Kistler

Population: 256
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $90,600

Kistler is a community in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, home to 256 residents. Its median household income of $53,750 runs below the Mifflin County figure of $61,415.

From 2019 to 2023, Kistler's population declined 25.8% from 345 to 256, while its median home value rose 13.3% from $80,000 to $90,600.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 256
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $90,600
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 141
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

345256

Median household income

$48,000$53,750

Median home value

$80,000$90,600

Median gross rent

$764$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	345	$48,000	$80,000	$764
2020	315	$47,875	$80,600	$806
2021	336	$51,528	$76,700	$856
2022	290	$58,250	$87,700	$875
2023	256	$53,750	$90,600	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5424.2%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	3.1%
5 to 17	29	11.3%
18 to 24	15	5.9%
25 to 34	19	7.4%
35 to 44	46	18.0%
45 to 54	62	24.2%
55 to 64	22	8.6%
65 to 74	42	16.4%
75 and over	13	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	215	84.0%
Black or African American	27	10.5%
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	10	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate52.0%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	8.3%
High school graduate	106	52.0%
Some college or associate's	45	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	30	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	109	82.6%
Carpooled	10	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	6.1%
Other means	3	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	33.1%
15 to 29 min	39	31.5%
30 to 44 min	14	11.3%
45 to 59 min	10	8.1%
60+ min	20	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 15.2% (39 of 256)

	Count	Share
Family households	76	65.5%
Nonfamily households	40	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	116	82.3%
Vacant	25	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83	71.6%
Renter-occupied	33	28.4%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	112	79.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.7%
2 to 4 units	18	12.8%
5 to 19 units	1	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4240016
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3770, -77.8654