Scalp Level

Population: 702
Median household income: $46,813
Median home value: $68,700

Scalp Level, a community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, has 702 residents. At $46,813, its median household income sits below Cambria County's $56,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Scalp Level's population grew 14.1% from 615 to 702, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $52,300 to $68,700.

19.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.36 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 702
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,813
Median home value: $68,700
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 297
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

615702

Median household income

$33,641$46,813

Median home value

$52,300$68,700

Median gross rent

$661$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	615	$33,641	$52,300	$661
2020	597	$35,156	$55,000	$589
2021	606	$35,417	$55,600	$567
2022	678	$41,250	$57,100	$624
2023	702	$46,813	$68,700	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4419.5%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	2.8%
5 to 17	94	13.4%
18 to 24	32	4.6%
25 to 34	119	17.0%
35 to 44	137	19.5%
45 to 54	32	4.6%
55 to 64	106	15.1%
65 to 74	108	15.4%
75 and over	54	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	697	99.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.7%
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 diploma10.3%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	10.3%
High school graduate	267	48.0%
Some college or associate's	118	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	96	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	244	71.8%
Carpooled	60	17.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	9.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	43.7%
15 to 29 min	128	41.4%
30 to 44 min	23	7.4%
45 to 59 min	13	4.2%
60+ min	10	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 19.1% (134 of 700)

	Count	Share
Family households	192	64.6%
Nonfamily households	105	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	297	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	68.4%
Renter-occupied	94	31.6%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached44.8%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	144	48.5%
1-unit, attached	133	44.8%
2 to 4 units	19	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4268104
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2495, -78.8443