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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Armstrong County had 63,698 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.9% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. It holds 58 places (17 cities, villages and boroughs, 28 towns and townships and 13 census-designated) and 19 census tracts. GEOID 42005.

Armstrong County is one of the 8 counties of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

63,698

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 65,558 · ACS 2020-2024: 64,622

Median household income

$65,008

±$1,881 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$157,300

±$4,753 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$785

±$40 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

How many people live in Armstrong County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 65,558 residents in Armstrong County. The Census Bureau estimates 63,698 for July 1, 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 64,622 over 653 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −213 (65,283)
2021→2022 −559 (64,724)
2022→2023 −567 (64,157)
2023→2024 −402 (63,755)
2024→2025 −57 (63,698)

Armstrong County in Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	64,622	13,018,639	−1,245
Households	28,035±303	5,274,853	no clear change
Average household size	2.28±0.02	2.39	no clear change
Housing units	32,128±90	5,806,452	−725

Armstrong County's population since 2000

From 72,392 in 2000 to 63,698 in 2025: down 12.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. 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 72,392
2005 (estimate) 70,602
2010 Census 68,941
2015 (estimate) 66,913
2020 Census 65,558
2025 (estimate) 63,698

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); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Armstrong County?

Armstrong County holds 58 places: 17 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 28 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 13 census-designated places. The largest is Kiskiminetas Township with 4,522 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Armstrong County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Kiskiminetas Township	township	4,605	4,564±22	$64,896	$178,900	10.4%	100%
Manor Township, Armstrong County	township	4,179	4,116±16	$75,152	$177,400	3.8%	100%
Kittanning	borough	3,921	3,902±38	$51,711	$101,300	20.7%	100%
East Franklin Township	township	3,816	3,776±18	$98,025	$216,000	5.7%	100%
Ford City	borough	2,859	2,813±14	$57,971	$84,400	17.4%	100%
Cowanshannock Township	township	2,741	2,692±19	$64,360	$169,400	8.9%	100%
South Buffalo Township	township	2,709	2,681±28	$93,241	$246,000	5.5%	100%
North Buffalo Township	township	2,699	2,661±28	$75,799	$182,900	9.1%	100%
Parks Township	township	2,472	2,747±417	$66,944	$128,400	24.3%	100%
Gilpin Township	township	2,411	2,243±264	$72,614	$158,300	7.4%	100%
Leechburg	borough	2,149	1,985±188	$48,207	$97,600	19.6%	100%
Plumcreek Township	township	2,112	2,068±279	$87,606	$161,000	4.2%	100%
Kittanning Township	township	2,035	2,104±293	$78,750	$230,700	14.0%	100%
Orchard Hills	CDP	1,949	1,546±377	$61,442	$125,800	14.0%	100%
Rayburn Township	township	1,775	1,608±176	$69,688	$138,600	11.7%	100%
Freeport	borough	1,736	1,708±252	$48,843	$110,600	27.3%	100%
West Franklin Township	township	1,701	1,774±189	$67,961	$197,700	8.7%	100%
Apollo	borough	1,615	1,488±197	$52,000	$91,100	18.2%	100%
Mahoning Township, Armstrong County	township	1,404	1,233±239	$53,056	$123,500	14.6%	100%
Sugarcreek Township	township	1,350	1,456±200	$57,583	$180,900	13.6%	100%
Wayne Township, Armstrong County	township	1,296	1,508±220	$63,603	$204,500	10.0%	100%
North Apollo	borough	1,252	1,156±182	$66,629	$140,600	15.7%	100%
West HillsGEOID 4283172	CDP	1,228	1,584±375	$97,754	$226,400	10.2%	100%
West Kittanning	borough	1,192	1,284±251	$65,547	$122,400	6.9%	100%
Lenape HeightsGEOID 4242672	CDP	1,144	1,042±293	$76,250	$161,500	0.1%	100%
Bethel Township, Armstrong County	township	1,098	1,058±173	$59,205	$143,800	6.8%	100%
South Bend Township	township	1,006	1,015±191	$79,583	$160,600	4.6%	100%
Redbank Township, Armstrong County	township	974	851±124	$51,667	$108,600	10.8%	100%
Washington Township, Armstrong County	township	895	703±128	$52,917	$175,000	16.1%	100%
Rural Valley	borough	826	1,019±196	$68,512	$145,200	9.9%	100%
Madison Township, Armstrong County	township	824	991±130	$54,417	$132,500	8.9%	100%
Boggs Township, Armstrong County	township	817	868±178	$66,667	$169,700	6.1%	100%
Bradys Bend Township	township	784	757±127	$65,536	$210,900	9.9%	100%
Parker	city	695	634±164	$39,583	$98,600	28.2%	100%
Pleasant View	CDP	677	809±259	$75,804	$118,900	8.9%	100%
Valley Township, Armstrong County	township	656	634±112	$75,000	$190,400	6.8%	100%
Burrell Township, Armstrong County	township	656	482±88	$53,625	$165,100	4.8%	100%
Distant	CDP	–	606±209	$60,438	$127,000	23.6%	100%
Spring ChurchGEOID 4272912	CDP	–	598±169	$80,227	$232,800	12.2%	100%
Worthington	borough	594	499±91	$74,000	$162,800	8.4%	100%
Dayton	borough	549	521±208	$58,448	$105,400	8.4%	100%
South Bethlehem	borough	489	382±74	$44,250	$109,400	13.9%	100%
Manorville	borough	382	402±182	$77,885	$147,900	6.2%	100%
North VandergriftGEOID 4255480	CDP	374	249±108	not published	$45,800	36.1%	100%
Perry Township, Armstrong County	township	373	292±54	$59,375	$207,100	15.6%	100%
Ford Cliff	borough	361	409±115	$70,833	$107,300	16.4%	100%
Pine Township, Armstrong County	township	351	296±63	$57,000	$69,600	9.1%	100%
Cadogan Township	township	345	290±72	$75,750	$80,000	9.7%	100%
Applewold	borough	334	385±128	$61,250	$189,100	15.1%	100%
Elderton	borough	334	310±69	$63,214	$127,200	19.4%	100%
Templeton	CDP	253	213±57	$54,659	$82,300	12.7%	100%
KiskimereGEOID 4239960	CDP	135	115±95	not published	$154,800	0.0%	100%
SagamoreGEOID 4267136	CDP	–	121±85	$56,719	not published	3.3%	100%
AtwoodGEOID 4203480	borough	112	160±65	$47,083	$218,300	28.1%	100%
Clinton (Armstrong County)GEOID 4214312	CDP	–	82±51	$94,750	$428,000	4.9%	100%
Hovey TownshipGEOID 4200535936	township	74	97±34	$68,750	$95,800	0.0%	100%
SchenleyGEOID 4268160	CDP	–	65±39	not published	not published	7.7%	100%
YatesboroGEOID 4286944	CDP	–	49±35	not published	$46,900	8.2%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Armstrong County?

