Moving to California, Pennsylvania
Population: 5,274. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,072 (-3.8% change)
Males: 2,538 (48.1%), Females: 2,736 (51.9%)
Zip code: 15419
Demographics
Median resident age: 23.7 years
Median household income: $24,628
Median house value: $68,500
Population by Race
Races in California:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Black (4.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), Italian (17.4%), Irish (12.9%), English (11.8%), Polish (6.8%), Slovak (5.7%).
Land area: 11.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in California
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.2%
- Unemployed: 22.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in California borough
- Never married: 36.2%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 7.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -450 (-7.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near California:
- BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BROWNSVILLE, PA)
- MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA)
- UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to California:
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 20 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 30 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to California:
- ROSTRAVER (about 11 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; Abbreviation: FWQ)
- BANDEL (about 14 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; Abbreviation: 22D)
- FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 14 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: G05)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in California:
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Full-time enrollment: 5,183; Location: 250 UNIVERSITY AVE; Public; Website: www.cup.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near California:
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
Private primary/middle school in California:
- UNIVERSITY CHILDRENS SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: MORGAN RESEARCH LEARNING CENTE; Grades: PK – 1)
Libraries
Library in California:
- CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $58,994; Location: 100 WOOD STREET; 20,131 books; 598 audio materials; 546 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)