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Lycoming County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Lycoming County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lycoming County has a population of 113,570 with a labor force participation rate of 59.9% and a median worker earnings figure of $37,795, reflecting a moderately sized, cost-competitive workforce where 24.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's median household income stands at $63,917, with median home values at $195,600 and median gross rent of just $887 per month, indicating low occupancy costs relative to many Pennsylvania markets. Population has declined 1.1% over five years, unemployment sits at 5.4%, and the foreign-born share is 1.7%, pointing to a stable but slowly contracting local base with limited in-migration.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

113,236

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$63,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

Lycoming County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone100,481 (88.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,828 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,415 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,686 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone1,077 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone745 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,405
  2. 2.Spanish1,091
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)290
  4. 4.Other Indo-European228
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,288

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,456

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,712
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)7,143
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,185
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,311
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,738

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations18,860
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,516
  3. 3.Service Occupations9,302
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,318
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,685

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.37×)7,174
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.23×)1,029
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)14,678
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)6,298
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)2,586

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$195,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$887/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,345 (16.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,831 (11.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,769 (11.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,651 (11.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,860 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,220 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,795

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone40,076 (77.2%)
  • Worked At Home4,530 (8.7%)
  • Carpooled4,160 (8.0%)
  • Walked1,798 (3.5%)
  • Public Transit688 (1.3%)
  • Other439 (0.8%)

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.