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)