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Montour County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
Designated Market Area: Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, PA
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 18,091   ( 176 from 2010 , 54 from 2020)
Land area: 130.2 square miles
Population density: 138.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:16,231 89.72% 5.7%
Black:3642.01% 53.6%
Indian:350.19% 191.7%
Asian:6523.60% 100.6%
2+ races:2361.30% 54.2%
Hispanic:5733.17% 76.9%
Total non-White:1,86010.28% 75.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:464 12.8
Deaths:55615.3
Net Migration: -15-0.4
Net Immigration: 491.4
Change in White population:-975 -5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:799 4.4




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
18,267
17,20694.19%
2371.30%
120.07%
3251.78%
1530.84%
3241.77%
1,0615.81%

2000
18,236
17,55296.25%
1821.00%
80.04%
2321.27%
850.47%
1670.92%
6843.75%

1990
17,735
17,30297.56%
890.50%
80.05%
1690.95%
n/a
1670.94%
4332.44%

1980
16,675
16,52199.08%
200.12%
250.15%
660.40%
n/a
380.23%
1540.92%

1970
16,508
16,42799.51%
310.19%
30.02%
130.08%
n/a
00.00%
81 0.49%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
1,968 10.8
2,13711.7
-287-1.6
590.3
-346 -1.9
377 2.1
1990's
NumberRate
2,290 12.9
2,21612.5
-276-1.6
1821.0
250 1.4
251 1.4
1980's
NumberRate
2,448 14.7
2,102 12.6
764 4.6
n/a
781 4.7
279 1.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-447 -2.7
n/a
94 0.6
73 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Montour 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
NumberPercent
43.2
3,690 20.4%
14,401 79.6%
3,813 21.1%
7,633
2.28
5,099 66.8%
4,017 78.8%
425 8.3%
2,534 33.2%

