Brownstown, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 883. Estimated population in July 2024: 834 (-5.5% change)
Males: 424 (48.0%), Females: 459 (52.0%)

Zip code: 17508

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $33,043
Median house value: $43,700

Population by Race

Races in Brownstown:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: German (34.9%), Slovak (23.0%), Irish (11.8%), Polish (10.3%), Italian (7.6%), Hungarian (6.1%).

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brownstown

• High school or higher: 86.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brownstown borough

• Never married: 27.5%
• Now married: 56.2%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 7.1%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-5.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brownstown:

• LEE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
• CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
• SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brownstown:

• JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 8 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
• ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 33 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
• ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 44 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brownstown:

• EBENSBURG (about 15 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
• INDIAN LAKE (about 21 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 5G2)
• SOMERSET COUNTY (about 22 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)

Amtrak station near Brownstown:

• 2 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownstown:

• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 6 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 40 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
• WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
• FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
• CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 67 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
• CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 69 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)

Public primary/middle schools in Brownstown:

• BROWNSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 412; Grades: KG – 06)
• LANCASTER COUNTY CTC-BROWNSTOW (Grades: 00 – 00)