Moving to Big Run, Pennsylvania

Population: 686. Estimated population in July 2024: 661 (-3.6% change)
Males: 342 (49.9%), Females: 344 (50.1%)

Zip code: 15715

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $46,400

Population by Race

Races in Big Run:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (31.6%), Irish (12.0%), English (11.1%), United States (8.6%), Italian (7.7%), Dutch (7.1%).

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Big Run

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Run borough

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-1.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Big Run:

  • PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 15 miles; DUBOIS, PA)
  • BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BROOKVILLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Run:

  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 14 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 47 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
  • BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 60 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Big Run:

  • PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNI (about 3 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; Abbreviation: N35)
  • INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 29 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)
  • CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 34 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA; Abbreviation: FIG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Run:

  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 45 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 47 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)