Moving to Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Population: 12,422. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,935 (-3.9% change)
Males: 5,752 (46.3%), Females: 6,670 (53.7%)

Zip code: 15401

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $19,477
Median house value: $58,200

Population by Race

Races in Uniontown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
  • Black (13.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (13.8%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (9.3%), Polish (8.1%), English (7.3%), United States (6.0%).

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Uniontown

  • High school or higher: 73.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 12.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Uniontown city

  • Never married: 30.4%
  • Now married: 41.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 13.2%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +153 (+1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Uniontown:

  • UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (500 W BERKLEY ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Uniontown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Uniontown:

  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 22 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 34 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Uniontown:

Amtrak station near Uniontown:

  • 13 miles: CONNELLSVILLE (FRONT & WATER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Uniontown:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE FAYETTE (Full-time enrollment: 935; Location: ONE UNIVERSITY DR RTE 119 N; Public; Website: www.fe.psu.edu/)
  • LAUREL BUSINESS INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 241; Location: 11-15 PENN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.laurelbusiness.net)
  • FAYETTE COUNTY AREA VOC TECH SCHOOL OF PRAC NRSG (Full-time enrollment: 92; Location: 175 GEORGES FAIRCHANCE RD; Public; Website: www.fayettevo-tech.org)
  • FAYETTE INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC (Full-time enrollment: 16; Location: 45 West Kerr ST.; Private, for-profit; Website: www.fict.com)
  • NATIONAL CAREER SCHOOL (Location: RD 6 BOX 62 RTE 51 S; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Uniontown:

  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 17 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)

Schools

Public high schools in Uniontown:

  • ALBERT GALLATIN AREA SHS (Students: 1,285; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAUREL HIGHLANDS SHS (Students: 1,156; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • UNIONTOWN AREA SHS (Students: 1,094; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Uniontown:

  • LAUREL HIGHLANDS MS (Students: 886; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LAFAYETTE SCH (Students: 631; Grades: KG – 08)
  • BEN FRANKLIN SCH (Students: 611; Grades: KG – 08)
  • MENALLEN SCH (Students: 437; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HATFIELD EL SCH (Students: 420; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CLARK EL SCH (Students: 417; Grades: KG – 05)
  • D FERD SWANEY EL SCH (Students: 401; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MARSHALL EL SCH (Students: 306; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HUTCHINSON EL SCH (Students: 272; Grades: KG – 05)
  • KENNEDY EL SCH (Students: 218; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Uniontown:

  • ST JOHN EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 88 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 17 GILMORE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CHESTNUT RIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 128; Location: 115 DOWNER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ALBERT GALLATIN PLANNING & DEV (Students: 28; Location: 199 EDISON ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Uniontown:

  • UNIONTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $270,980; Location: 24 JEFFERSON ST; 90,402 books; 2,231 audio materials; 609 video materials; 142 serial subscriptions)