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Moving to Brownsville, Pennsylvania

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Population: 2,804. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,690 (-4.1% change)
Males: 1,273 (45.4%), Females: 1,531 (54.6%)

Zip code: 15417

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $18,559
Median house value: $35,000

Population by Race

Races in Brownsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
  • Black (11.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (12.7%), Italian (11.6%), Irish (10.6%), German (9.9%), Polish (5.5%), Slovak (5.5%).

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brownsville

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brownsville borough

  • Never married: 28.5%
  • Now married: 43.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -378 (-11.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Brownsville:

  • BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (125 SIMPSON RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brownsville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brownsville:

  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 23 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 27 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brownsville:

  • ROSTRAVER (about 14 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; Abbreviation: FWQ)
  • BANDEL (about 15 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; Abbreviation: 22D)
  • FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 17 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: G05)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownsville:

  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 4 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)

Schools

Public high school in Brownsville:

  • BROWNSVILLE AREA HS (Students: 628; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Brownsville:

  • COX-DONAHEY EL SCH (Students: 428; Grades: KG – 06)
  • REDSTONE MS (Students: 334; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Brownsville:

  • BROWNSVILLE FR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,625; Location: 100 SENECA ST; 22,282 books; 51 audio materials; 48 video materials; 73 serial subscriptions)

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