Elk County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 28,96594.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9503.1%Two or more races
  • 2730.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2140.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1320.4%Asian alone
  • 90.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,665 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,537 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elk County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Marys, Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Weedville, Byrnedale, Wilcox, James City, Force.

2023 air pollution in Elk County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cache County, Utah , Humboldt County, Nevada , Nantucket County, Massachusetts , Cuyahoga County, Ohio , Forest County , Kosciusko County, Indiana .

Current college students: 882
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 291 (72.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 822010 or later
• 262000 to 2009
• 1021990 to 1999
• 521980 to 1989
• 221970 to 1979
• 184Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,903
• One, attached: 266
• Two: 633
• 3 or 4: 442
• 5 to 9: 279
• 10 to 19: 50
• 20 to 49: 162
• 50 or more: 253
• Mobile homes: 1,032
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Elk County with a mortgage: 4,531 (695 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 615 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 335

Religion statistics for Elk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Elk County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3105: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Agnes, Incident Period: June 23, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-340: June 23, 1972, FEMA Id: 340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm

2.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,989 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.09% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($31,283 average AGI)
0.64% relocated from other states ($14,707 average AGI)

Elk County:	0.64%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Jefferson County, PA	0.36% ($38,898 average AGI)
from Clearfield County, PA	0.31% ($30,238)
from McKean County, PA	0.27% ($42,622)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.19% ($67,520)

3.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,729 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.02% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($28,343 average AGI)
1.15% relocated to other states ($27,386 average AGI)

Elk County:	1.15%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Clearfield County, PA	0.38% ($41,404 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, PA	0.33% ($55,600)
to McKean County, PA	0.21% ($38,393)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.18% ($38,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Elk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,053 (2,421 living alone), Female householders: 6,681 (2,416 living alone)

• 6,474 spouses (6,330 opposite-sex spouses), 1,021 unmarried partners, (948 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,622 children (7,067 natural, 90 adopted, 465 stepchildren), 824 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 142 parents, 2 foster children, 242 other relatives, 448 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 378

Size of family households: 4,563 2-persons, 1,701 3-persons, 1,135 4-persons, 516 5-persons, 268 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,838 1-person, 649 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 25 4-persons.

3,133 married couples with children.
2,033 single-parent households (774 men, 1,259 women).

98.2% of residents of Elk speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $181,812,000 ($5,337 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,788,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,296,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,388,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $579,000
Federal grants: $23,377,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,764,000 ($306,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,409,000 ($1,849,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,807,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,361,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,713,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.58 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

• Year house built in Elk County, Pennsylvania
• 762020 or later
• 6502010 to 2019
• 8572000 to 2009
• 1,3451990 to 1999
• 1,6391980 to 1989
• 1,9801970 to 1979
• 2,0001960 to 1969
• 2,9961950 to 1959
• 1,3091940 to 1949
• 4,0291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Elk County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elk County, Pennsylvania
• 141 room
• 322 rooms
• 1863 rooms
• 5074 rooms
• 1,6395 rooms
• 3,1716 rooms
• 2,2837 rooms
• 1,2068 rooms
• 1,7889+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk County, Pennsylvania
• 911 room
• 2282 rooms
• 4333 rooms
• 4884 rooms
• 5855 rooms
• 4586 rooms
• 2237 rooms
• 1418 rooms
• 2229+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Elk County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elk County, Pennsylvania
• 14no bedroom
• 1931 bedroom
• 1,6932 bedrooms
• 6,5803 bedrooms
• 2,1194 bedrooms
• 2265+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk County, Pennsylvania
• 93no bedroom
• 8481 bedroom
• 8552 bedrooms
• 9023 bedrooms
• 1184 bedrooms
• 455+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Elk County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 213no vehicle
• 3,2211 vehicle
• 4,7002 vehicles
• 1,8283 vehicles
• 5694 vehicles
• 3225+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 661no vehicle
• 1,4911 vehicle
• 6062 vehicles
• 1223 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.6% of Elk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 27,587
• Other state: 2,657
• Northeast: 943
• Midwest: 743
• South: 741
• West: 231

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 680
• Number of aged recipients: 26
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 654
• Number of recipients under 18: 154
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 458
• Number of recipients older than 64: 68
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 212
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 298

Elk County on our top lists:

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"