Moving to Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Population: 2,804. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,690 (-4.1% change)
Males: 1,273 (45.4%), Females: 1,531 (54.6%)
Zip code: 15417
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $18,559
Median house value: $35,000
Population by Race
Races in Brownsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
- Black (11.4%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (12.7%), Italian (11.6%), Irish (10.6%), German (9.9%), Polish (5.5%), Slovak (5.5%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brownsville
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brownsville borough
- Never married: 28.5%
- Now married: 43.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -378 (-11.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Brownsville:
- BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (125 SIMPSON RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brownsville:
- MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA)
- UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
- HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brownsville:
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 23 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 27 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brownsville:
- ROSTRAVER (about 14 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; Abbreviation: FWQ)
- BANDEL (about 15 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; Abbreviation: 22D)
- FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 17 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: G05)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownsville:
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 4 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
Schools
Public high school in Brownsville:
- BROWNSVILLE AREA HS (Students: 628; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brownsville:
- COX-DONAHEY EL SCH (Students: 428; Grades: KG – 06)
- REDSTONE MS (Students: 334; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Brownsville:
- BROWNSVILLE FR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,625; Location: 100 SENECA ST; 22,282 books; 51 audio materials; 48 video materials; 73 serial subscriptions)