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Cowanshannock township, Armstrong County, PA

2,692 Population
45.7 square miles 59 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46 ±10 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Armstrong County: 47.2 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,672 ±$3,846 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Armstrong County: $35,893 ±$976
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,360 ±$9,762 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Armstrong County: $65,008 ±$1,881
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.9% ±4.8% (240  ±129) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Armstrong County: 11.8% † 7,543 (±1.3% / ±836)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.4 minutes ±4.2 (36,055  ±6,382) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Armstrong County: 28.6 757,345 (±0.9 / ±28,715)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,124 ±70 Number of households
  • Armstrong County: 28,035 ±303
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (2,685  ±19) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Armstrong County: 2.3 63,851 (±0 / ±35)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.1% ±8.2% (45  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Armstrong County: 6.5% † 816 (±1.2% / ±150)
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,316 ±107 Number of housing units
  • Armstrong County: 32,128 ±90
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$169,400 ±$24,023 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Armstrong County: $157,300 ±$4,753
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12% ±4.9% (318  ±129.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Armstrong County: 7% † 4,471 (±0.9% / ±572.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.4% ±9.4% (1,822  ±216.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Armstrong County: 93% 44,852 (±2.1% / ±1,022.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.4% ±5.1% (304  ±103.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Armstrong County: 19% 9,154 (±1.1% / ±515.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

9.3% ±2.9% (196  ±63) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Armstrong County: 8.6% 4,502 (±0.6% / ±292)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
196 Total veterans ±63 178 Male ±59 18 Female ±18

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