Who is the Blair County County Controller?

A.C. Stickel IV (Republican) is the County Controller of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Blair County Coroner?

Ray Benton is the Coroner of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Blair County District Attorney?

Pete Weeks (Republican) is the District Attorney of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Blair County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts?

Robin Patton (Republican) is the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Blair County Recorder of Deeds?

Lisa Logan is the Recorder of Deeds of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Blair County Sheriff?

James Ott (Republican) is the Sheriff of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who is the Blair County County Treasurer?

James R. Carothers (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Who are the Blair County commissioners?

David Kessling (County Commissioner); Amy E. Webster (County Commissioner); Laura O. Burke (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Blair County?

About 121,277 people, with a median age of 43.1; the median household income is $62,382 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Blair County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,644 people unemployed in a labor force of 57,451, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Blair County?

59 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 15 township, 7 school district and 27 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Blair County?

69: Allegheny Township, Allegheny Township, Allegheny Township, Antis Township, Antis Township, Antis Township, Bellwood Borough, Bellwood Borough, Bellwood Borough, Blair Township, Blair Township, Blair Township, Catharine Township, Catharine Township, Catharine Township, City of Altoona, City of Altoona, Duncansville Borough, Duncansville Borough, Duncansville Borough, Frankstown Township, Frankstown Township, Frankstown Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Hollidaysburg Borough, Hollidaysburg Borough, Hollidaysburg Borough, Huston Township, Huston Township, Huston Township, Juniata Township, Juniata Township, Juniata Township, Logan Township, Logan Township, Logan Township, Martinsburg Borough, Martinsburg Borough, Martinsburg Borough, Newry Borough, Newry Borough, North Woodbury Township, North Woodbury Township, North Woodbury Township, Roaring Spring Borough, Roaring Spring Borough, Roaring Spring Borough, Snyder Township, Snyder Township, Snyder Township, Taylor Township, Taylor Township, Taylor Township, Tyrone Borough, Tyrone Borough, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Williamsburg Borough, Williamsburg Borough, Williamsburg Borough, Woodbury Township, Woodbury Township, Woodbury Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Blair County, PA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Blair County: 182 seats on 77 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Blair County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	David Kessling Republican source
County Commissioner	Amy E. Webster Republican source
County Commissioner	Laura O. Burke Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Controller	A.C. Stickel IV Republican source
Coroner	Ray Benton source
District Attorney	Pete Weeks Republican source
Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts	Robin Patton Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Lisa Logan source
Sheriff	James Ott Republican source
County Treasurer	James R. Carothers Republican source

Cities and towns

Allegheny Township · 6 seats
Antis Township · 9 seats
Bellwood Borough · Mayor David Snyder, Jr. · 7 seats
Blair Township · 6 seats
Catharine Township · 6 seats
City of Altoona · Mayor Matt Pacifico · 7 seats
Duncansville Borough · Mayor Eric Fritz · 7 seats
Frankstown Township · 7 seats
Freedom Township · 7 seats
Greenfield Township · 7 seats
Hollidaysburg Borough · Mayor Chad Repko · 9 seats
Huston Township · 6 seats
Juniata Township · 7 seats
Logan Township · 9 seats
Martinsburg Borough · Mayor Richard A. Brantner Sr. · 9 seats
Newry Borough · 4 seats
North Woodbury Township · 7 seats
Roaring Spring Borough · Mayor Dennis Igou · 9 seats
Snyder Township · 7 seats
Taylor Township · 5 seats
Tyrone Borough · Mayor John Harlow · 8 seats
Tyrone Township · 7 seats
Williamsburg Borough · Mayor Theodore Hyle · 9 seats
Woodbury Township · 7 seats

How many local governments Blair County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 59 local governments in Blair County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (9 municipal, 15 township)	24	24
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	27	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Blair County

121,277people

43.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$62,382 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$161,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.8%U.S.: 8.4%

46.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.6% · White 91.6% · Black 1.9% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Blair County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.

1,644people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

55,807people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

57,451in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	1,644	55,807	57,451
August 2026	3.8%	2,257	56,382	58,639
July 2026	3.6%	2,123	56,575	58,698
June 2026	3.9%	2,279	56,439	58,718
May 2026	3.6%	2,086	56,131	58,217
April 2026	3.4%	1,940	55,589	57,529
March 2026	4.0%	2,273	54,889	57,162
February 2026	4.4%	2,512	54,256	56,768
January 2026	4.3%	2,474	54,743	57,217
December 2025	3.7%	2,127	54,924	57,051
November 2025	3.6%	2,067	55,258	57,325
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.0%	2,267	54,810	57,077
August 2025	4.9%	2,861	55,425	58,286
July 2025	4.6%	2,697	55,454	58,151
June 2025	4.4%	2,533	55,481	58,014
May 2025	3.6%	2,088	55,438	57,526
April 2025	3.5%	1,994	55,163	57,157
March 2025	4.0%	2,298	54,604	56,902
February 2025	4.5%	2,564	54,049	56,613
January 2025	4.5%	2,555	54,334	56,889
December 2024	3.7%	2,052	54,042	56,094
November 2024	3.4%	1,890	54,397	56,287
October 2024	3.5%	2,006	54,806	56,812

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	2,368	54,995	57,363
2024	3.7%	2,125	55,277	57,402
2023	3.7%	2,110	55,203	57,313
2022	4.4%	2,508	54,553	57,061
2021	5.8%	3,340	54,249	57,589
2020	8.7%	5,091	53,308	58,399
2019	4.6%	2,681	55,842	58,523
2018	4.5%	2,612	55,694	58,306
2017	5.1%	2,982	55,904	58,886
2016	5.4%	3,213	56,320	59,533

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Blair County

146.0 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.

