Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 264,422
Median household income: $85,634
Median home value: $261,900

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania counts 264,422 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $85,634 runs above the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Cumberland County's population grew 6.1% from 249,328 to 264,422, while its median household income rose 20.2% from $71,269 to $85,634.

73.1% of workers drive to work alone. 59.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 264,422
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $85,634
Median home value: $261,900
Median gross rent: $1,184
Housing units: 110,265
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

249,328264,422

Median household income

$71,269$85,634

Median home value

$202,900$261,900

Median gross rent

$991$1,184

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	249,328	$71,269	$202,900	$991
2020	251,487	$71,979	$209,700	$1,001
2021	257,333	$77,001	$217,300	$1,060
2022	261,269	$82,849	$246,200	$1,146
2023	264,422	$85,634	$261,900	$1,184

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,888	5.3%
5 to 17	40,240	15.2%
18 to 24	26,291	9.9%
25 to 34	33,554	12.7%
35 to 44	34,427	13.0%
45 to 54	32,252	12.2%
55 to 64	34,046	12.9%
65 to 74	28,614	10.8%
75 and over	21,110	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	216,597	81.9%
Black or African American	10,792	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.0%
Asian	13,770	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,053	0.4%
Two or more races	9,241	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,913	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,049	6.5%
High school graduate	56,350	30.6%
Some college or associate's	42,807	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	44,066	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28,731	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94,662	73.1%
Carpooled	8,350	6.4%
Public transit	459	0.4%
Walked	4,408	3.4%
Bicycle	560	0.4%
Worked from home	19,899	15.4%
Other means	1,211	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,801	31.7%
15 to 29 min	47,482	43.3%
30 to 44 min	17,426	15.9%
45 to 59 min	5,515	5.0%
60+ min	4,426	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 7.8% (19,473 of 251,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	66,428	63.2%
Nonfamily households	38,759	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105,187	95.4%
Vacant	5,078	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75,073	71.4%
Renter-occupied	30,114	28.6%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached16.7%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	65,680	59.6%
1-unit, attached	18,370	16.7%
2 to 4 units	7,524	6.8%
5 to 19 units	8,321	7.5%
20 or more units	5,114	4.6%
Mobile home & other	5,256	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 42041
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 545 sq mi
Water area: 4.89 sq mi
Center point: 40.1648, -77.2634