Moving to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Population: 3,091. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,938 (-4.9% change)
Males: 1,461 (47.3%), Females: 1,630 (52.7%)
Cambria County
Zip code: 15931
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $32,628
Median house value: $87,200
Population by Race
Races in Ebensburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (20.0%), Italian (17.0%), Polish (12.9%), English (6.2%), Slovak (4.2%).
Elevation: 2140 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ebensburg
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ebensburg borough
- Never married: 27.9%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 6.5%
2.1% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -871 (-22.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ebensburg:
- MINERS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HASTINGS, PA)
- LEE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
- WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WINDBER, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ebensburg:
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 15 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 32 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 49 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ebensburg:
- EBENSBURG (about 4 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 21 miles; NEWRY, PA; Abbreviation: 7G4)
- INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 28 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)
Amtrak station near Ebensburg:
- 18 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 in Ebensburg:
- PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF TAXIDERMY INC (Full-time enrollment: 28; Location: 118 INDUSTRIAL PK RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.studytaxidermy.com)
- ADMIRAL PEARY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Location: 948 BEN FRANKLIN HWY; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ebensburg:
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 23 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 67 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
Schools
Public high school in Ebensburg:
- CENTRAL CAMBRIA HS (Students: 687; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Ebensburg:
- BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 728 BEN FRANKLIN HWY BOX 57; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ebensburg:
- CAMBRIA EL SCH (Students: 494; Grades: KG – 05)
- CENTRAL CAMBRIA MS (Students: 441; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ADMIRAL PEARY AVTS (Grades: 00 – 00)
Private primary/middle school in Ebensburg:
- HOLY NAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location: 215 WEST HORNER STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Ebensburg:
- EBENSBURG FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $55,336; Location: 225 W HIGHLAND AVE; 17,981 books; 550 audio materials; 205 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)