Friedens

Population: 974
Median household income: $51,750
Median home value: $109,100

Located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Friedens is a community with a population of 974. At $51,750, its median household income sits below Somerset County's $59,378.

Between 2019 and 2023, Friedens's population declined 32.6% from 1,445 to 974, while its median home value fell 10.1% from $121,400 to $109,100.

The median gross rent is $831. 20.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 974
Median age: 52.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,750
Median home value: $109,100
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 510
Homeownership rate: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 15.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,445974

Median household income

$61,023$51,750

Median home value

$121,400$109,100

Median gross rent

$548$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,445	$61,023	$121,400	$548
2020	1,273	$55,917	$129,100	$538
2021	1,223	$53,185	$92,700	—
2022	1,200	$53,451	$102,200	—
2023	974	$51,750	$109,100	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	2.5%
5 to 17	135	13.9%
18 to 24	61	6.3%
25 to 34	97	10.0%
35 to 44	117	12.0%
45 to 54	107	11.0%
55 to 64	148	15.2%
65 to 74	143	14.7%
75 and over	142	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	893	91.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	52	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	5.8%
High school graduate	298	39.5%
Some college or associate's	255	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	122	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	35	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	348	83.1%
Carpooled	33	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	7.2%
Other means	4	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	51.2%
15 to 29 min	108	27.8%
30 to 44 min	42	10.8%
45 to 59 min	26	6.7%
60+ min	14	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 8.3% (81 of 974)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	58.4%
Nonfamily households	198	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	93.3%
Vacant	34	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	431	90.5%
Renter-occupied	45	9.5%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	330	64.7%
1-unit, attached	22	4.3%
2 to 4 units	62	12.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	96	18.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4227928
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0449, -79.0028