Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County has a population of 268,323 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $277,600, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $87,494.

Home price
$277,600
Income
$87,494
Population
268,323
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$277,600county
Median gross rent$1,249county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,611county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,493county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,212county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,920county
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$87,494county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate7.5%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 home17.7%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$86,083county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.17%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 time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport727163county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station12 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths22.4county
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 higher40.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county57county
Public school enrollment33044county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible41.0%county
Elementary schools35county
Middle schools13county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public25.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

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

Population268,323county
Land area in square miles545county
People per square mile of land492.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores40county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store24.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.5%county
Second languages10.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents111county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in8,049county
Households that moved away7,276county
Average income of arriving households$66,639county
Average income of departing households$71,719county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year745county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.5%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall18.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days190 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use857 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.5%county
Homes heated by propane5.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil15.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband92.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk91.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.3county
Landslide risk74.8county
Hail risk14.3county
Earthquake risk81.9county
Tornado risk68.2county
Tropical cyclone risk87.4county
Extreme heat risk85.6county
Winter weather risk94.1county
Strong wind risk92.9county
Wildfire risk47.6county

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 teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cumberland 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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