Punxsutawney

Population: 5,689
Median household income: $43,097
Median home value: $102,500

Punxsutawney is a community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, home to 5,689 residents. The median household income of $43,097 is below the Jefferson County median ($56,898).

From 2019 to 2023, Punxsutawney's population declined 1.4% from 5,770 to 5,689, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $83,700 to $102,500.

The typical home was built around 1953. 21.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,689
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,097
Median home value: $102,500
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 2,988
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7705,689

Median household income

$32,221$43,097

Median home value

$83,700$102,500

Median gross rent

$629$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,770	$32,221	$83,700	$629
2020	5,747	$33,766	$87,600	$695
2021	5,793	$39,658	$87,100	$726
2022	5,730	$43,160	$94,700	$741
2023	5,689	$43,097	$102,500	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	258	4.5%
5 to 17	916	16.1%
18 to 24	484	8.5%
25 to 34	491	8.6%
35 to 44	661	11.6%
45 to 54	679	11.9%
55 to 64	634	11.1%
65 to 74	881	15.5%
75 and over	685	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,571	97.9%
Black or African American	20	0.4%
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	56	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate50.4%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	211	5.2%
High school graduate	2,033	50.4%
Some college or associate's	999	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	548	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	240	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit2.1%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,923	82.7%
Carpooled	105	4.5%
Public transit	49	2.1%
Walked	141	6.1%
Bicycle	37	1.6%
Worked from home	68	2.9%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	914	40.5%
15 to 29 min	497	22.0%
30 to 44 min	460	20.4%
45 to 59 min	265	11.7%
60+ min	120	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 21.4% (1,184 of 5,532)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,360	51.5%
Nonfamily households	1,283	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,643	88.5%
Vacant	345	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,392	52.7%
Renter-occupied	1,251	47.3%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,958	65.5%
1-unit, attached	53	1.8%
2 to 4 units	426	14.3%
5 to 19 units	137	4.6%
20 or more units	324	10.8%
Mobile home & other	90	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262920
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.9437, -78.9748