Brockway, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,182. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,101 (-3.7% change)
Males: 1,037 (47.5%), Females: 1,145 (52.5%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 15824

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $34,556
Median house value: $59,800

Population by Race

Races in Brockway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: Italian (32.9%), German (22.0%), Irish (14.2%), English (9.5%), Swedish (8.0%), United States (5.5%).

Elevation: 1441 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brockway

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brockway borough

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brockway:

  • DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 9 miles; DUBOIS, PA)
  • BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BROOKVILLE, PA)
  • ELK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; SAINT MARYS, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brockway:

  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 9 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
  • BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 40 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 66 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brockway:

  • PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNI (about 22 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; Abbreviation: N35)
  • ST MARYS MUNI (about 23 miles; ST MARYS, PA; Abbreviation: OYM)
  • CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 31 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA; Abbreviation: FIG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brockway:

  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 57 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 67 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)

Schools

Public high school in Brockway:

  • BROCKWAY AREA JSHS (Students: 560; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Brockway:

  • BROCKWAY AREA ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 623; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Brockway:

  • MENGLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $134,228; Location: 324 MAIN STREET; 28,986 books; 700 audio materials; 907 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)