Elk County, Pennsylvania

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,703
Median household income: $64,103
Median home value: $128,600

Elk County, Pennsylvania counts 30,703 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,103, its median household income sits below Pennsylvania's $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Elk County's population grew 1.2% from 30,340 to 30,703, while its median household income rose 20.0% from $53,440 to $64,103.

Owners occupy 78.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,703
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,103
Median home value: $128,600
Median gross rent: $720
Housing units: 16,876
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,34030,703

Median household income

$53,440$64,103

Median home value

$103,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$591$720

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,340	$53,440	$103,200	$591
2020	30,077	$54,961	$103,100	$620
2021	31,037	$57,551	$106,900	$657
2022	30,886	$61,672	$121,900	$707
2023	30,703	$64,103	$128,600	$720

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,387	4.5%
5 to 17	4,441	14.5%
18 to 24	2,122	6.9%
25 to 34	3,062	10.0%
35 to 44	3,253	10.6%
45 to 54	4,082	13.3%
55 to 64	5,168	16.8%
65 to 74	4,141	13.5%
75 and over	3,047	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,089	94.7%
Black or African American	257	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	126	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	919	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	306	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,477	6.5%
High school graduate	11,062	48.6%
Some college or associate's	5,676	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,039	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,499	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,138	82.8%
Carpooled	1,329	9.1%
Public transit	63	0.4%
Walked	369	2.5%
Bicycle	49	0.3%
Worked from home	408	2.8%
Other means	299	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,882	48.3%
15 to 29 min	4,905	34.4%
30 to 44 min	1,494	10.5%
45 to 59 min	470	3.3%
60+ min	496	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 9.1% (2,756 of 30,330)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,139	60.4%
Nonfamily households	5,342	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,481	79.9%
Vacant	3,395	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,631	78.9%
Renter-occupied	2,850	21.1%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,693	81.1%
1-unit, attached	219	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,091	6.5%
5 to 19 units	354	2.1%
20 or more units	446	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1,073	6.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42047
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 827 sq mi
Water area: 4.94 sq mi
Center point: 41.4273, -78.6539