Juniata County, PA

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2024 Population
23,379
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43.3
0.464% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.7%
2.91% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,318
3.75% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$217,000
5.19% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,131
1.31% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Juniata 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.

98.4% of the residents in Juniata County, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Juniata County, PA was $217,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

Most people in Juniata County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31 minutes. The average car ownership in Juniata County, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Juniata County, PA is home to a population of 23.4k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.46% of Juniata County, PA residents were born outside of the country (574 people).

In 2024, there were 46.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.5k people) in Juniata County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 459 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 299 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Juniata County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Juniata County, PA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Juniata County, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21.5k ± 150
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    459 ± 140
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    299 ± 142
4.14%
Hispanic Population
969 people

In 2024, there were 46.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.5k people) in Juniata County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 459 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 299 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.14% of the people in Juniata County, PA are hispanic (969 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.46%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
574 people
2.29%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
536 people

As of 2024, 2.46% of Juniata County, PA residents (574 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 Juniata County, PA was 2.29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    467 ± 105
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    190 ± 82
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    107 ± 33

Juniata County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Juniata County, PA employs 11.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Juniata County, PA were Manufacturing (2,202 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,280 people), and Construction (1,251 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($106,250), Utilities ($89,563), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,656).

Employment

Occupations

11.1k
2024 Value
± 514
1.31%
1 Year growth
± 6.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Juniata County, PA grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 11k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Juniata County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,200 people), Management Occupations (1,092 people), and Production Occupations (1,009 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Juniata County, PA.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.1k
2024 Value
± 514
1.31%
1 Year growth
± 6.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Juniata County, PA grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 11k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Juniata County, PA, are Manufacturing (2,202 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,280 people), and Construction (1,251 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Juniata County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Juniata County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,966
Median earning men ± $1,725
$36,373
Median earning women ± $1,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($83,854), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,412), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,219).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($45,000), Construction ($45,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,361).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 62
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 54
    Construction
  3. 26
    Retail Trade

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $110k
    Manufacturing
  2. $20.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $20.5k
    Retail Trade

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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

Voting results are not available for Juniata County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Juniata County, PA was $217,000 in 2024, which is 0.652 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $206,300 to $217,000, a 5.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Juniata County, PA is 73.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Juniata County, PA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Juniata County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Juniata County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.22%.

Housing

Property

$217,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,293
$6,661
Median Property Taxes
±$361

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.8%
Homeownership
2024
63.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.8% of the housing units in Juniata County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,318
Median Household Income
± $2,017
9.03k
Number of Households
± 453

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.03k households in Juniata County, PA grew to $66,318 from the previous year's value of $63,923.

The following chart displays the households in Juniata 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Juniata 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.1%)
  2. Carpooled (10.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.5%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Juniata County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (9.5%).

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.

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Commute Time

31 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Juniata County, PA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.4% of the workforce in Juniata County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Juniata County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.22%.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Juniata County, PA (2.24k out of 23.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.4% of the children was living in poverty in Juniata County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.8%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 85 in Juniata County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 11.5 per 100,000 population.

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Health

86.2% of the population of Juniata County, PA has health coverage, with 43.3% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.346% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Juniata County, PA see 5,824 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,824 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5835 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4649 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,824 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Juniata County, PA

Primary care physicians in Juniata County, PA see an average of 5,824 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,824 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.8%
Uninsured
43.3%
Employer Coverage
14.8%
Medicaid
14.8%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
0.346%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Juniata County, PA declined by 10.3% from 15.3% to 13.8%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 55.9 in Juniata County, PA.

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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 36.1% in Juniata County, PA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.6% in Juniata County, PA.

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