Deer Lake

Population: 438
Median household income: $130,208
Median home value: $240,600

Deer Lake is a community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, home to 438 residents. At $130,208, its median household income sits above Fayette County's $56,093.

Between 2019 and 2023, Deer Lake's population grew 12.9% from 388 to 438, while its median home value fell 25.6% from $323,300 to $240,600.

86.1% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 438
Median age: 61.1 yrs
Median household income: $130,208
Median home value: $240,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 316
Homeownership rate: 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

388438

Median household income

$76,375$130,208

Median home value

$323,300$240,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	388	$76,375	$323,300
2020	399	$93,654	$241,900
2021	417	$98,654	$239,900
2022	376	$110,655	$237,700
2023	438	$130,208	$240,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4421.7%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6421.2%

65 to 7420.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	76	17.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	95	21.7%
45 to 54	39	8.9%
55 to 64	93	21.2%
65 to 74	91	20.8%
75 and over	44	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	425	97.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	108	29.8%
Some college or associate's	61	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	124	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	69	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	180	86.1%
Carpooled	25	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	4.9%
15 to 29 min	146	71.2%
30 to 44 min	9	4.4%
45 to 59 min	27	13.2%
60+ min	13	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 7.5% (33 of 438)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	54.9%
Nonfamily households	92	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	204	64.6%
Vacant	112	35.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	194	95.1%
Renter-occupied	10	4.9%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	316	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4218568
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.8473, -79.5895