Emporium

Population: 2,005
Median household income: $36,167
Median home value: $70,800

Located in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, Emporium is a community with a population of 2,005. At $36,167, its median household income sits below Cameron County's $47,681.

From 2019 to 2023, Emporium's population declined 2.5% from 2,056 to 2,005, while its median home value rose 9.4% from $64,700 to $70,800.

Households average 1.86 people. The median gross rent is $687.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,005
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,167
Median home value: $70,800
Median gross rent: $687
Housing units: 1,193
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0562,005

Median household income

$35,151$36,167

Median home value

$64,700$70,800

Median gross rent

$585$687

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,056	$35,151	$64,700	$585
2020	2,004	$32,786	$64,000	$645
2021	1,934	$31,889	$66,500	$613
2022	1,988	$34,387	$70,700	$634
2023	2,005	$36,167	$70,800	$687

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	6.6%
5 to 17	243	12.1%
18 to 24	116	5.8%
25 to 34	261	13.0%
35 to 44	200	10.0%
45 to 54	317	15.8%
55 to 64	231	11.5%
65 to 74	292	14.6%
75 and over	212	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,765	88.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.2%
Asian	14	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	160	10.6%
High school graduate	679	44.9%
Some college or associate's	525	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	133	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	634	85.7%
Carpooled	26	3.5%
Public transit	9	1.2%
Walked	56	7.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	495	68.3%
15 to 29 min	98	13.5%
30 to 44 min	58	8.0%
45 to 59 min	54	7.4%
60+ min	20	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 18.1% (356 of 1,971)

	Count	Share
Family households	586	55.7%
Nonfamily households	466	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,052	88.2%
Vacant	141	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	532	50.6%
Renter-occupied	520	49.4%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	775	65.0%
1-unit, attached	16	1.3%
2 to 4 units	217	18.2%
5 to 19 units	53	4.4%
20 or more units	92	7.7%
Mobile home & other	40	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4223600
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.5104, -78.2340