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Cameron County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Cameron County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cameron County is a small, rural Pennsylvania county of 4,475 residents with a median age of 53.0 years, reflecting an older population base and a labor force participation rate of just 50.6%. The workforce skews toward non-college-educated workers—only 11.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $34,935 and an unemployment rate of 9.3%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $88,200 and median gross rent of $699/month, though the county has shed 4.5% of its population over the past five years and carries a 16.0% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

4,475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,573

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

Cameron County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,101 (92.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race138 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races111 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone40 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone20 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone13 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish44
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)21
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

375

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,939

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,242

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)560
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance332
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)218
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services106
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities100

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations476
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations466
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations393
  4. 4.Service Occupations242
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations232

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.55×)618
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 0.96×)183
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.76×)312

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$88,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$699/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999180 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999159 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999142 (8.8%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999141 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999139 (8.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999137 (8.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,935

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,496 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled189 (10.5%)
  • Walked62 (3.5%)
  • Worked At Home33 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle2 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.