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Juniata Township, Perry County, PA Municipal Building, July 2025
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JuniataPA

A town of 1,814.

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Population
1,814
+8.9% since 2010
Median home value
$283K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
42.5
years
Jobs based here
54
A commuter town
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Juniata for work

Where Juniata’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Harrisburg Harrisburg 7% 5% → Newport Newport 5% 4% → Hampden Hampden 4% 3% → Silver Spring Silver Spring 3% 3% → Susquehanna Susquehanna 3% 3% → East Pennsboro East Pennsboro 3% Juniata · 0% stay
54jobs based in Juniata
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Juniata’s report card

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Juniata

Most working residents leave Juniata for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Harrisburg (7%), Newport (5%) and Hampden (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Juniata0%
Harrisburg7%
Newport5%
Hampden4%
Silver Spring3%
23 mi
median commute distance
54
jobs based in Juniata
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Juniata has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–39°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesStrong wind
49
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Juniata is

Juniata tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
17.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5% of Juniata is conserved land

4.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5%conserved
5%
conserved · 673 of 13,433 acres
4.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Little Buffalo State Park4 mi459
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Juniata

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Juniata Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,530.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,537
Area
21 sq mi

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