Moving to Elderton, Pennsylvania
Population: 358. Estimated population in July 2024: 343 (-4.2% change)
Males: 173 (48.3%), Females: 185 (51.7%)
Armstrong County
Zip code: 15736
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $36,000
Median house value: $74,100
Population by Race
Races in Elderton:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
Ancestries: German (42.2%), Irish (14.0%), English (8.4%), United States (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.9%), Polish (5.6%).
Elevation: 1264 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elderton
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 12.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elderton borough
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-3.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elderton:
- ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; KITTANNING, PA)
- INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; INDIANA, PA)
- TORRANCE STATE HOSP (about 21 miles; TORRANCE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elderton:
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 30 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 45 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 46 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elderton:
- MC VILLE (about 17 miles; FREEPORT, PA; Abbreviation: P37)
- INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 18 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)
- GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 29 miles; JEANNETTE, PA; Abbreviation: 5G8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elderton:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 44 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 48 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
Schools
Public high school in Elderton:
- ELDERTON JSHS (Students: 384; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Elderton:
- ELDERTON EL SCH (Students: 255; Grades: KG – 06)