Bradford County, PA
Demographic and economic profile of Bradford County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Bradford County is a rural Pennsylvania county of roughly 60,000 residents with an economy that generates a notably high GDP per capita of $83,091 against a median household income of $63,675, suggesting significant industrial or extractive output relative to its population. The labor force is limited—participation sits at just 55.8% with a 5.5% unemployment rate—and educational attainment is modest, with 21.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.1% have completed high school. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $182,300 and median gross rent of $868/month, and a 72.3% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 2.2% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.2% since 2018
Bradford County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone56,595 (94.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races968 (1.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race954 (1.6%)
- Black or African American Alone563 (0.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone412 (0.7%)
- Asian Alone327 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish637
- 2.Other Indo-European182
- 3.German or other West Germanic176
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island103
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic93
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,387
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,155
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,027
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,987
- 5.Construction (Group)1,764
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,458
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,296
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,367
- 4.Service Occupations3,361
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,822
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.33×)1,358
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.98×)5,030
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)1,964
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,972
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)6,419
Housing
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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.