1,121.7 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.

7murders2025, 179 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	179	146.0	1,375	1,121.7
2024	198	159.8	1,523	1,228.9
2019	398	318.5	1,457	1,165.8
2018	281	222.9	1,299	1,030.4
2017	250	195.9	1,736	1,360.4
2016	262	204.3	1,668	1,300.6

By police agency (14)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Altoona Police Department	2025	121	643	42,434
Logan Township Police Department	2025	5	156	12,112
Allegheny Township Police Department, Blair County	2025	5	252	6,579
Hollidaysburg Police Department	2025	6	31	5,514
Tyrone Police Department	2025	8	50	5,276
Blair Township Police Department	2025	5	34	4,654
Greenfield Township Police Department, Blair County	2025	2	27	3,673
Freedom Township Police Department	2025	1	30	2,940
North Woodbury Police Department	2025	0	0	2,420
Roaring Spring Police Department	2025	1	4	2,280
Martinsburg Police Department	2025	0	2	1,812
Bellwood Police Department	2025	0	4	1,752
Williamsburg Police Department	2023	3	5	1,196
Duncansville Police Department	2020	0	8	1,155

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Pennsylvania · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.42 per 1,000 residents2025, 14 agencies serving 93,850 people.

133sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

13civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (14), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Altoona Police Department	70	8	42,434
Logan Township Police Department	14	2	12,112
Hollidaysburg Police Department	9	2	5,514
Allegheny Township Police Department, Blair County	10	1	6,579
Tyrone Police Department	8	0	5,276
Blair Township Police Department	5	0	4,654
Bellwood Police Department	4	0	1,752
Freedom Township Police Department	3	0	2,940
Roaring Spring Police Department	2	0	2,280
Martinsburg Police Department	2	0	1,812
Williamsburg Police Department	2	0	1,196
Greenfield Township Police Department, Blair County	2	0	3,673
Duncansville Police Department	1	0	1,208
North Woodbury Police Department	1	0	2,420

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	133	1.42	13	14
2024	127	1.36	13	14
2023	125	1.32	14	14
2021	125	1.32	14	14
2020	130	1.37	15	14

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Blair County County Controller?: A.C. Stickel IV (Republican) is the County Controller of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Blair County Coroner?: Ray Benton is the Coroner of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Blair County District Attorney?: Pete Weeks (Republican) is the District Attorney of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Blair County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts?: Robin Patton (Republican) is the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Blair County Recorder of Deeds?: Lisa Logan is the Recorder of Deeds of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Blair County Sheriff?: James Ott (Republican) is the Sheriff of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Blair County County Treasurer?: James R. Carothers (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Blair County commissioners?: David Kessling (County Commissioner); Amy E. Webster (County Commissioner); Laura O. Burke (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Blair County?: About 121,277 people, with a median age of 43.1; the median household income is $62,382 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Blair County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,644 people unemployed in a labor force of 57,451, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Blair County?: 59 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 15 township, 7 school district and 27 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Blair County?: 69: Allegheny Township, Allegheny Township, Allegheny Township, Antis Township, Antis Township, Antis Township, Bellwood Borough, Bellwood Borough, Bellwood Borough, Blair Township, Blair Township, Blair Township, Catharine Township, Catharine Township, Catharine Township, City of Altoona, City of Altoona, Duncansville Borough, Duncansville Borough, Duncansville Borough, Frankstown Township, Frankstown Township, Frankstown Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Freedom Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Greenfield Township, Hollidaysburg Borough, Hollidaysburg Borough, Hollidaysburg Borough, Huston Township, Huston Township, Huston Township, Juniata Township, Juniata Township, Juniata Township, Logan Township, Logan Township, Logan Township, Martinsburg Borough, Martinsburg Borough, Martinsburg Borough, Newry Borough, Newry Borough, North Woodbury Township, North Woodbury Township, North Woodbury Township, Roaring Spring Borough, Roaring Spring Borough, Roaring Spring Borough, Snyder Township, Snyder Township, Snyder Township, Taylor Township, Taylor Township, Taylor Township, Tyrone Borough, Tyrone Borough, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Tyrone Township, Williamsburg Borough, Williamsburg Borough, Williamsburg Borough, Woodbury Township, Woodbury Township, Woodbury Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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