Masontown

Population: 3,238
Median household income: $49,536
Median home value: $116,700

Masontown, a community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has 3,238 residents. Its median household income of $49,536 runs below the Fayette County figure of $56,093.

Between 2019 and 2023, Masontown's population declined 2.7% from 3,327 to 3,238, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $89,000 to $116,700.

13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,238
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,536
Median home value: $116,700
Median gross rent: $463
Housing units: 1,485
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 17.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3273,238

Median household income

$36,719$49,536

Median home value

$89,000$116,700

Median gross rent

$708$463

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,327	$36,719	$89,000	$708
2020	3,314	$46,107	$94,800	$714
2021	3,290	$51,000	$100,000	$725
2022	3,263	$52,692	$113,000	$606
2023	3,238	$49,536	$116,700	$463

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	262	8.1%
5 to 17	607	18.7%
18 to 24	206	6.4%
25 to 34	403	12.4%
35 to 44	302	9.3%
45 to 54	482	14.9%
55 to 64	418	12.9%
65 to 74	372	11.5%
75 and over	186	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,755	85.1%
Black or African American	394	12.2%
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	40	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	215	9.9%
High school graduate	1,009	46.6%
Some college or associate's	654	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	178	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	107	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means10.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	762	80.6%
Carpooled	32	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	38	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	1.8%
Other means	96	10.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	31.6%
15 to 29 min	264	28.4%
30 to 44 min	178	19.2%
45 to 59 min	110	11.9%
60+ min	83	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 38.0% (1,221 of 3,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	697	55.5%
Nonfamily households	558	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,255	84.5%
Vacant	230	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	941	75.0%
Renter-occupied	314	25.0%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,101	74.1%
1-unit, attached	100	6.7%
2 to 4 units	72	4.8%
5 to 19 units	112	7.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	100	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4248000
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.8487, -79.9087