2022 population: 30,477 ( 1,469 from 2010 , 507 from 2020)
Land area: 826.9 square miles
Population density: 36.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	29,562	97.00%	5.7%
Black:	163	0.53%	91.8%
Indian:	60	0.20%	87.5%
Asian:	118	0.39%	18.0%
2+ races:	300	0.98%	60.4%
Hispanic:	274	0.90%	49.7%

Total non-White:	915	3.00%	52.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	569	9.2
Deaths:	953	15.4
Net Migration:	-130	-2.1
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-1,783	-5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	314	1.0

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
31,946
31,345	98.12%
85	0.27%
32	0.10%
100	0.31%
187	0.59%
183	0.57%
601	1.88%

2000
35,112
34,643	98.66%
47	0.13%
32	0.09%
134	0.38%
103	0.29%
142	0.40%
469	1.34%

1990
34,878
34,612	99.24%
34	0.10%
36	0.10%
128	0.37%
n/a
68	0.19%
266	0.76%

1980
38,338
38,211	99.67%
3	0.01%
9	0.02%
80	0.21%
n/a
29	0.08%
127	0.33%

1970
37,770
37,736	99.91%
9	0.02%
4	0.01%
19	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	0.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,985	8.5
3,392	9.7
-2,574	-7.3
51	0.1

-3,298	-9.4
132	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
4,240	12.2
3,747	10.7
-1,231	-3.5
66	0.2

31	0.1
203	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
5,223	13.6
3,599	9.4
-4,805	-12.5
n/a

-3,599	-9.4
139	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,089	-5.5
n/a

475	1.3
93	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk 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
48.2
5,929	19.5%
24,548	80.5%
7,028	23.1%

13,485
2.26

8,129	60.3%
6,338	78.0%
584	7.2%
5,356	39.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
6,651	20.8%
25,295	79.2%
6,066	19.0%

13,693
2.31

9,048	66.1%
7,142	78.9%
668	7.4%
4,645	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
8,440	24.0%
26,672	76.0%
6,067	17.3%

14,105
2.46

9,734	69.0%
7,953	81.7%
585	6.0%
4,371	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
9,034	25.9%
25,844	74.1%
5,576	16.0%

13,100
2.64

9,751	74.4%
8,313	85.3%
528	5.4%
3,349	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
11,565	30.2%
26,773	69.8%
4,765	12.4%

12,789
2.97

10,014	78.3%
8,556	85.4%
536	5.4%
2,775	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for Elk County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	495	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	450	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	682	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	690	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	614	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	635	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	792	5.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	590	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	610	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,040	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,449	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,352	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,238	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	671	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	700	5.2%
$200,000 or more	477	3.5%

Median Household Income	61,672
Per Capita Income	34,222

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	768	5.7%
Public Assistance	346	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,000	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,677	73.7%
Unemployed	981	5.3%
In Armed Forces	11	0.1%

Total Labor Force	14,669	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	3,895	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,367	4,826	56.9%
Non-Profit	482	1,360	26.2%
Self-Employed	605	216	73.7%

Local Government	243	354	40.7%
State Government	162	198	45.0%
Federal Government	13	136	8.7%

Total Private + Self	6,972	5,042	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	900	2,048	30.5%
Total	7,872	7,090	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	7.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,305	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,955	19.7%
Professional, Technical	2,792	18.7%
Service Occupations	1,781	11.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	83	0.6%
All others	6,137	41.0%

White Collar		47.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	5,531	36.9%
Health care and social assistance	2,662	17.8%
Retail trade	1,512	10.1%
Construction	718	4.8%
Educational services	612	4.1%
Other services	558	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	530	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	515	3.4%
Public administration	375	2.5%
Wholesale trade	354	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	336	2.2%
Finance and insurance	290	1.9%
Information	212	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	210	1.4%
Utilities	139	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	135	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	127	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	58	0.4%
Management	50	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	46	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	126	0.41%
Puerto Rican	72	0.23%
Cuban	35	0.11%
Dominican	3	0.01%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	23	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	64	0.21%
Filipino	53	0.17%
Japanese	11	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	29,039	98.6%
Spanish	105	0.4%
German, other Germanic	84	0.3%
Chinese	64	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	58	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	49	0.2%
Other Indo-European	40	0.1%
Other Asian	14	0.0%
Arabic	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,777	44.6%
Italian	5,489	17.8%
Irish	4,074	13.2%
English	2,061	6.7%
Polish	1,741	5.6%
Swedish	1,640	5.3%
American	1,205	3.9%
French	617	2.0%
European	371	1.2%
Dutch	317	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	296	1.0%
Swiss	279	0.9%
Scottish	267	0.9%
Croatian	265	0.9%
Slovak	154	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	30,804	99.7%
Not a citizen	82	0.3%

Native	30,605	99.1%
Foreign-born	281	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
414	1.8%	1,144	5.0%	11,415	50.2%	5,548	24.4%	2,889	12.7%	1,311	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	414	1.8%
9-12 Years	1,144	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,415	50.2%
Some College	5,548	24.4%
Bach. Degree	2,889	12.7%
Grad Degree	1,311	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	16,333	15,327	1,006	6.2%	5.5%
1991	16,751	15,192	1,559	9.3%	6.9%
1992	16,830	15,621	1,209	7.2%	7.5%
1993	17,113	16,211	902	5.3%	6.9%
1994	17,821	16,875	946	5.3%	6.3%
1995	18,299	17,251	1,048	5.7%	5.9%
1996	18,575	17,394	1,181	6.4%	5.5%
1997	18,510	17,401	1,109	6.0%	5.1%
1998	18,482	17,355	1,127	6.1%	4.7%
1999	18,192	17,073	1,119	6.2%	4.5%

2000	18,256	17,357	899	4.9%	4.2%
2001	18,049	16,755	1,294	7.2%	4.8%
2002	17,618	16,444	1,174	6.7%	5.6%
2003	17,206	16,090	1,116	6.5%	5.7%
2004	17,533	16,575	958	5.5%	5.4%
2005	17,598	16,720	878	5.0%	5.0%
2006	17,550	16,712	838	4.8%	4.7%
2007	17,494	16,641	853	4.9%	4.6%
2008	17,545	16,496	1,049	6.0%	5.3%
2009	17,099	14,957	2,142	12.5%	8.0%

2010	16,624	15,068	1,556	9.4%	8.2%
2011	16,833	15,615	1,218	7.2%	7.8%
2012	16,854	15,706	1,148	6.8%	7.7%
2013	16,412	15,327	1,085	6.6%	7.1%
2014	16,338	15,490	848	5.2%	5.9%
2015	16,334	15,514	820	5.0%	5.4%
2016	16,356	15,464	892	5.5%	5.3%
2017	16,004	15,219	785	4.9%	5.0%
2018	15,872	15,240	632	4.0%	4.4%
2019	15,672	14,896	776	5.0%	4.5%

2020	15,208	13,337	1,871	12.3%	9.1%
2021	14,964	13,994	970	6.5%	6.0%
2022	14,659	13,942	717	4.9%	4.4%
2023	14,514	14,031	483	3.3%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	16,898
Median Value	$121,900

Occupied	13,485	79.8%
Vacant	3,413	20.2%

Owned	10,666	79.1%
Rented	2,819	20.9%
Median Rent	$707

Single-Family Units	14,078	83.3%
Detached	13,811	81.7%
Attached	267	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	713	4.2%
Mobile Homes	1,043	6.2%

Elk County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Elk County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk County, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Elk County, PA