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Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Taylor Township, Blair County, township, in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Taylor Township, Blair County had 2,255 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,296 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,452 (±318). GEOID 4201376160.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,255

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,296 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,452 ±318

Median household income

$78,950

±$16,055 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$178,400

±$29,525 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$1,089

±$123 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Taylor Township, Blair County and what county is it in?

Taylor Township, Blair County is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It covers 23.3 square miles of land, 98 residents per square mile in 2020.

3 places lie inside Taylor Township (Blair County): Ore Hill (CDP, 106 in 2020), East Sharpsburg (CDP, 85 in 2020) and Dumb Hundred (CDP, 84 in 2020).

Taylor Township, Blair County is in the Altoona, PA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Taylor Township, Blair County (marked with a dot) in Blair 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 Taylor Township, Blair County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,255 people lived in Taylor Township, Blair County on July 1, 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020 Census counted 2,296 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,452 (±318).

  • July 2020→2021 −13 (2,294)
  • 2021→2022 −21 (2,273)
  • 2022→2023 −10 (2,263)
  • 2023→2024 −7 (2,256)
  • 2024→2025 −1 (2,255)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureTaylor Township, Blair CountyBlair CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,452±318121,27713,018,639no clear change
Households983±13250,5585,274,853no clear change
Average household size2.47±0.212.322.39no clear change
Housing units1,085±12955,9015,806,452no clear change

Taylor Township, Blair County's population since 2000

From 2,239 in 2000 to 2,255 in 2025: up 0.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Taylor Township, Blair County 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 2,239
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,350
  • 2010 Census 2,465
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,466
  • 2020 Census 2,296
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,255

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 Taylor Township, Blair County?

The median resident of Taylor Township, Blair County is 50.5 years old; 16.3% are under 18 and 24.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.0%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.4%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTaylor Township, Blair CountyBlair CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median age50.5±3.943.140.9+7.6
Under 18 years16.3%±4.2 pts20.1%20.4%–
65 years and over24.6%±5.2 pts21.5%19.5%–
Male49.2%±4.8 pts49.3%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%±0.4 pts1.6%8.7%–
White alone, not Hispanic97.0%±2.3 pts91.6%73.0%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.3 pts1.9%10.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.7%3.8%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.4%±2.2 pts4.0%3.6%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.5 pts0.2%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.4%±0.6 pts1.5%7.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.5%±3.0 pts3.3%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.9%±2.7 pts8.7%6.1%–
With a disability14.4%±3.5 pts15.9%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage13.8%±7.9 pts5.8%5.6%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.7%±3.3 pts93.8%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)16.2%±5.4 pts24.4%35.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.4%±2.9 pts7.6%14.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier87.9%±7.8 pts89.9%89.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±1.3 pts1.2%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 Taylor Township, Blair County earn?

Half of Taylor Township, Blair County's 983 households earn less than $78,950 a year (±$16,055), against $62,382 in Blair County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $75,670 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureTaylor Township, Blair CountyBlair CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$78,950±$16,055$62,382$77,971no clear change
Mean household income$86,484±$10,492$82,561$107,538–
Per capita income$35,955±$3,895$35,639$44,355no clear change
People below the poverty line4.1%±2.0 pts12.0%11.7%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line4.0%±6.2 pts13.6%15.6%–
Households receiving SNAP11.1%±6.5 pts17.9%14.4%–
Households with a computer85.7%±6.3 pts89.5%93.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription85.2%±6.2 pts86.2%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 Taylor Township, Blair County?

Owners occupy 78.1% of Taylor Township, Blair County's occupied homes and renters 21.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,400 by its owner (±$29,525). The median renter pays $1,089 a month including utilities, and 44.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureTaylor Township, Blair CountyBlair CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$178,400±$29,525$161,100$254,500no clear change
Median gross rent$1,089±$123$885$1,209no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent44.8%±19.8 pts36.2%39.5%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,442±$234$1,253$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes78.1%±6.5 pts72.4%69.3%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes21.9%±6.5 pts27.6%30.7%–
Housing units1,085±12955,9015,806,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±4.0 pts1.1%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±12.9 pts6.8%4.9%–
Single-family detached homes74.3%±7.2 pts71.2%56.6%–
Mobile homes8.2%±5.8 pts6.3%3.5%–
Built 2020 or later0.6%±1.0 pts0.5%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20199.1%±4.9 pts2.8%5.1%–
Built 1939 or earlier17.5%±7.4 pts30.8%25.0%–
Households with no vehicle8.4%±6.0 pts8.6%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 Taylor Township, Blair County building?

Builders took permits for 3 new housing units in Taylor Township, Blair County in 2025 (3 in single-family houses), 1.3 per 1,000 residents against 2.0 across Pennsylvania.

  • 2019 5 units
  • 2020 2 units
  • 2021 3 units
  • 2022 1 units
  • 2023 1 units
  • 2024 5 units
  • 2025 3 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 Taylor Township, Blair County work and get to work?

86.0% of Taylor Township, Blair County's workers drive alone and 8.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureTaylor Township, Blair CountyBlair CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)59.8%±5.2 pts58.5%62.7%–
Unemployment rate2.8%±2.0 pts4.4%5.3%–
Drove alone to work86.0%±4.9 pts79.5%68.2%–
Carpooled1.1%±1.4 pts8.6%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±2.6 pts0.6%3.6%–
Walked3.2%±2.2 pts3.1%3.3%–
Worked from home8.4%±4.1 pts7.1%15.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work18.9 min±1.920.5 min26.3 minno clear change

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 Taylor Township, Blair County?

No census tract lies mostly in Taylor Township, Blair County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Taylor Township, Blair County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Taylor Township, Blair County
Tract 115Blair County5,420 $77,700 $167,00040%

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 Taylor Township, Blair County) · Census block assignment files

How does Taylor Township, Blair County compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Taylor Township, Blair County is the 4,436th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 723rd-most populous of 1,542 in Pennsylvania.

Taylor Township, Blair County ranks 1,004th of 2,136 places in Pennsylvania with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Taylor Township, Blair County's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate723rd1,542
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)1,329th1,764
Residents per square mile1,699th2,159
Median household income1,004th2,136
Per capita income1,387th2,157
Median home value1,477th2,146
Median gross rent876th1,963
Poverty rate1,454th1,606
Bachelor's degree or higher1,789th2,129
Median age345th2,157
Owner-occupied share1,212th2,149
Work from home1,354th1,710
Travel time to work1,976th2,156

Taylor Township, Blair County's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

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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 Taylor Township, Blair County?

20 of the 57 figures for Taylor Township, Blair County 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

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