Cambria County, PA

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2024 Population

131,538

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.6

0.219% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

0.47% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,418

3.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,000

4.4% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

56,681

0.577% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cambria County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Cambria County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cambria County, PA are Saint Francis University (655 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (449 degrees), and Mount Aloysius College (291 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cambria County, PA was $121,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Cambria County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cambria County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Cambria County, PA borders Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Somerset County, PA, and Westmoreland County, PA.

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Population & Diversity

Cambria County, PA is home to a population of 132k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.13% of Cambria County, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.49k people).

In 2024, there were 29.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (119k people) in Cambria County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.05k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3.73k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Cambria County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cambria County, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cambria County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cambria County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
119k ± 338
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4.05k ± 368
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.73k ± 380

2.13%

Hispanic Population

2.8k people

2.13% of the people in Cambria County, PA are hispanic (2.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cambria County, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,504 ± 7,715 people
Dominican Republic
93,569 ± 7,483 people
China
70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

Foreign-Born Population

1.13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.49k people

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.33k people

As of 2024, 1.13% of Cambria County, PA residents (1.49k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cambria County, PA was 1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cambria County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,176 ± 298
Gulf War (1990s)
1,647 ± 331
Gulf War (2001-)
1,488 ± 223

Cambria County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cambria County, PA.

Economy

The economy of Cambria County, PA employs 56.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cambria County, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (11,439 people), Retail Trade (7,028 people), and Manufacturing (6,213 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,944), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($72,639), and Utilities ($63,125).

Employment

Occupations

56.7k

2024 Value

± 1,501

−0.577%

1 Year decline

± 3.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cambria County, PA declined at a rate of −0.577%, from 57k employees to 56.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cambria County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,568 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,205 people), and Management Occupations (4,775 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cambria County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

56.7k

2024 Value

± 1,501

−0.577%

1 Year decline

± 3.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cambria County, PA declined at a rate of −0.577%, from 57k employees to 56.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cambria County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,439 people), Retail Trade (7,028 people), and Manufacturing (6,213 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cambria County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Cambria County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,858

Median earning men ± $1,324

$37,186

Median earning women ± $1,207

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($64,941), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,947).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,893), Manufacturing ($45,800), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,265).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

273
Other Services (except Public Administration)
174
Health Care and Social Assistance
169
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$500k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$288k
Manufacturing
$185k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cambria County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cambria County, PA awarded 1,929 degrees. The student population of Cambria County, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,211 male students and 6,159 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cambria County, PA are White (1,625 and 85%), Black or African American (86 and 4.5%), Unknown (79 and 4.13%), and Hispanic or Latino (56 and 2.93%).

The largest universities in Cambria County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Saint Francis University (655 and 34%), University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (449 and 23.3%), and Mount Aloysius College (291 and 15.1%).

The most popular majors in Cambria County, PA are Registered Nursing (195 and 10.1%), Physician Assistant (90 and 4.67%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (79 and 4.1%).

The median tuition costs in Cambria County, PA are $33,584 for private four year colleges, and $13,660 and $25,534 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Cambria County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 88.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 10,370 (40.6% men and 59.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 10,370 students enrolled in Cambria County, PA, 40.6% men and 59.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,494 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
84 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
62 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
62 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Cambria County, PA was Registered Nursing with 84 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Cambria County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Saint Francis University
655 degrees awarded
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
449 degrees awarded
Mount Aloysius College
291 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saint Francis University with 655 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 790 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cambria County, PA, which is 0.694 times less than the 1,139 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,625 degrees mean that there were 18.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 86 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,584) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,280) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cambria County, PA was $121,000 in 2024, which is 0.364 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,900 to $121,000, a 4.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Cambria County, PA is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cambria County, PA have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cambria County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cambria County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.802%.

Housing

Property

$121,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,848

$42,745

Median Property Taxes

±$1,259

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cambria County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cambria County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2024

58%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Cambria County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cambria County, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,418

Median Household Income

± $1,532

56k

Number of Households

± 1,476

In 2024, the median household income of the 56k households in Cambria County, PA grew to $58,418 from the previous year's value of $56,292.

The following chart displays the households in Cambria County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cambria County, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (6.76%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Cambria County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cambria County, PA have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.65% of the workforce in Cambria County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cambria County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cambria County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cambria County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cambria County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.802%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cambria County, PA (17.8k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cambria County, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17.6% of the children was living in poverty in Cambria County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 169 in Cambria County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 52.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.7% of the population of Cambria County, PA has health coverage, with 44.1% on employee plans, 20.8% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cambria County, PA see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1685 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 414 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,437 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cambria County, PA

Primary care physicians in Cambria County, PA see an average of 1,437 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cambria County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.26%

Uninsured

44.1%

Employer Coverage

20.8%

Medicaid

16.9%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

1.6%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cambria County, PA declined by 8.69% from 3.57% to 3.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cambria County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 53.3 in Cambria County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cambria County, PA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.1% in Cambria County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cambria County, PA.