Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County has a population of 49,801 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,800, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $61,522.

Home price
$119,800
Income
$61,522
Population
49,801
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,800county
Median gross rent$795county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198073.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.5%county
Typical monthly rent$982county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,221county
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$61,522county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%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 home8.8%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.5%county
Economic output per resident$43,156county

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 time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5584county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths14.1county
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 higher19.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment5704county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible55.4%(statewide)
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians60county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population49,801county
Land area in square miles674county
People per square mile of land73.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store6.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.1%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents236county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in843county
Households that moved away914county
Average income of arriving households$49,497county
Average income of departing households$44,267county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year50county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.2 incounty
Annual snowfall49.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 6county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
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 electricity10.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas67.7%county
Homes heated by propane10.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.5%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk74.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk67.7county
Hail risk16.3county
Earthquake risk28.5county
Tornado risk34.5county
Tropical cyclone risk55.2county
Extreme heat risk15.0county
Winter weather risk46.2county
Strong wind risk73.1county
Wildfire risk12.6county

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 Venango 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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