# Venango County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Venango County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42121) has a median household income of $61,522 (±$2,262) and a total population of 49,801 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 23 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 49,801 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 47.6 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 21,397 | ±317 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $61,522 | ±$2,262 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $119,800 | ±$3,729 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $795 | ±$26 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 75.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 24.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 19.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 13.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42121 |
| Land area | 674.27 sq mi |
| Water area | 8.55 sq mi |
| Population density | 74 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [16323](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16323) | 14.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [16301](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16301) | 14% | 100% | Yes |
| [16374](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16374) | 9.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [16342](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16342) | 9.5% | 96.6% | Yes |
| [16354](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16354) | 9.5% | 51.6% | Yes |
| [16373](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16373) | 7.8% | 64.7% | Yes |
| [16341](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16341) | 7.5% | 68.3% | Yes |
| [16317](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16317) | 4.3% | 95.3% | Yes |
| [16319](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16319) | 4% | 75.2% | Yes |
| [16364](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16364) | 4% | 79.9% | Yes |
| [16362](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16362) | 3.7% | 88.7% | Yes |
| [16038](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16038) | 2.6% | 37.6% |  |
| [16346](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16346) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [16353](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16353) | 2.1% | 9.5% |  |
| [16314](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16314) | 1.1% | 8% |  |
| [16127](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16127) | 0.9% | 8% |  |
| [16153](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16153) | 0.9% | 13.5% |  |
| [16343](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16343) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [16372](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16372) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16344](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16344) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16232](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16232) | 0.1% | 1.3% |  |
| [16311](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16311) | 0.1% | 4.6% |  |
| [16327](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16327) | 0% | 0.4% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:121&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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