Meyersdale

Population: 2,058
Median household income: $64,545
Median home value: $101,300

Located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Meyersdale is a community with a population of 2,058. At $64,545, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $59,378.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meyersdale's population held roughly steady from 2,043 to 2,058, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $83,300 to $101,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.3% of the population. 81.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,058
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,545
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 1,090
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0432,058

Median household income

$39,696$64,545

Median home value

$83,300$101,300

Median gross rent

$528$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,043	$39,696	$83,300	$528
2020	2,203	$45,792	$82,200	$517
2021	2,289	$54,706	$82,400	$632
2022	2,118	$65,521	$97,000	$638
2023	2,058	$64,545	$101,300	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	3.9%
5 to 17	235	11.4%
18 to 24	215	10.4%
25 to 34	207	10.1%
35 to 44	192	9.3%
45 to 54	282	13.7%
55 to 64	285	13.8%
65 to 74	339	16.5%
75 and over	223	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,982	96.3%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
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	68	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	10.7%
High school graduate	633	41.4%
Some college or associate's	456	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	168	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	108	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	890	81.8%
Carpooled	130	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	337	32.0%
15 to 29 min	346	32.9%
30 to 44 min	205	19.5%
45 to 59 min	61	5.8%
60+ min	103	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 11.6% (231 of 1,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	486	54.5%
Nonfamily households	406	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	892	81.8%
Vacant	198	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	663	74.3%
Renter-occupied	229	25.7%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	827	75.9%
1-unit, attached	19	1.7%
2 to 4 units	80	7.3%
5 to 19 units	76	7.0%
20 or more units	11	1.0%
Mobile home & other	77	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4248912
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8133, -79.0277