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Elco borough, Washington County, PA

278 Population
0.3 square miles 996.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.8 ±7.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 44.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,199 ±$5,989 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington County: $44,392 ±$1,062
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$66,667 ±$32,676 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $77,487 ±$1,747
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

30.7% ±15.4% (85  ±48) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 9.4% 19,123 (±0.6% / ±1,284)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

30.5 minutes ±6.4 (2,990  ±1,336) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 26.7 2,301,830 (±0.6 / ±63,903)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

128 ±31 Number of households
  • Washington County: 87,665 ±660
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.1 ±0.3 (263  ±72) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 2.3 204,089 (±0 / ±73)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

152 ±32 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 97,476 ±119
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$129,700 ±$53,390 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington County: $220,600 ±$5,024
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

5.4% ±7.1% (15  ±20.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 9.4% 19,566 (±0.7% / ±1,521.7)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

88.1% ±10.3% (193  ±50.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington County: 94% 142,972 (±1.6% / ±2,399.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
16% ±14.5% (35  ±32.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 32.8% 49,842 (±1% / ±1,545.2)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

2.2% ±3.6% (6  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 2.2% 4,581
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

2.6% ±2.9% (6  ±7) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 6.7% 11,285 (±0.4% / ±660)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
6 Total veterans ±7 6 Male ±7 N/A Female ±11

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