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Paint, Pennsylvania

Paint, borough, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Paint had 875 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 906 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 842 (±152). GEOID 4257544.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

875

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 906 · ACS 2020-2024: 842 ±152

Median household income

$44,167

±$27,079 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$93,800

±$13,367 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$971

±$146 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Paint and what county is it in?

Paint is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It covers 0.3 square miles of land, 2,626 residents per square mile in 2020.

Paint is in the Somerset, PA micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Paint (marked with a dot) in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Paint, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 875 people lived in Paint on July 1, 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020 Census counted 906 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 842 (±152).

  • July 2020→2021 −6 (899)
  • 2021→2022 −7 (892)
  • 2022→2023 −6 (886)
  • 2023→2024 −7 (879)
  • 2024→2025 −4 (875)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure PaintSomerset CountyPennsylvania Change since 2015-2019
Total population 842 ±152 72,799 13,018,639 no clear change
Households 338 ±51 29,344 5,274,853 no clear change
Average household size 2.17 ±0.27 2.34 2.39 no clear change
Housing units 383 ±57 37,863 5,806,452 no clear change

Paint's population since 2000

From 1,103 in 2000 to 875 in 2025: down 20.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Paint as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,103
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,029
  • 2010 Census 1,023
  • 2015 (estimate) 966
  • 2020 Census 906
  • 2025 (estimate) 875

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Paint?

The median resident of Paint is 62.4 years old; 14.6% are under 18 and 45.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.6%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 1.3%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure PaintSomerset CountyPennsylvania Change since 2015-2019
Median age 62.4 ±4.7 46.9 40.9 no clear change
Under 18 years 14.6% ±5.4 pts 18.2% 20.4% –
65 years and over 45.0% ±6.8 pts 23.9% 19.5% –
Male 43.6% ±4.9 pts 52.3% 49.3% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5% ±1.0 pts 1.5% 8.7% –
White alone, not Hispanic 97.6% ±1.8 pts 93.3% 73.0% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.6% ±1.3 pts 2.6% 10.3% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.8 pts 0.5% 3.8% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.8 pts 0.0% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.8 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.3% ±1.5 pts 1.6% 3.6% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.8 pts 0.4% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±3.8 pts 1.4% 7.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.3% ±0.6 pts 4.2% 12.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.3% ±3.3 pts 7.5% 6.1% –
With a disability 19.8% ±6.6 pts 16.3% 14.4% –
No health insurance coverage 3.1% ±3.7 pts 6.6% 5.6% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 90.5% ±4.3 pts 90.9% 92.1% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 12.5% ±4.1 pts 17.9% 35.2% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 2.4% ±2.0 pts 6.3% 14.3% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.5% ±4.2 pts 93.0% 89.3% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.0% ±3.8 pts 0.8% 1.9% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Paint earn?

Half of Paint's 338 households earn less than $44,167 a year (±$27,079), against $61,446 in Somerset County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $42,720 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure PaintSomerset CountyPennsylvania Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $44,167 ±$27,079 $61,446 $77,971 no clear change
Mean household income $63,014 ±$10,029 $78,574 $107,538 –
Per capita income $28,434 ±$3,811 $32,808 $44,355 no clear change
People below the poverty line 11.2% ±8.0 pts 11.0% 11.7% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 22.0% ±23.5 pts 14.5% 15.6% –
Households receiving SNAP 8.0% ±5.0 pts 14.3% 14.4% –
Households with a computer 86.7% ±6.9 pts 87.9% 93.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 82.5% ±8.5 pts 82.0% 89.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Paint?

Owners occupy 76.6% of Paint's occupied homes and renters 23.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,800 by its owner (±$13,367). The median renter pays $971 a month including utilities, and 60.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure PaintSomerset CountyPennsylvania Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $93,800 ±$13,367 $150,600 $254,500 no clear change
Median gross rent $971 ±$146 $753 $1,209 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 60.6% ±18.3 pts 30.6% 39.5% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $900 ±$71 $1,268 $1,762 –
Owner-occupied homes 76.6% ±6.4 pts 80.4% 69.3% +14.7 pts
Renter-occupied homes 23.4% ±6.4 pts 19.6% 30.7% –
Housing units 383 ±57 37,863 5,806,452 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±11.8 pts 0.5% 0.8% –
Rental vacancy rate 9.2% ±14.7 pts 6.1% 4.9% –
Single-family detached homes 70.8% ±9.5 pts 74.0% 56.6% –
Mobile homes 0.8% ±1.2 pts 10.0% 3.5% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±8.1 pts 0.5% 1.0% –
Built 2010 to 2019 0.8% ±1.2 pts 3.3% 5.1% –
Built 1939 or earlier 35.2% ±9.2 pts 28.2% 25.0% –
Households with no vehicle 10.4% ±5.2 pts 6.3% 10.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Paint building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Paint in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 2.0 across Pennsylvania.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Paint work and get to work?

88.7% of Paint's workers drive alone and 6.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 15.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 5.5%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure PaintSomerset CountyPennsylvania Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 42.5% ±7.2 pts 55.7% 62.7% –
Unemployment rate 5.5% ±3.6 pts 4.9% 5.3% –
Drove alone to work 88.7% ±6.8 pts 80.3% 68.2% –
Carpooled 3.1% ±3.8 pts 7.7% 7.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±10.5 pts 0.1% 3.6% –
Walked 0.7% ±1.7 pts 2.4% 3.3% –
Worked from home 6.5% ±3.9 pts 8.5% 15.6% –
Mean travel time to work 15.9 min ±3.2 24.9 min 26.3 min −9.3 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Paint?

No census tract lies mostly in Paint; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Paint, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Paint
Tract 202Somerset County4,317 $61,488 $150,80024%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Paint) · Census block assignment files

How does Paint compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Paint is the 10,862nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 630th-most populous of 1,012 in Pennsylvania.

Paint is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Paint's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate630th1,012

Paint's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

Every place in Pennsylvania, sortable · Compare Paint with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Paint?

22 of the 57 figures for Paint on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Paint are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Paint.