Blair County, PA

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2020 Population

122,495

0.538% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

Pat Toomey

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

43.6

0.461% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

13.8%

6.04% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$50,856

3.41% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$128,200

3.72% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Blair County, PA had a population of 122k people with a median age of 43.6 and a median household income of $50,856. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Blair County, PA declined from 123,157 to 122,495, a −0.538% decrease and its median household income grew from $49,181 to $50,856, a 3.41% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Blair County, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.72%), White (Hispanic) (0.995%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.59%).

None of the households in Blair 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 Blair County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Blair County, PA are Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (144 degrees awarded in 2020), The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona (42 degrees), and Altoona Beauty School Inc (210748) (39 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Blair County, PA was $128,200, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%.

Most people in Blair County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Blair County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Blair County, PA borders Bedford County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, and Huntingdon County, PA.

Population & Diversity

Blair County, PA is home to a population of 122k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.33% of Blair County, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2020, there were 48.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (115k people) in Blair County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.38k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 2.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2020 Citizenship

99.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 99.5% of Blair County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Blair County, PA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blair County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
115k ± 469
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.38k ± 546
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.1k ± 203

1.26%

Hispanic Population

1.55k people

1.26% of the people in Blair County, PA are hispanic (1.55k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Blair County, PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.33%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

1.22%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.5k people

As of 2020, 1.33% of Blair County, PA residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blair County, PA was 1.22%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,457 ± 321
Gulf War (2001-)
1,570 ± 326
Gulf War (1990s)
981 ± 209

Blair County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Blair County, PA employs 56.4k people. The largest industries in Blair County, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,555 people), Retail Trade (7,923 people), and Manufacturing (5,916 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($54,734), Utilities ($54,205), and Public Administration ($51,627).

Employment

Occupations

56.4k

2020 Value

± 1,622

−0.803%

1 Year decline

± 3.88%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Blair County, PA declined at a rate of −0.803%, from 56.8k employees to 56.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blair County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,261 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,604 people), and Management Occupations (5,112 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blair 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

56.4k

2020 Value

± 1,622

−0.803%

1 Year decline

± 3.88%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Blair County, PA declined at a rate of −0.803%, from 56.8k employees to 56.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blair County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,555 people), Retail Trade (7,923 people), and Manufacturing (5,916 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blair County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Blair County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,484

Median earning men ± $1,398

$29,770

Median earning women ± $1,250

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,456), Public Administration ($56,452), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,817).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($42,188), Wholesale Trade ($40,278), and Manufacturing ($36,503).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

1,559
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
715
Other Services, Except Public Administration
699
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Pennsylvania to other states, or from other states to Pennsylvania.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Pennsylvania product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $110B, followed by Mixed freight ($74.2B) and Electronics ($44.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Pennsylvania products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Pennsylvania.

$734B

2020 Value in Pennsylvania

$1.46T

Projected 2050 Value in Pennsylvania

99.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Pennsylvania trade was $734B. This is expected to increase 99.3% to $1.46T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Pennsylvania trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Pennsylvania to other states, or from other states to Pennsylvania.

Most Common Trade Partners

New Jersey
$73.5B
New York
$71.1B
Ohio
$36.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Pennsylvania domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $73.5B, followed by New York with $71.1B and Ohio and $36.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Pennsylvania shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Blair County, PA went to Donald J. Trump with 71.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.03%).

Bob Casey Jr. and Pat Toomey 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 18 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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.03%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Blair County, PA went to Donald J. Trump with 71.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.03%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Blair County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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

Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Pat Toomey

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Bob Casey Jr. and Pat Toomey 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.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 18 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Blair County, PA awarded 245 degrees. The student population of Blair County, PA in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 62 male students and 251 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Blair County, PA are White (225 and 91.8%), followed by Black or African American (8 and 3.27%), Asian (5 and 2.04%), and Hispanic or Latino (3 and 1.22%).

The largest universities in Blair County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (144 and 58.8%), The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona (42 and 17.1%), and Altoona Beauty School Inc (210748) (39 and 15.9%).

The most popular majors in Blair County, PA are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (76 and 31%), General Cosmetology (48 and 19.6%), and HVAC Maintenance (23 and 9.39%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2020, 0.658% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.701% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.89M), and Some college (1.84M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blair County, PA was $128,200 in 2020, which is 0.558 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $123,600 to $128,200, a 3.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Blair County, PA is 70.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Blair County, PA have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blair County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Blair County, PA is $50,856. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Blair County, PA was Census Tract 109 with a value of $80,649, followed by Census Tract 1002 and Census Tract 105, with respective values of $63,504 and $62,208.

Property

$128,200

Median Property Value 2020

±$3,433

$36,288

Median Property Taxes

±$1,235

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 Blair County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.3%

Homeownership

2020

60.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 70.3% of the housing units in Blair County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 109
Census Tract 1002
Census Tract 105

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Blair County, PA was Census Tract 109 with a value of $80,649, followed by Census Tract 1002 and Census Tract 105, with respective values of $63,504 and $62,208.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Blair County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$50,856

Median Household Income

± $1,517

51.6k

Number of Households

± 1,477

In 2020, the median household income of the 51.6k households in Blair County, PA grew to $50,856 from the previous year's value of $49,181.

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

0.466

2020 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.469

2019 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2020, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.614% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2018

Drove Alone (82.8%)
Carpooled (8.76%)
Worked At Home (3.15%)

In 2018, 82.8% of workers in Blair County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.76%) and those who worked at home (3.15%).

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

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blair County, PA have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.95% of the workforce in Blair County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blair County, PA (16.5k out of 120k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blair 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.

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.

Health

94.7% of the population of Blair County, PA has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 17.9% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Pennsylvania was $9,258 in 2014. This is a 4.29% increase from the previous year ($8,877).

Primary care physicians in Blair County, PA see 1225 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.2% increase from the previous year (1187 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1624 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 399 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Pennsylvania. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Pennsylvania, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,225 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Blair County, PA

Primary care physicians in Blair County, PA see an average of 1,225 patients per year. This represents a 3.2% increase from the previous year (1,187 patients).

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

Community Mobility

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

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Pennsylvania across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.3%

Uninsured

46.6%

Employer Coverage

17.9%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

1.51%

Military or VA

Between 2017 and 2018, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blair County, PA declined by 14.8% from 6.22% to 5.3%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.6 in Blair County, PA.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, 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 32.4% in Blair County, PA.

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

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