Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

At a Glance

Population	46,143
County Seat	Mifflin County Courthouse
State FIPS	42
County FIPS	087
Num Towns	26
Census-Designated Places	20
Total Town Population	23,647
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	46,146
Median Age	43.3
Veterans	3,062
Housing Units	21,391
Uninsured	2,423
Net Migration (recent)	125
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,008
Total Employees	14,639
Avg Annual Pay	$52,273
Median Household Income	$58,012
Poverty Rate	16.7%
Unemployment Rate	3.9%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$56,938
Federal Spending FY2024	$301,719,698
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,539

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$131,300
Median Rent	$763
FMR Studio	$689
FMR 1BR	$734
FMR 2BR	$908
FMR 3BR	$1,207
FMR 4BR	$1,220

Health & Safety

Hospitals	26
EMS Stations	78
Fire Stations	78
Police Stations	78
Adult Smoking	23.4%
Adult Obesity	35.8%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	31.8
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.77
Electric Customers	5534580
Towns with Broadband Data	26
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	26

Community

Churches	71
Libraries	26
Historic Places (NRHP)	10
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	225
SNAP Stores	67
Bank Branches	28

Agriculture

Total Farms	32
Land in Farms (acres)	52,504
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,640.8
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-30
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-29
DR	TROPICAL STORM LEE	2011-09-12
EM	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE	2011-09-08
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA	2005-09-10
DR	TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN	2004-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES	2004-09-19
EM	SNOW	2003-03-14
DR	FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRAN	1996-09-13

Detailed Topics

Communities in Mifflin County

Lewistown — pop 8,579
Burnham — pop 1,991
Belleville — pop 1,947
Church Hill — pop 1,711
Milroy — pop 1,550
Highland Park — pop 1,317
Yeagertown — pop 1,002
Strodes Mills — pop 698
Reedsville — pop 579
Juniata Terrace — pop 564
Allensville — pop 479
Granville — pop 424
McVeytown — pop 344
Maitland — pop 323
Kistler — pop 291
Lumber City — pop 252
Newton Hamilton — pop 196
Mattawana — pop 193
Longfellow — pop 183
Barrville — pop 179
Potlicker Flats — pop 174
Cedar Crest — pop 157
Alfarata — pop 154
Atkinson Mills — pop 152
Wagner — pop 110
Siglerville — pop 98

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.