Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County has a population of 43,653 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,200, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $65,557.

Home price
$183,200
Income
$65,557
Population
43,653
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,200county
Median gross rent$810county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$833county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,320county
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$65,557county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$38,419county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.94%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 time31.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5151county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths13.7county
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 higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment4454county
Students per full-time teacher9.8county
Free lunch eligible60.9%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population43,653county
Land area in square miles875county
People per square mile of land49.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents306county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in739county
Households that moved away719county
Average income of arriving households$57,279county
Average income of departing households$48,811county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year64county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.4 incounty
Annual snowfall20.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing126 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.1¢county
Household electricity use899 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.1%county
Homes heated by propane5.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil43.5%county
Homes heated by wood12.1%county
Households with broadband85.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk68.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk88.8county
Hail risk19.5county
Earthquake risk41.8county
Tornado risk27.1county
Tropical cyclone risk71.2county
Extreme heat risk28.1county
Winter weather risk76.1county
Strong wind risk89.6county
Wildfire risk22.9county

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 Huntingdon 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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