828
Median household income: $64,597
Median home value: $120,100

Elim, a community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, has 3,828 residents. At $64,597, its median household income sits above Cambria County's $56,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elim's population grew 10.9% from 3,453 to 3,828, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $88,600 to $120,100.

69.5% of workers drive to work alone. 77.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,828
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,597
Median home value: $120,100
Median gross rent: $895
Housing units: 1,700
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4533,828

Median household income

$54,110$64,597

Median home value

$88,600$120,100

Median gross rent

$716$895

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,453	$54,110	$88,600	$716
2020	3,596	$52,344	$93,500	$704
2021	3,846	$66,750	$92,700	$828
2022	3,903	$62,198	$109,900	$839
2023	3,828	$64,597	$120,100	$895

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over15.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	5.4%
5 to 17	662	17.3%
18 to 24	207	5.4%
25 to 34	237	6.2%
35 to 44	682	17.8%
45 to 54	387	10.1%
55 to 64	435	11.4%
65 to 74	437	11.4%
75 and over	575	15.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,526	92.1%
Black or African American	83	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	84	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	122	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	2.5%
High school graduate	1,237	44.9%
Some college or associate's	925	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	333	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	189	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,185	69.5%
Carpooled	46	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	338	19.8%
Other means	94	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	613	44.8%
15 to 29 min	505	36.9%
30 to 44 min	63	4.6%
45 to 59 min	112	8.2%
60+ min	75	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 5.8% (202 of 3,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	894	58.6%
Nonfamily households	631	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,525	89.7%
Vacant	175	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,014	66.5%
Renter-occupied	511	33.5%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,316	77.4%
1-unit, attached	24	1.4%
2 to 4 units	20	1.2%
5 to 19 units	158	9.3%
20 or more units	117	6.9%
Mobile home & other	65	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4222976
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.2972, -78.9455