Venango County, Pennsylvania

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 50,096
Median household income: $61,626
Median home value: $114,500

Venango County, Pennsylvania counts 50,096 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,626, its median household income sits below Pennsylvania's $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Venango County's population declined 3.3% from 51,818 to 50,096, while its median household income rose 23.4% from $49,945 to $61,626.

The typical home was built around 1959. 12.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,096
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,626
Median home value: $114,500
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 26,203
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,81850,096

Median household income

$49,945$61,626

Median home value

$89,400$114,500

Median gross rent

$622$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,818	$49,945	$89,400	$622
2020	51,355	$51,405	$96,800	$652
2021	50,810	$55,899	$99,900	$682
2022	50,475	$59,278	$108,500	$740
2023	50,096	$61,626	$114,500	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,434	4.9%
5 to 17	7,148	14.3%
18 to 24	3,308	6.6%
25 to 34	5,017	10.0%
35 to 44	5,576	11.1%
45 to 54	6,175	12.3%
55 to 64	8,303	16.6%
65 to 74	7,310	14.6%
75 and over	4,825	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47,095	94.0%
Black or African American	532	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	170	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	341	0.7%
Two or more races	1,352	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	587	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,150	8.5%
High school graduate	17,254	46.4%
Some college or associate's	9,490	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,710	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,602	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,569	78.3%
Carpooled	2,089	9.9%
Public transit	93	0.4%
Walked	483	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,807	8.5%
Other means	121	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,604	34.1%
15 to 29 min	7,309	37.8%
30 to 44 min	2,817	14.6%
45 to 59 min	1,233	6.4%
60+ min	1,392	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 12.8% (6,290 of 49,091)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,831	64.8%
Nonfamily households	7,511	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,342	81.4%
Vacant	4,861	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,144	75.6%
Renter-occupied	5,198	24.4%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,568	78.5%
1-unit, attached	254	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,406	5.4%
5 to 19 units	722	2.8%
20 or more units	528	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2,725	10.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42121
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 674 sq mi
Water area: 8.55 sq mi
Center point: 41.4007, -79.7658