Garrett

Population: 429
Median household income: $55,893
Median home value: $81,700

Garrett is a community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, home to 429 residents. At $55,893, its median household income sits below Somerset County's $59,378.

From 2019 to 2023, Garrett's population grew 7.2% from 400 to 429, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $67,700 to $81,700.

The median gross rent is $1,047. 6.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 429
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,893
Median home value: $81,700
Median gross rent: $1,047
Housing units: 183
Homeownership rate: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400429

Median household income

$43,750$55,893

Median home value

$67,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,047

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	400	$43,750	$67,700	$913
2020	430	$46,071	$64,100	$950
2021	460	$48,750	$60,400	$950
2022	409	$54,750	$67,100	$1,014
2023	429	$55,893	$81,700	$1,047

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.5%
5 to 17	96	22.4%
18 to 24	28	6.5%
25 to 34	26	6.1%
35 to 44	48	11.2%
45 to 54	52	12.1%
55 to 64	67	15.6%
65 to 74	80	18.6%
75 and over	17	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	377	87.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate68.3%

Some college or associate's11.4%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	14.1%
High school graduate	198	68.3%
Some college or associate's	33	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	12	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155	86.1%
Carpooled	18	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	24.6%
15 to 29 min	101	57.7%
30 to 44 min	11	6.3%
45 to 59 min	12	6.9%
60+ min	8	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 10.9% (45 of 413)

	Count	Share
Family households	116	70.3%
Nonfamily households	49	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	165	90.2%
Vacant	18	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	89.7%
Renter-occupied	17	10.3%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	111	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.5%
5 to 19 units	15	8.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	30.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4228520
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8644, -79.0618