Huntingdon, PA

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2024 Population

6,897

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.6

1.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.28%

20.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,125

1.05% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,887

0.417% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Huntingdon, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Huntingdon, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Huntingdon, PA are Juniata College (318 degrees awarded in 2024).

Most people in Huntingdon, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Huntingdon, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Huntingdon, PA is home to a population of 6.9k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, NaNk% of Huntingdon, PA residents were born outside of the country (181 people).

In 2024, there were 12.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.88k people) in Huntingdon, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 482 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 244 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Huntingdon, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Huntingdon, PA was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Huntingdon, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Huntingdon, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.88k ± 179
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
482 ± 175
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
244 ± 111

2.17%

Hispanic Population

150 people

2.17% of the people in Huntingdon, PA are hispanic (150 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Huntingdon, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
114 ± 88
Vietnam
113 ± 80
Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 102

Huntingdon, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Huntingdon, PA.

Health

95.7% of the population of Huntingdon, PA has health coverage, with 48.3% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 3.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 34.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.26%

Uninsured

48.3%

Employer Coverage

15%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

16.2%

Non-Group

3.32%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Huntingdon, PA declined by 25.1% from 5.68% to 4.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Huntingdon, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Huntingdon, PA employs 2.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Huntingdon, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (580 people), Educational Services (542 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (383 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,677), Finance & Insurance ($105,677), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($75,660).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k

2024 Value

± 422

0.417%

1 Year growth

± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntingdon, PA grew at a rate of 0.417%, from 2.88k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Huntingdon, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (357 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (340 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Huntingdon, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k

2024 Value

± 422

0.417%

1 Year growth

± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntingdon, PA grew at a rate of 0.417%, from 2.88k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Huntingdon, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (580 people), Educational Services (542 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (383 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Huntingdon, PA, though some of these residents may live in Huntingdon, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,232

Median earning men ± $14,596

$35,000

Median earning women ± $10,315

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,261), Manufacturing ($58,476), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,513).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,511), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,194), and Manufacturing ($46,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Huntingdon, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Huntingdon, PA awarded 318 degrees. The student population of Huntingdon, PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 634 male students and 687 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Huntingdon, PA are White (218 and 77.6%), Unknown (21 and 7.47%), Hispanic or Latino (18 and 6.41%), and Two or More Races (10 and 3.56%).

The largest universities in Huntingdon, PA by number of degrees awarded are Juniata College (318 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Huntingdon, PA are General Biological Sciences (41 and 12.9%), General Business Administration & Management (24 and 7.55%), and General Psychology (17 and 5.35%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Huntingdon, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,321 (48% men and 52% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,321 students enrolled in Huntingdon, PA, 48% men and 52% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
41 degrees awarded
General Psychology
17 degrees awarded
Environmental Science
15 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Huntingdon, PA was General Biological Sciences with 41 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Huntingdon, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Juniata College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

318 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Juniata College with 318 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 142 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Huntingdon, PA, which is 0.807 times less than the 176 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 218 degrees mean that there were 10.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 21 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($57,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,080) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

People in Huntingdon, PA have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Huntingdon, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

58.4%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.4% of the housing units in Huntingdon, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Huntingdon, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,125

Median Household Income

± $10,490

2.56k

Number of Households

± 397

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.56k households in Huntingdon, PA grew to $67,125 from the previous year's value of $66,429.

The following chart displays the households in Huntingdon, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Huntingdon, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.6%)
Walked (22.2%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)

In 2024, 56.6% of workers in Huntingdon, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (22.2%) and those who worked at home (14.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Huntingdon, PA have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in Huntingdon, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Huntingdon, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Huntingdon, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Huntingdon, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Huntingdon, PA (493 out of 5.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Huntingdon, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.