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The town, home to 2,365 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
The best of Mifflin Township’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Mifflin Township’s age of the median resident is 48.3 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 58, at 758 acres. Mifflin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mifflin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Mifflin Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Mifflin Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mifflin Township.
Jobs based in Mifflin Township grew to 535 in 2023, 167 more than in 2013. Most people who work leave Mifflin Township to do it: just 6% work in town. The town’s typical household income is $61,000. Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Mifflin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mifflin Township, 83% come from inland flooding. Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 20.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 18°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in Mifflin Township, 19% are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). Since 2020, Mifflin Township has grown 4.7%, to 2,365 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. College graduates make up 30% of adults 25 and older, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Mifflin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 78% are men (PA 50%).
| Mifflin Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 48% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Walkers can cover 2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The concentration of trails for Mifflin Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Mifflin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 58 | — | 758 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mifflin Township: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. 18% of adults in Mifflin Township binge drink; 37% have obesity.
| Mifflin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mifflin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.1% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mifflin Township
About 4 of every 100 Mifflin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Mifflin Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 2,277 at the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with Mifflin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Beaver Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Centre Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Mifflinville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Briar Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berwick | #831 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ | C− |
| Lime Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nescopeck | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
Mifflin Township, South Centre Township and Nescopeck have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mifflin Township, South Centre Township and Nescopeck report no FBI crime data of their own. Beaver Township, Mifflinville, Briar Creek and Lime Ridge aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mifflin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.