Moving to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania

Population: 3,091. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,938 (-4.9% change)
Males: 1,461 (47.3%), Females: 1,630 (52.7%)

Cambria County

Zip code: 15931

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $32,628
Median house value: $87,200

Population by Race

Races in Ebensburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (20.0%), Italian (17.0%), Polish (12.9%), English (6.2%), Slovak (4.2%).

Elevation: 2140 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ebensburg

  • High school or higher: 87.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ebensburg borough

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

2.1% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -871 (-22.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ebensburg:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ebensburg:

  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 15 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 32 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 49 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ebensburg:

  • EBENSBURG (about 4 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
  • BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 21 miles; NEWRY, PA; Abbreviation: 7G4)
  • INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 28 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)

Amtrak station near Ebensburg:

  • 18 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Ebensburg:

  • PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF TAXIDERMY INC (Full-time enrollment: 28; Location: 118 INDUSTRIAL PK RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.studytaxidermy.com)
  • ADMIRAL PEARY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Location: 948 BEN FRANKLIN HWY; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ebensburg:

  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 23 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 67 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)

Schools

Public high school in Ebensburg:

  • CENTRAL CAMBRIA HS (Students: 687; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Ebensburg:

  • BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 728 BEN FRANKLIN HWY BOX 57; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ebensburg:

  • CAMBRIA EL SCH (Students: 494; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CENTRAL CAMBRIA MS (Students: 441; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ADMIRAL PEARY AVTS (Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle school in Ebensburg:

  • HOLY NAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location: 215 WEST HORNER STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Ebensburg:

  • EBENSBURG FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $55,336; Location: 225 W HIGHLAND AVE; 17,981 books; 550 audio materials; 205 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)