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Punxsutawney Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Punxsutawney Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

5,613

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.5%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
8.5%
25 - 34:
8.6%
35 - 54:
23.6%
55 - 64:
11.1%
Over 65 Years:
27.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.2%
2.2%
94.8%
94.8%
19.5%
19.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Punxsutawney
USA
$30,092
$30,092
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Punxsutawney
USA
$43,097
$43,097
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Other
Accommodation
Retail
Construction
Finance
Education
Transportation
Wholesale
Arts
19.4%
19.4%
16.6%
16.6%
13.5%
13.5%
11.8%
11.8%
9.2%
9.2%
5.8%
5.8%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
97.9%
97.9%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Italian
Irish
English
Polish
Slovak
Scottish
Scots-Irish
French
Welsh
Hungarian
Swedish
Lithuanian
Dutch
Swiss
British
Eastern European
Slavic
European
Norwegian
21.5%
21.5%
14.3%
14.3%
12.2%
12.2%
5.3%
5.3%
3.8%
3.8%
2.3%
2.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Spanish
West Germanic languages
German/Yiddish
Pacific Island languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
98.4%
98.4%
3.7%
3.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Punxsutawney Residents

0.1%

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