Bradford County, PA

County

2024 Population

59,858

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.6

0.229% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.6%

5.97% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,675

1.91% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$187,500

Population & Diversity

Bradford County, PA is home to a population of 59.9k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.68% of Bradford County, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.01k people).

In 2024, there were 62.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.3k people) in Bradford County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 904 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 546 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Bradford County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bradford County, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bradford County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
56.3k ± 197
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
904 ± 134
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
546 ± 98

1.69%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

1.69% of the people in Bradford County, PA are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bradford 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

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

1.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.01k people

2.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.26k people

As of 2024, 1.68% of Bradford County, PA residents (1.01k 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 Bradford County, PA was 2.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,185 ± 138
Gulf War (2001-)
816 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
607 ± 115

Bradford County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

93.3% of the population of Bradford County, PA has health coverage, with 44.6% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bradford County, PA see 982 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (982 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1814 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 979 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

982 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bradford County, PA

Primary care physicians in Bradford County, PA see an average of 982 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (982 patients).

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

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.73%

Uninsured

44.6%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

18%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.3%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bradford County, PA grew by 0.0863% from 6.72% to 6.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bradford 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 average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.73 in Bradford County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bradford 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 34.9% in Bradford County, PA.

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

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.59% in Bradford County, PA.

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

Economy

The economy of Bradford County, PA employs 25.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bradford County, PA were Manufacturing (5,155 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,424 people), and Retail Trade (3,027 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($75,471), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($61,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,986).

Employment

Occupations

25.3k

2024 Value

± 863

−0.955%

1 Year decline

± 4.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bradford County, PA declined at a rate of −0.955%, from 25.5k employees to 25.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bradford County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,600 people), Production Occupations (2,594 people), and Management Occupations (2,302 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bradford 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

25.3k

2024 Value

± 863

−0.955%

1 Year decline

± 4.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bradford County, PA declined at a rate of −0.955%, from 25.5k employees to 25.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bradford County, PA, are Manufacturing (5,155 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,424 people), and Retail Trade (3,027 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bradford County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Bradford County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,655

Median earning men ± $1,661

$36,165

Median earning women ± $1,319

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,357), Wholesale Trade ($68,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($50,855), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,316), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,875).

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

131
Other Services (except Public Administration)
84
Retail Trade
77
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

$320k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$183k
Manufacturing
$82.9k
Retail Trade

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

Education

The student population of Bradford County, PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 48 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bradford County, PA are White (17 and 94.4%) and Black or African American (1 and 5.56%).

The largest universities in Bradford County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Northern Tier Career Center (18 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bradford County, PA are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (18 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2024 in Bradford County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 50 (4% men and 96% 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

In 2024 there were 50 students enrolled in Bradford County, PA, 4% men and 96% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 49 records, of which 95.9% were women and 4.08% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training

Most Common

18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Bradford County, PA was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Bradford County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Northern Tier Career Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northern Tier Career Center with 18 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bradford County, PA, which is 0 times less than the 18 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 17 degrees mean that there were 17 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bradford County, PA was $187,500 in 2024, which is 0.564 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $182,300 to $187,500, a 2.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Bradford County, PA is 72.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bradford County, PA have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bradford County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bradford County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.37%.

Housing

Property

$187,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,366

$17,759

Median Property Taxes

±$647

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 Bradford County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

72.2%

Homeownership

2024

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.2% of the housing units in Bradford County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bradford 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.

$63,675

Median Household Income

± $2,517

24.6k

Number of Households

± 814

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.6k households in Bradford County, PA grew to $63,675 from the previous year's value of $62,482.

The following chart displays the households in Bradford 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 Bradford County, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (79.1%)
Carpooled (8.78%)
Worked At Home (6.98%)

In 2024, 79.1% of workers in Bradford County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.78%) and those who worked at home (6.98%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bradford County, PA have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.78% of the workforce in Bradford County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bradford 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 Bradford County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bradford County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bradford County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.37%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bradford County, PA (7.48k out of 59.1k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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 Bradford County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.1%.

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

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

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 181 in Bradford County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 32.6% per 100,000 population.

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

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