Elk County, Pennsylvania

Elk County has a population of 30,506 and has shrunk 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $133,600, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $66,380.

Home price
$133,600
Income
$66,380
Population
30,506
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$133,600county
Median gross rent$719county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198074.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$825county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
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$66,380county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate8.7%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 home3.1%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government9.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.8%county
Economic output per resident$59,989county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.27%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 time18.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5584county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 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 station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.3%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3139county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible55.4%(statewide)
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population30,506county
Land area in square miles827county
People per square mile of land36.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.1%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents142county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in318county
Households that moved away378county
Average income of arriving households$52,890county
Average income of departing households$48,196county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year23county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.6 incounty
Annual snowfall55.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing154 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days149 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 15county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use857 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.5%county
Homes heated by propane4.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk68.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk70.2county
Hail risk5.9county
Earthquake risk27.6county
Tornado risk18.1county
Tropical cyclone risk63.7county
Extreme heat risk7.9county
Winter weather risk67.5county
Strong wind risk37.9county
Wildfire risk5.9county

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 Elk 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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