Cities / Pennsylvania / Williamsport

Williamsport, PA

27,755 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Williamsport)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PHL

132 mi — Philadelphia International Airport

Population & People

Population

27,755

Median age

31.5

Median household income

$48,851

Poverty rate

25.4%

Unemployment rate

6.8%

Bachelor's degree+

27.0%

Avg. commute

14 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$154,300

Median gross rent

$855/mo

Homeownership rate

43.01%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,225

HUD Fair Market Rent (Pennsylvania statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to Williamsport), 2026. Efficiency $900, 1BR $996, 2BR $1225, 3BR $1570, 4BR $1744. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

733.19

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

132 mi away

ROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

134 mi away

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

137 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).