Northern Cambria

Population: 3,515
Median household income: $50,448
Median home value: $84,400

Northern Cambria, a community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, has 3,515 residents. Its median household income of $50,448 runs below the Cambria County figure of $56,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Northern Cambria's population declined 2.0% from 3,588 to 3,515, while its median home value rose 37.7% from $61,300 to $84,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 98.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,515
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,448
Median home value: $84,400
Median gross rent: $521
Housing units: 1,519
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5883,515

Median household income

$47,184$50,448

Median home value

$61,300$84,400

Median gross rent

$611$521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,588	$47,184	$61,300	$611
2020	3,538	$48,131	$74,400	$601
2021	3,573	$48,914	$70,900	$532
2022	3,548	$49,750	$85,200	$516
2023	3,515	$50,448	$84,400	$521

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

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	433	12.3%
5 to 17	692	19.7%
18 to 24	282	8.0%
25 to 34	212	6.0%
35 to 44	376	10.7%
45 to 54	366	10.4%
55 to 64	545	15.5%
65 to 74	379	10.8%
75 and over	230	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,456	98.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate49.7%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	184	8.7%
High school graduate	1,047	49.7%
Some college or associate's	474	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	303	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	100	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,053	85.5%
Carpooled	79	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	1.5%
Other means	40	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	509	42.0%
15 to 29 min	184	15.2%
30 to 44 min	346	28.5%
45 to 59 min	154	12.7%
60+ min	20	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 35.8% (1,257 of 3,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	919	67.3%
Nonfamily households	447	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,366	89.9%
Vacant	153	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	939	68.7%
Renter-occupied	427	31.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,140	75.0%
1-unit, attached	43	2.8%
2 to 4 units	123	8.1%
5 to 19 units	132	8.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4255000
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6571, -78.7777