Snyder County, Pennsylvania

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,711
Median household income: $68,435
Median home value: $205,500

Snyder County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 39,711. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,435 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Snyder County's population declined 1.9% from 40,483 to 39,711, while its median household income rose 16.0% from $58,997 to $68,435.

The median resident is 40.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,711
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,435
Median home value: $205,500
Median gross rent: $890
Housing units: 16,033
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,48339,711

Median household income

$58,997$68,435

Median home value

$166,100$205,500

Median gross rent

$727$890

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,483	$58,997	$166,100	$727
2020	40,452	$60,227	$172,900	$750
2021	39,877	$62,951	$176,800	$787
2022	39,797	$65,914	$197,300	$849
2023	39,711	$68,435	$205,500	$890

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,078	5.2%
5 to 17	6,116	15.4%
18 to 24	4,844	12.2%
25 to 34	4,364	11.0%
35 to 44	4,251	10.7%
45 to 54	4,821	12.1%
55 to 64	5,294	13.3%
65 to 74	4,421	11.1%
75 and over	3,522	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,431	94.3%
Black or African American	307	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	219	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	93	0.2%
Some other race	61	0.2%
Two or more races	601	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	990	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,184	15.7%
High school graduate	11,461	43.0%
Some college or associate's	5,314	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,413	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,301	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,930	73.5%
Carpooled	1,791	9.5%
Public transit	48	0.3%
Walked	1,159	6.1%
Bicycle	257	1.4%
Worked from home	1,634	8.6%
Other means	133	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,321	36.5%
15 to 29 min	5,874	33.9%
30 to 44 min	2,609	15.1%
45 to 59 min	1,158	6.7%
60+ min	1,356	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 8.6% (3,143 of 36,678)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,901	68.1%
Nonfamily households	4,648	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,549	90.7%
Vacant	1,484	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,806	74.3%
Renter-occupied	3,743	25.7%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,088	75.4%
1-unit, attached	790	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1,205	7.5%
5 to 19 units	282	1.8%
20 or more units	351	2.2%
Mobile home & other	1,317	8.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 42109
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 329 sq mi
Water area: 2.76 sq mi
Center point: 40.7554, -77.0730