Juniata GapPA
Home to 691 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Juniata Gap a good place to live?
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Juniata Gap. Juniata Gap has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Juniata Gap.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Juniata Gap: inland flooding
76% of Juniata Gap’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Juniata Gap’s workers commute out
The middle household income in Juniata Gap is $100,000. Since 2013, Juniata Gap has added 54 jobs, to 60 in 2023. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.9%. Half of commuters travel less than 8 miles.
| Juniata Gap | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 11% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (20% statewide). Juniata Gap’s midpoint age works out to 51.3 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by just over a third of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Juniata Gap | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 27% and 74% women
The Census survey reached too few of Juniata Gap’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Juniata Gap | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Juniata Gap: four seasons and pleasant summers
For Juniata Gap, the July high is put at 81°F, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Juniata Gap is
In Juniata Gap, a fifth of adults binge drink. This Pennsylvania town tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 26 CDC measures. The share of adults in Juniata Gap who sleep under 7 hours is 39%, against 38% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent mental distress, 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Juniata Gap | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Juniata Gap
Beaver Stadium and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Juniata Gap. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
Big draw40 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
23 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
6 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
9 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
3 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Moving to Juniata Gap: who provides what
Juniata Gap 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.
100% of working residents leave Juniata Gap for work
Where Juniata Gap’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Juniata Gap
About 9 of every 100 Juniata Gap residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Juniata Gap
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Juniata Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Juniata Gap is in western Blair County, in the northwestern part of Logan Township. It sits on the north side of Spring Run at the base of the Allegheny Front, which rises to an elevation of 2,542 feet (775 m) one mile to the west. Juniata Gap Road is the main route through the community, leading northwest up Spring Run onto the Allegheny Plateau at Wopsononock and southeast into the northern part of Altoona.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,486 ft
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