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Montour County, PA

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

AI Overview

Montour County is a small north-central Pennsylvania county of 18,079 residents with a notably high GDP per capita of $120,136 against median worker earnings of $49,824, suggesting a capital-intensive or institutionally anchored local economy. The labor force is relatively modest, with a 58.6% participation rate and a low 2.6% unemployment rate; 36.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population has edged down 1.2% over five years, while housing remains moderately priced at a $240,300 median home value and $1,057 median monthly rent, with a 19.4-minute mean commute.

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

Population

18,079

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,230 (89.7%)
  • Asian Alone622 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone439 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race419 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races263 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone115 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish309
  2. 2.Other Indo-European296
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic253
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)106
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)76

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,104

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$120,136

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$45,274

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,560
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)893
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)737
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services673
  5. 5.Construction (Group)469

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,320
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,210
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,178
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,085
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations688

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.80×)3,543
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.38×)186
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)437
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 0.94×)547
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.93×)784

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$240,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,057/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999951 (17.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999727 (13.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999562 (10.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999561 (10.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999543 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999431 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,199 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,087 (12.9%)
  • Walked624 (7.4%)
  • Carpooled412 (4.9%)
  • Other78 (0.9%)
  • Taxi20 (0.2%)

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.