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Indiana County, PA

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

AI Overview

Indiana County, PA has a population of 83,213 with a labor force participation rate of 56.0% and an unemployment rate of 6.6%, reflecting a relatively constrained workforce; 26.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, supported by the presence of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Median household income stands at $60,208, with median worker earnings of $31,441, while housing remains affordable at a median home value of $145,400 and median gross rent of $786 per month. The county has seen a 3.0% population decline over five years, and a 72.1% homeownership rate points to a largely stable, owner-occupied residential base despite that contraction.

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

Population

82,953

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$60,208

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone76,532 (92.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,886 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,856 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,712 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone743 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone294 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,927
  2. 2.Other Indo-European781
  3. 3.Spanish718
  4. 4.Arabic397
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)269

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,714

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,610

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,347
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)5,920
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,037
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)3,110
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,581

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,197
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,727
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,134
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,836
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,794

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.66×)1,559
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.41×)5,618
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.16×)3,740
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)9,777
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)2,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$145,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$786/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,861 (12.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,675 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,605 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,905 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,869 (8.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,781 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,441

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,760 (74.6%)
  • Worked At Home3,412 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled2,868 (8.0%)
  • Walked1,945 (5.4%)
  • Other469 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit156 (0.4%)

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.