Venango County, PA

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2023 Population

50,096

0.751% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ADave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

47.6

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

12.8%

4.13% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$61,626

3.96% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$114,500

5.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

21,496

1.09% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Venango County, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (94%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.06%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.681%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.419%).

None of the households in Venango County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Venango County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Venango County, PA are Venango County Area Vocational Technical School (27 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Venango County, PA was $114,500, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Venango County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Venango County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Venango County, PA borders Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Crawford County, PA, Forest County, PA, Mercer County, PA, and Warren County, PA.

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Population & Diversity

Venango County, PA is home to a population of 50.1k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.83% of Venango County, PA residents were born outside of the country (416 people).

In 2023, there were 34.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.1k people) in Venango County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.35k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 532 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Venango County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Venango County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
47.1k ± 289
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.35k ± 294
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
532 ± 143

1.17%

Hispanic Population

587 people

1.17% of the people in Venango County, PA are hispanic (587 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Venango County, PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.83%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

416 people

0.779%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

393 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Venango County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,464 ± 134
Gulf War (1990s)
660 ± 118
Gulf War (2001-)
585 ± 122

Venango County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Venango County, PA employs 21.5k people. The largest industries in Venango County, PA are , and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($72,778), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,703), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,125).

Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

21.5k

2023 Value

± 800

−1.09%

1 Year decline

± 5.32%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Venango County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,422 people), Production Occupations (2,154 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,809 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Venango County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.5k

2023 Value

± 800

−1.09%

1 Year decline

± 5.32%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Venango County, PA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Venango County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Venango County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

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Civics

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

N/AJohn Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

N/ADave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Venango County, PA are White (26 and 96.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 3.7%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%), and Unknown (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Venango County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Venango County Area Vocational Technical School (27 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Venango County, PA are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (27 and NaNk%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Venango County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 68.3%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Concentrations

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training

Most Common

27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Venango County, PA was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Venango County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Venango County Area Vocational Technical School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Venango County Area Vocational Technical School with 27 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Venango County, PA, which is 0.0385 times less than the 26 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 26 degrees mean that there were 26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Venango County, PA was $114,500 in 2023, which is 0.377 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $108,500 to $114,500, a 5.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Venango County, PA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Venango County, PA have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Venango County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,797

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Venango County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Venango County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Venango County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,626

Median Household Income

± $2,362

21.3k

Number of Households

± 779

The following chart displays the households in Venango County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Venango County, PA is from Venango County, PA.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Venango County, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.87%)
Worked At Home (8.54%)

In 2023, 78.3% of workers in Venango County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.87%) and those who worked at home (8.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Venango County, PA have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Venango County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Venango County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Venango County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Venango County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Venango County, PA (6.29k out of 49.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Venango County, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.6% of the population of Venango County, PA has health coverage, with 41.9% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Venango County, PA see 1797 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.86% increase from the previous year (1747 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2497 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 515 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,797 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Venango County, PA

Primary care physicians in Venango County, PA see an average of 1,797 patients per year. This represents a 2.86% increase from the previous year (1,747 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Venango County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.41%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

18.4%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.84%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Venango County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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