Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Mifflin County has a population of 46,041 and has grown 0.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,700, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $63,953.

Home price
$156,700
Income
$63,953
Population
46,041
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$156,700county
Median gross rent$822county
Median year homes here were built1960county
Share of homes built before 198074.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$786county
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$63,953county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home6.6%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$50,833county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%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 time25.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport134128county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.1%county
Traffic deaths2.2county
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 higher14.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment4774county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible72.3%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population46,041county
Land area in square miles411county
People per square mile of land112.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store4.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 20200.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.0%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages10.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents293county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in670county
Households that moved away626county
Average income of arriving households$46,387county
Average income of departing households$50,109county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year54county
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°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.0 incounty
Annual snowfall13.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

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 electricity25.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.4%county
Homes heated by propane5.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil40.7%county
Homes heated by wood11.7%county
Households with broadband82.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk83.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk80.2county
Hail risk25.0county
Earthquake risk48.6county
Tornado risk41.8county
Tropical cyclone risk77.3county
Extreme heat risk42.7county
Winter weather risk80.7county
Strong wind risk77.7county
Wildfire risk26.6county

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 Mifflin 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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