Muse

Population: 2,687
Median household income: $108,542
Median home value: $357,600

Muse, a community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, has 2,687 residents. Its median household income of $108,542 runs above the Washington County figure of $77,487.

From 2019 to 2023, Muse's population held roughly steady from 2,678 to 2,687, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $301,900 to $357,600.

Owners occupy 85.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,687
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $108,542
Median home value: $357,600
Median gross rent: $655
Housing units: 907
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6782,687

Median household income

$94,375$108,542

Median home value

$301,900$357,600

Median gross rent

$952$655

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,678	$94,375	$301,900	$952
2020	2,483	$93,958	$302,100	$785
2021	2,561	$100,500	$300,000	$643
2022	2,501	$86,932	$332,300	$697
2023	2,687	$108,542	$357,600	$655

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	172	6.4%
5 to 17	539	20.1%
18 to 24	345	12.8%
25 to 34	279	10.4%
35 to 44	219	8.2%
45 to 54	497	18.5%
55 to 64	266	9.9%
65 to 74	172	6.4%
75 and over	198	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,516	93.6%
Black or African American	13	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	65	2.4%
Two or more races	57	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	5.7%
High school graduate	486	29.8%
Some college or associate's	372	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	440	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	240	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	924	60.7%
Carpooled	229	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	316	20.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	318	26.4%
15 to 29 min	429	35.6%
30 to 44 min	218	18.1%
45 to 59 min	94	7.8%
60+ min	146	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 4.5% (120 of 2,687)

	Count	Share
Family households	690	76.1%
Nonfamily households	217	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	907	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	772	85.1%
Renter-occupied	135	14.9%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached30.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	604	66.6%
1-unit, attached	275	30.3%
2 to 4 units	18	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4252440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2923, -80.2056