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Moving to Fairchance, Pennsylvania

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Population: 2,174. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,097 (-3.5% change)
Males: 1,015 (46.7%), Females: 1,159 (53.3%)

Zip code: 15436

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $26,840
Median house value: $73,100

Population by Race

Races in Fairchance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (23.3%), Irish (15.0%), Dutch (10.6%), Polish (8.3%), Italian (8.0%), United States (6.9%).

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairchance

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairchance borough

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +253 (+13.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairchance:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairchance:

  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 38 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairchance:

  • CONNELLSVILLE (about 12 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: VVS)
  • TITUS FIELD (about 25 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; Abbreviation: 70D)
  • MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 25 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; Abbreviation: P45)

Amtrak station near Fairchance:

  • 18 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 with over 2000 students nearest to Fairchance:

  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 46 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 46 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)

Public primary/middle school in Fairchance:

  • A L WILSON EL SCH (Students: 186; Grades: KG – 05)

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