Moving to Falls Creek, Pennsylvania

Population: 983. Estimated population in July 2024: 945 (-3.9% change)
Males: 479 (48.7%), Females: 504 (51.3%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 15840

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $30,455
Median house value: $53,700

Population by Race

Races in Falls Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.3%), United States (14.3%), Irish (11.6%), Italian (11.6%), English (8.5%), Polish (7.6%).

Elevation: 1460 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Falls Creek

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falls Creek borough

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-14.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Falls Creek:

  • DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 5 miles; DUBOIS, PA)
  • PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BROOKVILLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Falls Creek:

  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 6 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
  • BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 47 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Falls Creek:

  • PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNI (about 15 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; Abbreviation: N35)
  • ST MARYS MUNI (about 28 miles; ST MARYS, PA; Abbreviation: OYM)
  • CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 29 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA; Abbreviation: FIG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falls Creek:

  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 51 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)