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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

59,971

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,675

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

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%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish637
  2. 2.Other Indo-European182
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic176
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island103
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic93

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,773

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$83,091

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$35,298

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,387
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,155
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,027
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,987
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,764

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,458
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,296
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,367
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,361
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,822

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.33×)1,358
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.98×)5,030
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)1,964
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,972
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)6,419

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$182,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$868/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,787 (15.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,214 (12.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,166 (12.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,438 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,235 (7.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,225 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,344

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,692 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled2,185 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,736 (7.0%)
  • Walked957 (3.8%)
  • Other209 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit38 (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.