Dunbar

Population: 981
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $72,100

Dunbar is a community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, home to 981 residents. Its median household income of $50,000 runs below the Fayette County figure of $56,093.

From 2019 to 2023, Dunbar's population declined 8.7% from 1,075 to 981, while its median home value rose 3.4% from $69,700 to $72,100.

The median gross rent is $744. 10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 981
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $72,100
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 563
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,075981

Median household income

$54,583$50,000

Median home value

$69,700$72,100

Median gross rent

$713$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,075	$54,583	$69,700	$713
2020	1,004	$54,643	$65,900	$734
2021	983	$50,500	$67,100	$723
2022	966	$54,732	$69,100	$800
2023	981	$50,000	$72,100	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	7.0%
5 to 17	141	14.4%
18 to 24	61	6.2%
25 to 34	150	15.3%
35 to 44	179	18.2%
45 to 54	119	12.1%
55 to 64	78	8.0%
65 to 74	125	12.7%
75 and over	59	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	894	91.1%
Black or African American	19	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	7	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.5%
Two or more races	51	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate57.9%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	8.7%
High school graduate	411	57.9%
Some college or associate's	163	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	63	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	80.8%
Carpooled	33	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	10.9%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	22.0%
15 to 29 min	168	38.9%
30 to 44 min	71	16.4%
45 to 59 min	15	3.5%
60+ min	83	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 16.9% (164 of 971)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	60.1%
Nonfamily households	185	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	464	82.4%
Vacant	99	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	384	82.8%
Renter-occupied	80	17.2%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	409	72.6%
1-unit, attached	27	4.8%
2 to 4 units	52	9.2%
5 to 19 units	4	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4220216
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9783, -79.6147