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Moving to Mifflintown, Pennsylvania

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Population: 861. Estimated population in July 2024: 846 (-1.7% change)
Males: 423 (49.1%), Females: 438 (50.9%)

Juniata County

Zip code: 17059

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $28,125
Median house value: $64,300

Population by Race

Races in Mifflintown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • Hispanic (8.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (3.7%)
  • Other race (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (32.9%), United States (12.9%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.3%), French (2.9%), Italian (2.8%).

Elevation: 465 feet

Land area: 0.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mifflintown

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mifflintown borough

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 46.5%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 17.7%

6.6% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 2.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-2.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mifflintown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mifflintown:

Other public-use airports nearest to Mifflintown:

  • MIFFLINTOWN (about 3 miles; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: P34)
  • EWT 4 (about 16 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; Abbreviation: 02P)
  • MIFFLIN COUNTY (about 17 miles; REEDSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: RVL)

Amtrak station near Mifflintown:

  • 13 miles: LEWISTON (LEWISTOWN, HELEN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mifflintown:

  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)

Schools

Public high school in Mifflintown:

  • JUNIATA SHS (Students: 667; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mifflintown:

  • TUSCARORA MS (Students: 493; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FERMANAGH-MIFFLINTOWN EL SCH (Students: 241; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WALKER TWP EL SCH (Students: 141; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Mifflintown:

  • BLACK ROCK AMISH SCHOOL C/O GE (Students: 33; Location: R R 2 BOX 1000; Grades: 1 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Mifflintown:

  • JUNIATA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $247,275; Location: 498 JEFFERSON ST; 47,679 books; 215 audio materials; 3,650 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)

 

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