Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 43,844
Median household income: $65,429
Median home value: $180,300

Home to 43,844 residents, Huntingdon County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $65,429 is below the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

From 2019 to 2023, Huntingdon County's population declined 3.4% from 45,369 to 43,844, while its median household income rose 26.6% from $51,678 to $65,429.

76.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,844
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,429
Median home value: $180,300
Median gross rent: $795
Housing units: 20,932
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,36943,844

Median household income

$51,678$65,429

Median home value

$136,400$180,300

Median gross rent

$642$795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,369	$51,678	$136,400	$642
2020	45,145	$53,597	$142,800	$687
2021	44,458	$57,055	$151,000	$716
2022	44,123	$61,300	$169,000	$759
2023	43,844	$65,429	$180,300	$795

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,954	4.5%
5 to 17	5,885	13.4%
18 to 24	4,174	9.5%
25 to 34	5,275	12.0%
35 to 44	5,379	12.3%
45 to 54	5,557	12.7%
55 to 64	6,174	14.1%
65 to 74	5,411	12.3%
75 and over	4,035	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,252	89.5%
Black or African American	2,098	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	216	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.1%
Two or more races	1,306	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	885	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate50.1%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,960	9.3%
High school graduate	15,944	50.1%
Some college or associate's	7,137	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,807	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,983	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,700	77.6%
Carpooled	1,609	9.1%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	886	5.0%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	1,159	6.6%
Other means	276	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,832	29.3%
15 to 29 min	4,196	25.5%
30 to 44 min	3,368	20.4%
45 to 59 min	2,060	12.5%
60+ min	2,031	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 11.0% (4,293 of 38,887)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,696	66.7%
Nonfamily households	5,342	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,038	76.6%
Vacant	4,894	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,601	78.6%
Renter-occupied	3,437	21.4%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,008	76.5%
1-unit, attached	328	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,334	6.4%
5 to 19 units	330	1.6%
20 or more units	347	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,585	12.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 42061
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 875 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 40.4223, -77.9686