▁county , ▁ 2 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 8 . 9 % ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 6 . 4 % ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 4 4 , ▁ 2 3 . 5 % ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 . 5 % ▁who ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁was ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 9 . 3 0 ▁males . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 5 . 4 ▁males . ▁ ▁County ▁pover ty ▁dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁research ▁by ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁R ural ▁Pennsylvania , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁ag ency ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁pover ty ▁rate ▁for ▁County ▁was ▁ 1 5 . 4 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁state wide ▁pover ty ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 3 . 6 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁child hood ▁pover ty ▁rate ▁by ▁school ▁district ▁was : ▁Ab ington ▁He ights ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 1 5 . 5 % ▁living ▁at ▁ 1 8 5 % ▁or ▁below ▁than ▁the ▁Federal ▁P over ty ▁Level ; ▁Car b ond ale