2022 population: 121,032 ( 6,057 from 2010 , 1,788 from 2020)
Land area: 525.3 square miles
Population density: 230.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	113,480	93.76%	6.6%
Black:	2,707	2.24%	32.0%
Indian:	169	0.14%	35.2%
Asian:	872	0.72%	22.0%
2+ races:	1,945	1.61%	36.9%
Hispanic:	1,859	1.54%	51.1%

Total non-White:	7,552	6.24%	35.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,600	10.6
Deaths:	4,178	17.0
Net Migration:	-348	-1.4
Net Immigration:	69	0.3

Change in White population:	-8,015	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,958	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
127,089
121,495	95.60%
2,051	1.61%
125	0.10%
715	0.56%
1,421	1.12%
1,230	0.97%
5,594	4.40%

2000
129,144
125,641	97.29%
1,495	1.16%
103	0.08%
476	0.37%
714	0.55%
662	0.51%
3,503	2.71%

1990
130,542
128,597	98.51%
1,075	0.82%
125	0.10%
400	0.31%
n/a
345	0.26%
1,945	1.49%

1980
136,621
134,894	98.74%
1,035	0.76%
70	0.05%
298	0.22%
n/a
282	0.21%
1,727	1.26%

1970
135,356
133,936	98.95%
980	0.72%
22	0.02%
142	0.10%
n/a
227	0.17%
1,420	1.05%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
13,442	10.4
14,830	11.5
-1,227	-1.0
318	0.2

-4,146	-3.2
2,091	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
15,207	11.6
15,507	11.9
-721	-0.6
121	0.1

-2,956	-2.3
1,558	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
17,163	12.6
15,719	11.5
-6,753	-4.9
n/a

-6,297	-4.6
218	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,761	-2.8
n/a

958	0.7
307	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Blair County, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.9
24,732	20.4%
96,300	79.6%
25,616	21.2%

50,587
2.35

31,567	62.4%
23,392	74.1%
3,162	10.0%
19,020	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
26,878	21.1%
100,211	78.9%
22,527	17.7%

52,159
2.37

33,570	64.4%
25,023	74.5%
3,281	9.8%
18,589	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
29,296	22.7%
99,848	77.3%
22,403	17.3%

51,622
2.42

35,267	68.3%
27,551	78.1%
2,990	8.5%
16,355	31.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
32,050	24.6%
98,492	75.4%
22,179	17.0%

50,325
2.54

36,051	71.6%
29,225	81.1%
2,932	8.1%
14,274	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
37,601	27.5%
99,020	72.5%
19,492	14.3%

48,916
2.75

36,950	75.5%
30,872	83.6%
2,360	6.4%
11,966	24.5%

2022 Housing Data for Blair County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,522	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,486	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,505	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,253	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,233	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,447	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,309	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,386	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,073	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,340	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,415	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,065	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,105	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,193	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,945	5.8%
$200,000 or more	2,310	4.6%

Median Household Income	59,386
Per Capita Income	33,585

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	85
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,775	5.5%
Public Assistance	2,012	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,795	17.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	52,887	71.1%
Unemployed	2,438	3.3%
In Armed Forces	80	0.1%

Total Labor Force	55,405	74.5%
Not in Labor Force	18,957	25.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,613	17,856	54.8%
Non-Profit	1,936	4,337	30.9%
Self-Employed	2,856	1,356	67.8%

Local Government	1,643	2,152	43.3%
State Government	1,381	1,054	56.7%
Federal Government	759	531	58.8%

Total Private + Self	24,469	19,212	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,719	8,074	41.5%
Total	30,188	27,286	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,247	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,542	21.8%
Professional, Technical	12,327	21.4%
Service Occupations	10,333	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	164	0.3%
All others	15,057	26.2%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,756	18.7%
Retail trade	8,158	14.2%
Manufacturing	5,935	10.3%
Educational services	4,670	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,343	7.6%
Construction	3,809	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3,804	6.6%
Other services	2,935	5.1%
Public administration	2,711	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,273	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,015	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,514	2.6%
Finance and insurance	1,275	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	983	1.7%
Information	681	1.2%
Utilities	502	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	476	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	475	0.8%
Management	98	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	93	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	406	0.33%
Puerto Rican	586	0.48%
Cuban	205	0.17%
Dominican	92	0.08%

