Moving to Hunker, Pennsylvania
Population: 329. Estimated population in July 2024: 319 (-3.0% change)
Males: 166 (50.5%), Females: 163 (49.5%)
Westmoreland County
Zip code: 15639
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.9 years
Median household income: $40,313
Median house value: $78,800
Population by Race
Races in Hunker:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.6%), Irish (15.5%), English (11.6%), Dutch (8.8%), United States (8.2%), Italian (7.0%).
Elevation: 935 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hunker
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hunker borough
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 0.7%
2.4% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.9% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hunker:
- FRICK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF GREENSBRG (about 9 miles; GREENSBURG, PA)
- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GREENSBURG, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hunker:
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 16 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 44 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hunker:
- W.P.H.S. (about 10 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; Abbreviation: P99)
- MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 10 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; Abbreviation: P45)
- GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 12 miles; JEANNETTE, PA; Abbreviation: 5G8)
Amtrak stations near Hunker:
- 9 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: CONNELLSVILLE (FRONT & WATER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hunker:
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
Private high school in Hunker:
- YOUNGWOOD BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: RD1 BOX 551; Grades: PK – 12)