Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,913.
The best of Walker Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and history. Walker Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Robb Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Walker Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Walker Township beats most towns.
Robb FarmWhere Walker 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 Walker Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,747 in 2000, 1,969 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Walker 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 Walker Township.
Most working residents leave Walker Township for work: only 3% work in town. 5.1% of Walker Township workers work from home, against 12% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns. 4.8% of Walker Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Walker Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Huntingdon Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 347 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walker Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walker Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of adults binge drink in Walker Township.
| Walker Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Walker Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. Walker Township’s median age is 45.5 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Walker Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Walker Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 118, at 380 acres. The trail density in Walker Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Walker Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodcock Valley Community Park | 0.7 mi | 18 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 118 | — | 380 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walker Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
6 mi LakeRaystown Lake
36 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
15 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
18 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan CenterBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · 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 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Walker Township
About 5 of every 100 Walker Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Walker Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,969 at the time of the 2020 census. This township includes the village of McConnellstown.
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6 towns share a border with Walker Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Juniata Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbury Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Porter Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Smithfield Township | #471 | B+ | A | — | B− | B |
| McConnellstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B+ |
Walker Township, Woodbury Township, Porter Township and Penn Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Walker Township, Woodbury Township, Porter Township, Smithfield Township and Penn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Juniata Township and McConnellstown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Walker 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 B−.
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