Moving to Empire, Ohio

Population: 300. Estimated population in July 2024: 290 (-3.3% change)
Males: 144 (48.0%), Females: 156 (52.0%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 43926

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $21,442
Median house value: $38,500

Population by Race

Races in Empire:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
• Hispanic (1.3%)
• Black (1.0%)
• American Indian (0.7%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (24.3%), English (16.0%), German (15.3%), United States (10.0%), Italian (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%).

Elevation: 682 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Empire

• High school or higher: 82.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Unemployed: 11.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Empire village

• Never married: 24.4%
• Now married: 44.9%
• Separated: 3.8%
• Widowed: 10.7%
• Divorced: 16.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-17.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Empire:

• WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; WEIRTON, WV)
• EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH)
• TRINITY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 10 miles; STEUBENVILLE, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Empire:

• PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
• ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 51 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
• YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 51 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Empire:

• EDDIE DEW MEMORIAL AIRPARK (about 4 miles; TORONTO, OH; Abbreviation: 1G8)
• HERRON (about 7 miles; NEW CUMBERLAND, WV; Abbreviation: 7G1)
• COLUMBIANA COUNTY (about 11 miles; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Abbreviation: 02G)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Empire:

• WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
• GENEVA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
• ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
• YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
• DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)