STUDY: INDIANA COUNTY AMONG POOREST IN PENNSYLVANIA

A new report by the online site SmartAsset.com ranks Pennsylvania’s counties by household income, and Indiana County does not fare well.  Using 2024 data, the county ranks 56^th out of 67 counties in “overall wealth”, which considers median income, investment income, and median home value.  The median income of Indiana County households is $57,170, which places us 59^th.  Investment income ranks 37^th and median home value ranks 49^th.

Neighboring Cambria County ranks 65^th overall; Armstrong is 48^th; Clearfield is 61^st; Jefferson is 59^th; Westmoreland ranks 24^th.

Chester County ranks first in the state in overall wealth with a median income of $118,574, investment income of $123,990, and median home value of $533,436.  Nine of the ten most wealthy counties are in the eastern half of the state, almost all of them in the southeast corner.  Among western Pennsylvania counties, only Butler County ranks in the top ten in the state, at number 8.

Cameron County, in northcentral PA, ranks 67^th, with a median household income of $46,186.