Total Central American	110	0.09%
Costa Rican	16	0.01%
Guatemalan	11	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	75	0.06%
Salvadoran	8	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	128	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	5	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.00%
Ecuadorian	75	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	42	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	194	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	182	0.15%
Indian	173	0.14%
Cambodian	96	0.08%
Filipino	62	0.05%
Japanese	42	0.03%
Korean	40	0.03%
Vietnamese	4	0.00%
Thai	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	113,353	97.3%
German, other Germanic	1,317	1.1%
Spanish	652	0.6%
Other Indo-European	412	0.4%
Other	191	0.2%
Chinese	152	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	123	0.1%
Arabic	107	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	83	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	45,687	37.3%
Irish	22,030	18.0%
Italian	12,253	10.0%
English	9,237	7.5%
American	6,669	5.4%
Polish	5,294	4.3%
Scottish	1,942	1.6%
Dutch	1,632	1.3%
French	1,566	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,253	1.0%
Welsh	1,187	1.0%
European	1,084	0.9%
Swiss	953	0.8%
Slovak	932	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	857	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	121,860	99.4%
Not a citizen	780	0.6%

Native	121,145	98.8%
Foreign-born	1,495	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,637	1.9%	4,515	5.2%	39,157	44.8%	21,622	24.7%	13,677	15.6%	6,808	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,637	1.9%
9-12 Years	4,515	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,157	44.8%
Some College	21,622	24.7%
Bach. Degree	13,677	15.6%
Grad Degree	6,808	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	60,704	56,197	4,507	7.4%	5.5%
1991	61,147	55,501	5,646	9.2%	6.9%
1992	62,040	56,532	5,508	8.9%	7.5%
1993	62,975	58,482	4,493	7.1%	6.9%
1994	62,841	58,605	4,236	6.7%	6.3%
1995	62,167	58,201	3,966	6.4%	5.9%
1996	62,992	59,263	3,729	5.9%	5.5%
1997	63,951	60,398	3,553	5.6%	5.1%
1998	63,701	60,456	3,245	5.1%	4.7%
1999	64,510	61,518	2,992	4.6%	4.5%

2000	62,581	59,626	2,955	4.7%	4.2%
2001	63,816	60,222	3,594	5.6%	4.8%
2002	64,486	60,694	3,792	5.9%	5.6%
2003	64,031	60,547	3,484	5.4%	5.7%
2004	64,994	61,527	3,467	5.3%	5.4%
2005	64,841	61,470	3,371	5.2%	5.0%
2006	64,581	61,613	2,968	4.6%	4.7%
2007	65,125	62,299	2,826	4.3%	4.6%
2008	65,455	62,047	3,408	5.2%	5.3%
2009	65,102	60,496	4,606	7.1%	8.0%

2010	61,584	56,807	4,777	7.8%	8.2%
2011	61,398	57,020	4,378	7.1%	7.8%
2012	61,716	57,230	4,486	7.3%	7.7%
2013	61,320	57,184	4,136	6.7%	7.1%
2014	60,880	57,348	3,532	5.8%	5.9%
2015	61,011	57,810	3,201	5.2%	5.4%
2016	60,859	57,677	3,182	5.2%	5.3%
2017	60,105	57,158	2,947	4.9%	5.0%
2018	59,442	56,851	2,591	4.4%	4.4%
2019	59,701	56,957	2,744	4.6%	4.5%

2020	59,205	54,053	5,152	8.7%	9.1%
2021	59,495	56,103	3,392	5.7%	6.0%
2022	59,014	56,375	2,639	4.5%	4.4%
2023	59,022	57,058	1,964	3.3%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,808
Median Value	$149,300

Occupied	50,587	90.6%
Vacant	5,221	9.4%

Owned	36,671	72.5%
Rented	13,916	27.5%
Median Rent	$838

Single-Family Units	42,376	75.9%
Detached	39,931	71.6%
Attached	2,445	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,719	8.5%
Mobile Homes	4,019	7.2%

Blair County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Blair County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Blair County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blair County, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blair County, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blair County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Blair County, PA