Windber

Population: 3,901
Median household income: $52,560
Median home value: $99,000

Windber, a community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has 3,901 residents. At $52,560, its median household income sits below Somerset County's $59,378.

Between 2019 and 2023, Windber's population held roughly steady from 3,891 to 3,901, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $79,500 to $99,000.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $753.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,901
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,560
Median home value: $99,000
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 2,188
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8913,901

Median household income

$35,192$52,560

Median home value

$79,500$99,000

Median gross rent

$585$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,891	$35,192	$79,500	$585
2020	3,855	$38,047	$87,600	$592
2021	3,936	$41,587	$89,300	$599
2022	3,930	$48,299	$99,800	$637
2023	3,901	$52,560	$99,000	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	6.6%
5 to 17	560	14.4%
18 to 24	128	3.3%
25 to 34	637	16.3%
35 to 44	495	12.7%
45 to 54	479	12.3%
55 to 64	589	15.1%
65 to 74	318	8.2%
75 and over	438	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,791	97.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	22	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	88	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate51.9%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	146	4.9%
High school graduate	1,533	51.9%
Some college or associate's	745	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	315	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	217	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,554	80.1%
Carpooled	152	7.8%
Public transit	22	1.1%
Walked	42	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	169	8.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	869	49.1%
15 to 29 min	585	33.1%
30 to 44 min	146	8.2%
45 to 59 min	56	3.2%
60+ min	114	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 12.4% (482 of 3,901)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,027	57.5%
Nonfamily households	760	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,787	81.7%
Vacant	401	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,278	71.5%
Renter-occupied	509	28.5%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,491	68.1%
1-unit, attached	137	6.3%
2 to 4 units	252	11.5%
5 to 19 units	163	7.4%
20 or more units	134	6.1%
Mobile home & other	11	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4285632
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2355, -78.8247