The median resident of Armstrong County is 47.2 years old; 18.9% are under 18 and 24.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.9%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.7%. 0.7% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	47.2±0.3	40.9	+0.6
Under 18 years	18.9%	20.4%	–
65 years and over	24.0%±0.1 pts	19.5%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	8.7%	+0.1 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	94.9%±0.5 pts	73.0%	−2.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	0.9%±0.2 pts	10.3%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	3.8%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.7%±0.5 pts	3.6%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	0.7%±0.2 pts	7.7%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	2.7%±0.6 pts	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	8.6%±0.6 pts	6.1%	–
With a disability	17.7%±0.9 pts	14.4%	–
No health insurance coverage	4.0%±0.7 pts	5.6%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	93.0%±0.7 pts	92.1%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	19.0%±1.1 pts	35.2%	+2.3 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.6%±0.7 pts	14.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	0.6%±0.3 pts	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 Armstrong County earn?

Half of Armstrong County's 28,035 households earn less than $65,008 a year (±$1,881), against $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $63,270 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 11.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$65,008±$1,881	$77,971	no clear change
Mean household income	$83,098±$2,482	$107,538	–
Per capita income	$35,893±$976	$44,355	+$1,784
People below the poverty line	11.8%±1.3 pts	11.7%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	15.7%±4.3 pts	15.6%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	15.6%±1.2 pts	14.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	86.8%±1.1 pts	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 Armstrong County?

