Juniata County, Pennsylvania

Juniata County has a population of 23,379 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $217,000, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $66,318.

Home price
$217,000
Income
$66,318
Population
23,379
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$217,000county
Median gross rent$756county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198060.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,250county
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$66,318county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate9.7%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 home9.5%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$43,858county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%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 time31.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport134128county
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 station13 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths12.8county
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 higher15.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2234county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible55.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population23,379county
Land area in square miles391county
People per square mile of land59.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person24.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages11.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents328county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in353county
Households that moved away387county
Average income of arriving households$53,062county
Average income of departing households$49,390county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year30county
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 temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing124 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days189 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
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 electricity30.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.9%county
Homes heated by propane9.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil33.8%county
Homes heated by wood19.8%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk60.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk79.2county
Hail risk15.0county
Earthquake risk37.8county
Tornado risk26.9county
Tropical cyclone risk76.7county
Extreme heat risk37.7county
Winter weather risk65.8county
Strong wind risk50.6county
Wildfire risk16.5county

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 Juniata 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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