As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 133,472. The median age was 46.0 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.0 males.[11]
53.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 46.1% lived in rural areas.[13]
There were 56,370 households in the county, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.3% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]
There were 64,395 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.9% were owner-occupied and 26.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.0%.[11]
Cambria County, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
There were 60,531 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% weremarried couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
Cambria was a swing county in statewide elections until the 2010s, with all four statewide winners carrying it in 2008.Al Gore received 50.3% of the county vote to 46.4% forGeorge W. Bush in 2000, but Bush carried it with 50.8% of the vote to 48.7% forJohn Kerry in 2004–only the third time since 1928 that the county had supported a Republican for president. Cambria returned to the Democratic presidential column in 2008, withBarack Obama receiving 49.4% of the vote to 48.7% forJohn McCain. In 2011 the GOP won a majority on the county commissioners board and in 2012 gave Mitt Romney 58.1% of the vote to Barack Obama's 40.1%.
In 2016,Donald Trump carried the county with 66.5% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 29.7%, winning the county by 36.8%. This broke the modern record for margin of victory in the county of 35.4% set byLyndon Johnson in 1964.[17] Four years later, Trump won the county with an even bigger margin of 37.34%.
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:cities,boroughs,townships, and, in at most two cases,towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Cambria County:
Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by theU.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such asvillages, may be listed here as well.
^"PHMC Historical Markers Search".Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived fromthe original(Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2014.
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