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Cumberland County, PA

270,738 Population
545.5 square miles 496.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,216 ±$2,314 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$82,174 ±$3,781 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.9% ±1.6% (20,428  ±3,998) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.2 minutes ±1 (2,492,640  ±149,780) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

107,981 ±1,538 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (258,392  ±697) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.4% ±1.6% (2,718  ±989) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

112,477 ±323 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$285,200 ±$10,133 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±1.7% (31,203  ±4,569.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.8% ±3.5% (172,880  ±6,582.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
41.6% ±2.4% (77,551  ±4,428.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% (20,985  ±3,005) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.8% ±1% (14,706  ±2,085) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
14,706 Total veterans ±2,085 12,786 Male ±1,921 1,920 Female ±723

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