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A town of 3,425.
Pine Creek Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 932nd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 52% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $59K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $181K, 3 years of the Lock Haven area’s $61K median household income. 98% of households own their home in Pine Creek Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. The biggest park or preserve is Tiadaghton State Forest, at 60 acres.
Where Pine Creek 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 Pine Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,100 in 1980, 3,394 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 6 maps from 1921 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Creek 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 Pine Creek Township.
Pine Creek Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
Most working residents leave Pine Creek Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Pine Creek Township has lost 63 jobs, to 491 in 2023. The top destinations are Williamsport (15%), Lock Haven (8%) and Jersey Shore (5%).
| Pine Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Jersey Shore Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avis El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 234 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Pine Creek Township is 50.2 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Pine Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pine Creek Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 52.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $473 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Pine Creek Township’s FEMA risk score is 71 of 100. Since 1978, 77 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pine Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pine Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Pine Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tiadaghton State Forest | — | 60 |
| 2. Woolrich Park | 0.2 mi | 21 |
| 3. South Avis Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,554 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pine Creek Township’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of Pine Creek Township adults smoke cigarettes. Pine Creek Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Pine Creek Township adults binge drink.
| Pine Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pine Creek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Pine Creek Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Pine Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Pine Creek Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,394 at the 2020 census. The township is named for Pine Creek, which flows into the West Branch Susquehanna River at the border of the township with Lycoming County, between the boroughs of Avis and Jersey Shore
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5 towns share a border with Pine Creek Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Township | #932 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Porter Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Watson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Dunnstable Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McElhattan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Porter Township and Wayne Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pine Creek Township, Porter Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Watson Township, Dunnstable Township and McElhattan aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pine Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pine Creek Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #932 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.