Owners occupy 78.8% of Armstrong County's occupied homes and renters 21.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,300 by its owner (±$4,753). The median renter pays $785 a month including utilities, and 31.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$157,300±$4,753	$254,500	+$22,662
Median gross rent	$785±$40	$1,209	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	31.8%±4.0 pts	39.5%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,240±$40	$1,762	–
Owner-occupied homes	78.8%±1.3 pts	69.3%	+2.8 pts
Housing units	32,128±90	5,806,452	−725
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.5%±0.6 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	7.8%±2.5 pts	4.9%	–
Single-family detached homes	77.4%±1.3 pts	56.6%	–
Mobile homes	9.5%±0.7 pts	3.5%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.4%±0.1 pts	1.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	29.6%±1.6 pts	25.0%	–

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 Armstrong County building?

Builders took permits for 29 new housing units across Armstrong County in 2025 (29 single-family), 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

2019 11 units
2020 28 units
2021 62 units
2022 44 units
2023 69 units
2024 57 units
2025 29 units

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

How do people in Armstrong County get to work?

78.0% of Armstrong County's workers drive alone and 9.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 28.6 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	57.1%±0.9 pts	62.7%	–
Unemployment rate	4.3%±0.7 pts	5.3%	−1.6 pts
Drove alone to work	78.0%±1.3 pts	68.2%	–
Carpooled	8.8%±1.1 pts	7.5%	–
Public transportation	0.2%±0.1 pts	3.6%	–
Walked	2.5%±0.6 pts	3.3%	–
Worked from home	9.4%±1.1 pts	15.6%	+5.9 pts
Mean travel time to work	28.6 min±0.9	26.3 min	−2.1 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 are Armstrong County's census tracts?

Armstrong County is divided into 19 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $48,207 (Tract 9518) to $88,643 (Tract 9505).

Census tracts of Armstrong County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 950142005950100	South Bethlehem (14%)	4,712	4,495±305	$57,553	$122,200	$733	11.6%
Tract 950242005950200	Templeton (10%)	2,070	1,990±159	$54,833	$133,500	$638	11.5%
Tract 950342005950300	Parker (16%)	3,276	3,236±228	$57,243	$168,600	$939	15.3%
Tract 950442005950400	Worthington (25%)	2,295	2,273±177	$69,375	$186,500	$880	8.7%
Tract 950542005950500	West Kittanning (31%)	5,342	5,445±290	$88,643	$199,700	$643	6.7%
Tract 950642005950600	–	3,248	3,110±218	$68,550	$161,300	$711	9.0%
Tract 950742005950700	Rural Valley (24%)	3,679	3,871±208	$64,730	$163,900	$794	10.0%
Tract 950842005950800	–	3,789	3,644±309	$72,756	$185,600	$788	10.6%
Tract 950942005950900	Lenape Heights (23%)	4,922	4,927±228	$74,740	$169,600	$752	5.1%
Tract 951042005951000	Ford City	2,859	2,813±14	$57,971	$84,400	$906	17.4%
Tract 951142005951100	Kittanning	3,921	3,902±38	$51,711	$101,300	$705	20.7%
Tract 951242005951200	–	5,753	5,632±69	$78,843	$205,700	$913	7.4%
Tract 951342005951300	–	2,411	2,243±264	$72,614	$158,300	$874	7.4%
Tract 951442005951400	North Vandergrift (23%)	2,472	2,747±417	$66,944	$128,400	not published	24.3%
Tract 951542005951500	Apollo (64%)	2,867	2,644±232	$57,574	$114,500	$708	17.1%
Tract 951642005951600	Orchard Hills (27%)	4,605	4,564±22	$64,896	$178,900	$883	10.4%
Tract 951742005951700	Elderton (12%)	3,452	3,393±311	$78,224	$159,000	$710	5.7%
Tract 951842005951800	Leechburg	2,149	1,985±188	$48,207	$97,600	$814	19.6%
Tract 951942005951900	Freeport	1,736	1,708±252	$48,843	$110,600	$774	27.3%

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

How does Armstrong County compare with Pennsylvania's other counties?

Armstrong County's rank among Pennsylvania's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	40th of 67
Growth 2020-2025	56th of 67
Residents per square mile	41st of 67
Median household income	38th of 67
Median home value	48th of 67
Median gross rent	58th of 67
Poverty rate	33rd of 67
Bachelor's degree or higher	58th of 67
Median age	11th of 67

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Source: PlainCities ranks 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

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Armstrong County 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' school search.