• Demographics

  • Venango County

    Venango County is located in western Pennsylvania about halfway between Pittsburgh and Erie. The 675 square-mile county includes two cities, Oil City and Franklin, nine boroughs, and twenty townships.

    *Information gathered from the 2020 census estimates
    Total Population: 50,096
    Total Households: 21,342
    Housing Units: 26203
    Racial Makeup: 94.24% White, 1.15% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races.
    Percentage of households with children under age 18: 25.6%
    Average Household Size: 2.29
    Percentage of population by age:
    Under 18: 19.1%
    Over 65: 24.2%
    Median Age: 47.6 years

    City of Franklin

    Franklin is located in Venango County at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km²), of which 4.6 square miles (12.0 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) (1.70%) is water.

    *Information gathered from the 2020 census estimates
    Total Population: 6,026
    Total Households: 2,601
    Housing Units: 2,950
    Racial Makeup: 84.56% White, 4.75% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 4.12% from other races, and 5.44% from two or more races.
    Percentage of households with children under age 18: 22.9%
    Average Household Size: 2.22
    Percentage of population by age:
    Under 18: 18.4%
    Over 65: 20.4%
    Median Age: 43 years

    Oil City

    *Information gathered from the 2020 census estimates
    Total Population: 9,517
    Total Households: 4,661
    Housing Units: 4,661
    Racial Makeup: 94.6% White, 0.73% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races.
    Percentage of households with children under age 18: 30.3%
    Average Household Size: 2.31
    Percentage of population by age:
    Under 18: 21.5%
    Over 65: 19.3%
    Median Age: 42.5 years

    Sugarcreek Borough

    *Information gathered from the 2020 census estimates
    Total Population: 4,745
    Total Households: 2,023
    Housing Units: 2,314
    Racial Makeup: 97.49% White, 0.61% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 1.10% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.
    Percentage of households with children under age 18: 27.8%
    Average Household Size: 2.27
    Percentage of population by age:
    Under 18: 18.7%
    Over 65: 29.9%
    Median Age: 47.4 years

    Sandycreek Township

    *Information gathered from the 2020 census estimates
    Total Population: 2,259
    Total Households: 981
    Housing Units: 1,118
    Racial Makeup: 94.3% White, 2.21% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races.
    Percentage of households with children under age 18: 25.2%
    Average Household Size: 2.27
    Percentage of population by age:
    Under 18: 16.9%
    Over 65: 25.4%
    Median Age: 53.7 years

    Cranberry Township

    *Information gathered from the 2020 census estimates
    Total Population: 6342
    Total Households: 2,837
    Housing Units: 3,168
    Racial Makeup: 94.67% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 3.67% from two or more races.
    Percentage of households with children under age 18: 25.8%
    Average Household Size: 2.77
    Percentage of population by age:
    Under 18: 20.2%
    Over 65: 25.7%
    Median Age: 50.6 years

    Venango County also includes:
    Barkeyville Borough, Clintonville Borough, Cooperstown Borough, Emlenton Borough, Pleasantville Borough, Polk Borough, Rouseville Borough, Sugarcreek Borough, Utica Borough, Allegheny Township, Canal Township, Cherrytree Township, Clinton Township, Cornplanter Township, Frenchcreek Township, Irwin Township, Jackson Township, Mineral Township, Oakland Township, Oilcreek Township, Pinegrove Township, Plum Township, President Township, Richland Township, Rockland Township, Scrubgrass Township, Victory Township

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