County profile

Warren County

Pennsylvania · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,920
Median household income
$60,480
People below poverty
10.8%
Median home value
$127,500

Income

The median income of households in Warren County, Pennsylvania was $60,480. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 7.5
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20.5
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 15
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56197
Female 43321

An estimated 65.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 34.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,500. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.9
Social Security 45.3
Retirement income 34.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.4

In 2020-2024, 14.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.1% and public coverage was 45.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.6%.


In 2020-2024, Warren County, Pennsylvania had a total population of 37,920 - 18,766 (49.5%) females and 19,154 (50.5%) males. The median age was 47.1 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 26.2% was 19 to 44 years, 27.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1020 925
5 to 9 905 1064
10 to 14 1204 1007
15 to 19 1069 917
20 to 24 977 866
25 to 29 1022 873
30 to 34 1038 991
35 to 39 1084 1073
40 to 44 1051 945
45 to 49 980 1006
50 to 54 1256 1237
55 to 59 1306 1270
60 to 64 1756 1694
65 to 69 1510 1494
70 to 74 1207 1234
75 to 79 767 1087
80 to 84 510 602
85 and over 492 481

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.4% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 12% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.3% of the people in Warren County, Pennsylvania were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.2% of the people in Warren County, Pennsylvania were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,123 households in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.6% of the households in Warren County, Pennsylvania while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.1% of all households.

In Warren County, Pennsylvania, 23.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.7% of males and 51.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.7 22.4
Now married, except separated 54.7 51.7
Separated 2 1.4
Widowed 4.9 10.6
Divorced 10.7 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Warren County, Pennsylvania, 599 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in Warren County, Pennsylvania were U.S. natives. 78.3% of the Warren County, Pennsylvania population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of Warren County, Pennsylvania residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 72.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Warren County, Pennsylvania come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Warren County, Pennsylvania.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 22.7
Asia 40.5
Europe 30
Africa 0.7
Northern America 5
Oceania 1.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in Warren County, Pennsylvania were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Warren County, Pennsylvania was 7,066 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 603 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,510. College or graduate school enrollment was 953.

Educational Attainment of People in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.8
High school diploma or equivalency 46.5
Some college, no degree 15.6
Associate's degree 11.2
Bachelor's degree 12.9
Graduate or professional degree 7

Disability

In Warren County, Pennsylvania, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.6% of people under 18 years old, to 14% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Warren County, Pennsylvania, 52.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,463 82.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,164 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 726 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Warren County, Pennsylvania worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 22.8
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.1
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,370 32.8
Service occupations 3,120 19
Sales and office occupations 2,916 17.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,488 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,495 21.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.9% of Warren County, Pennsylvania workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 3.1
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 6.3

In 2020-2024, Warren County, Pennsylvania had a total of 21,629 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11
Mobile homes 9.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

2.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Warren County, Pennsylvania was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 57.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Warren County, Pennsylvania had 16,123 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 5,506 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.5% while renters occupied 20.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.91.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 19% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Warren County, Pennsylvania:

House Heating Fuel Used in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.7
Electricity 8.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.1
All other fuels 10.6
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Warren County, Pennsylvania was $127,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.7 % had a mortgage. 58.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,171 and for owners without a mortgage it was $471.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Warren County, Pennsylvania was $755. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.