Blair County, Pennsylvania

Blair County has a population of 121,277 and has shrunk 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $161,100, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $62,382.

Home price
$161,100
Income
$62,382
Population
121,277
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$161,100county
Median gross rent$885county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198075.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,117county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,138county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$948county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,458county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$62,382county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.1%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government14.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.1%county
Economic output per resident$65,966county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.07%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5151county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.6%county
Traffic deaths19.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.8%county
Public schools in the county31county
Public school enrollment15498county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible73.2%county
Elementary schools17county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population121,277county
Land area in square miles525county
People per square mile of land231.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores17county
Convenience stores14county
Share living far from a food store5.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents183county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in1,761county
Households that moved away1,820county
Average income of arriving households$54,907county
Average income of departing households$57,226county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year86county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.3%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.3 incounty
Annual snowfall22.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing139 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use930 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas56.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil19.9%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk85.9county
Hail risk44.2county
Earthquake risk62.3county
Tornado risk58.9county
Tropical cyclone risk78.8county
Extreme heat risk40.9county
Winter weather risk92.6county
Strong wind risk69.5county
Wildfire risk32.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Blair County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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