Briar Creek

Population: 896
Median household income: $34,643
Median home value: $162,500

Briar Creek is a community in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, home to 896 residents. The median household income of $34,643 is below the Columbia County median ($61,992).

From 2019 to 2023, Briar Creek's population grew 6.0% from 845 to 896, while its median home value rose 72.7% from $94,100 to $162,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 896
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $34,643
Median home value: $162,500
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 332
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 32.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

845896

Median household income

$29,444$34,643

Median home value

$94,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$653$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	845	$29,444	$94,100	$653
2020	1,060	$32,000	$99,500	$575
2021	1,045	$40,000	$165,600	$585
2022	938	$34,886	$187,500	$627
2023	896	$34,643	$162,500	$645

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	5.5%
5 to 17	221	24.7%
18 to 24	114	12.7%
25 to 34	78	8.7%
35 to 44	155	17.3%
45 to 54	66	7.4%
55 to 64	62	6.9%
65 to 74	66	7.4%
75 and over	85	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	831	92.7%
Black or African American	8	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	12.3%
High school graduate	223	43.6%
Some college or associate's	152	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	42	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit2.8%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	204	82.3%
Carpooled	10	4.0%
Public transit	7	2.8%
Walked	12	4.8%
Bicycle	4	1.6%
Worked from home	11	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	41.8%
15 to 29 min	87	36.7%
30 to 44 min	17	7.2%
45 to 59 min	10	4.2%
60+ min	24	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 40.2% (336 of 836)

	Count	Share
Family households	167	60.5%
Nonfamily households	109	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	276	83.1%
Vacant	56	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	134	48.6%
Renter-occupied	142	51.4%

1-unit, detached39.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units27.1%

Mobile home & other32.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130	39.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	90	27.1%
Mobile home & other	109	32.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4208472
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 41.0492, -76.2840