Fort FetterPA
A town of 218.
Is Fort Fetter a good place to live?
Fort Fetter has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
218 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fort Fetter: who provides what
Fort Fetter is unincorporated, so Blair County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Fetter.
The median age in Fort Fetter is higher than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
People 65 and older are 41% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 5% of residents (22% statewide). Fort Fetter: 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
| Fort Fetter | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fort Fetter’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fort Fetter | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 36.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Fort Fetter’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Altoona (16%), Allegheny Township (14%) and Hollidaysburg (5%). Most working residents leave Fort Fetter for work: only 3% work in town. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Fort Fetter | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Fort Fetter, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 20°, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Fort Fetter, with inland flooding at the top
Fort Fetter’s FEMA hazard score is 67 of 100, against 30 of 100 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. 91% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults binge drink in Fort Fetter than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
On the CDC’s 26 measures, Fort Fetter is ahead of Pennsylvania on 4 and behind on 5. For adults locally, the share who get no exercise outside work is 27%. In Fort Fetter, 82% of adults had a checkup this year, and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Fort Fetter | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fort Fetter | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.6% | 18.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Fort Fetter sells for about $158K
76% of households live in a home they own in Fort Fetter.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Flight 93 National Memorial and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Fetter. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
3 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
3 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
20 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
21 mi LakeRaystown LakePhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
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Everything we know about Fort Fetter
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Fetter
About 3 of every 100 Fort Fetter residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Fort Fetter for work
Where Fort Fetter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fort Fetter
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Fort Fetters is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
Questions about Fort Fetter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Fetter, PA a good place to live?
Fort Fetter has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.