2010
NumberPercent
43.9
3,874 21.2%
14,393 78.8%
3,395 18.6%
7,393
2.36
4,801 64.9%
3,864 80.5%
377 7.9%
2,592 35.1%

2000
NumberPercent
39.6
4,453 24.4%
13,783 75.6%
3,124 17.1%
7,107
2.43
4,822 67.8%
4,080 84.6%
323 6.7%
2,285 32.2%

1990
NumberPercent
35.3
4,306 24.3%
13,429 75.7%
2,926 16.5%
6,490
2.54
4,529 69.8%
3,913 86.4%
213 4.7%
1,961 30.2%

1980
NumberPercent
33.7
4,366 26.2%
12,309 73.8%
2,684 16.1%
5,556
2.75
4,251 76.5%
3,677 86.5%
219 5.2%
1,305 23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Montour County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units8,096 
Median Value$227,800 
Occupied7,63394.3%
Vacant4635.7%
Owned5,30969.6%
Rented2,32430.4%
Median Rent$998 
Single-Family Units6,23577.0%
    Detached5,55768.6%
    Attached6788.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units6738.3%
Mobile Homes4705.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montour County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003915.1%
$10,000 to $14,9991962.6%
$15,000 to $19,9993985.2%
$20,000 to $24,9993154.1%
$25,000 to $29,9993434.5%
$30,000 to $34,9992082.7%
$35,000 to $39,9994105.4%
$40,000 to $44,9993604.7%
$45,000 to $49,9992022.6%
$50,000 to $59,9994786.3%
$60,000 to $74,9996388.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,00513.2%
$100,000 to $124,99984511.1%
$125,000 to $149,9995026.6%
$150,000 to $199,9996518.5%
$200,000 or more6919.1%
Median Household Income72,626 
Per Capita Income43,700 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2503.3%
Public Assistance1081.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6598.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed7,87873.2%
Unemployed1951.8%
In Armed Forces560.5%
Total Labor Force8,12975.5%
Not in Labor Force2,63724.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,5352,19953.5%
Non-Profit8941,09744.9%
Self-Employed54431363.5%
Local Government31925555.6%
State Government26015263.1%
Federal Government1111588.1%
Total Private + Self3,0792,51255.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5841,51951.0%
Total4,6634,03153.6%
Pct. Govt.12.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts93510.7%
Sales and Office Occupations1,29914.9%
Professional, Technical3,19536.7%
Service Occupations1,34015.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing710.8%
All others1,94222.3%
White Collar 62.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,94133.8%
Manufacturing8179.4%
Retail trade7618.7%
Educational services7298.4%
Construction5496.3%
Accommodation and food services4615.3%
Public administration4425.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4164.8%
Other services3263.7%
Finance and insurance3083.5%
Wholesale trade2002.3%
Transportation and warehousing1752.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1441.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1341.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing911.0%
Utilities820.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation790.9%
Information280.3%
Management170.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction110.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican670.37%
Puerto Rican3231.78%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican40.02%
Total Central American660.36%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan280.15%
Honduran360.20%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran20.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American230.13%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian110.06%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan120.07%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic340.19%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2181.20%
Chinese1260.69%
Filipino230.13%
Bangladeshi50.03%
Vietnamese10.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English15,85592.7%
Other Indo-European4012.3%
Spanish3001.8%
German, other Germanic2411.4%
Chinese1090.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun670.4%
Arabic520.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic410.2%
Other240.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German5,72231.5%
English2,73415.1%
Irish1,7499.6%
Italian8614.7%
Polish8224.5%
American7344.0%
Dutch5563.1%
Welsh4002.2%
French3121.7%
Scotch-Irish2671.5%
Scottish2541.4%
Pennsylvania German1881.0%
European1590.9%
Hungarian1570.9%
Swedish1220.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen17,63897.1%
Not a citizen5272.9%
Native17,24694.9%
Foreign-born9195.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montour County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
374 2.8%604 4.5%4,613 34.7%2,860 21.5%2,401 18.1%2,436 18.3%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 374 2.8%
9-12 Years 604 4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,613 34.7%
Some College 2,860 21.5%
Bach. Degree 2,401 18.1%
Grad Degree 2,436 18.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Montour County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 8,783 8,342 441 5.0% 5.5%
1991 8,658 8,184 474 5.5% 6.9%
1992 8,901 8,386 515 5.8% 7.5%
1993 8,947 8,572 375 4.2% 6.9%
1994 8,811 8,500 311 3.5% 6.3%
1995 8,759 8,446 313 3.6% 5.9%
1996 8,658 8,262 396 4.6% 5.5%
1997 8,677 8,298 379 4.4% 5.1%
1998 8,670 8,401 269 3.1% 4.7%
1999 8,807 8,578 229 2.6% 4.5%
2000 8,627 8,323 304 3.5% 4.2%
2001 8,637 8,271 366 4.2% 4.8%
2002 8,749 8,321 428 4.9% 5.6%
2003 8,601 8,195 406 4.7% 5.7%
2004 8,821 8,369 452 5.1% 5.4%
2005 8,971 8,572 399 4.4% 5.0%
2006 9,060 8,688 372 4.1% 4.7%
2007 9,218 8,850 368 4.0% 4.6%
2008 9,420 8,969 451 4.8% 5.3%
2009 9,343 8,736 607 6.5% 8.0%
2010 9,055 8,465 590 6.5% 8.2%
2011 9,175 8,614 561 6.1% 7.8%
2012 9,427 8,891 536 5.7% 7.7%
2013 9,436 8,938 498 5.3% 7.1%
2014 9,229 8,794 435 4.7% 5.9%
2015 9,148 8,746 402 4.4% 5.4%
2016 9,142 8,757 385 4.2% 5.3%
2017 9,097 8,741 356 3.9% 5.0%
2018 9,096 8,768 328 3.6% 4.4%
2019 9,172 8,837 335 3.7% 4.5%
2020 9,043 8,489 554 6.1% 9.1%
2021 9,118 8,739 379 4.2% 6.0%
2022 9,234 8,917 317 3.4% 4.4%
2023 9,383 9,131 252 2.7% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com