North East, Pennsylvania demographics

North East, PA demographics: median age 43.6; 24.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · North East borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4254952. The survey estimates a population of 4,054 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in North East is 43.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.5 years. There are 1,688 households (±189). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.6 ±6.5	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	856 ±200	21.1% ±4.9 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	684 ±189	16.9% ±4.7 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,732 ±366	42.7% ±9.0 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	782 ±244	19.3% ±6.0 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	2,168 ±196	53.5% ±4.8 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	1,886 ±193	46.5% ±4.7 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	3,660 ±188	90.3% ±4.6 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	52 ±67 · low precision	1.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	7 ±11 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	29 ±48 · low precision	0.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	306 ±172 · low precision	7.5% ±4.2 pp · low precision	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,949 ±104	97.4% ±2.4 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	105 ±102 · low precision	2.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	582 ±143	34.5% ±7.5 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	125 ±77 · low precision	7.4% ±4.5 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	216 ±101	12.8% ±5.8 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	570 ±230	33.8% ±13.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	195 ±183 · low precision	11.6% ±10.8 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	415 ±108	24.6% ±5.8 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,273 ±242	75.4% ±11.6 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	570 ±230	33.8% ±13.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	556 ±228	32.9% ±13.0 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	186 ±82	11.0% ±4.7 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	226 ±106	13.4% ±6.1 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	113 ±63 · low precision	6.7% ±3.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	27 ±30 · low precision	1.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	10 ±19 · low precision	0.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	3,970 ±105	97.9% ±2.4 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	84 ±101 · low precision	2.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,864
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	3,780 ±137	97.8% ±2.2 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	9 ±15 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±14 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	66 ±101 · low precision	1.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	283 ±172 · low precision	9.9% ±6.0 pp · low precision	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,012 ±315	35.4% ±10.7 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	484 ±160	16.9% ±5.4 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	395 ±199 · low precision	13.8% ±6.9 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	477 ±193	16.7% ±6.6 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	209 ±86	7.3% ±3.0 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	3,504 ±361	87.6% ±8.8 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	331 ±261 · low precision	8.3% ±6.5 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	22 ±32 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	143 ±180 · low precision	3.6% ±4.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.4% of North East residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 73.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	North East	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	73.2% ±9.5 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.4% ±4.0 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for North East . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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