Avonmore, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 820. Estimated population in July 2024: 789 (-3.8% change)
Males: 372 (45.4%), Females: 448 (54.6%)

Westmoreland County

Zip code: 15618

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $30,156
Median house value: $60,400

Population by Race

Races in Avonmore:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Black (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (26.6%), Italian (25.6%), Irish (19.0%), Polish (16.7%), English (8.4%), Slovak (8.2%).

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Avonmore

  • High school or higher: 78.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avonmore borough

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -269 (-24.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Avonmore:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avonmore:

  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 19 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 34 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 47 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Avonmore:

  • GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 15 miles; JEANNETTE, PA; Abbreviation: 5G8)
  • MC VILLE (about 17 miles; FREEPORT, PA; Abbreviation: P37)
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 22 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 4G0)

Amtrak stations near Avonmore:

  • 16 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.
  • 17 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avonmore:

  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)