Moving to Loretto, Pennsylvania
Population: 1,190. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,166 (-2.0% change)
Males: 493 (41.4%), Females: 697 (58.6%)
Cambria County
Zip code: 15940
Demographics
Median resident age: 20.9 years
Median household income: $30,357
Median house value: $66,500
Population by Race
Races in Loretto:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (17.5%), Polish (9.7%), Italian (9.4%), English (2.4%), Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 1944 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Loretto
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 55.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Loretto borough
- Never married: 34.5%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 1.1%
2.7% Foreign born (1.9% North America, 0.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+4.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Loretto:
- MINERS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HASTINGS, PA)
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Loretto:
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 20 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 27 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 49 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Loretto:
- EBENSBURG (about 10 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 16 miles; NEWRY, PA; Abbreviation: 7G4)
- COVE VALLEY (about 29 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 6G6)
Amtrak station near Loretto:
- 17 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Loretto:
- SAINT FRANCIS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,650; Location: PO BOX 600; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loretto:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 17 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 22 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 70 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
Private primary/middle school in Loretto:
- ST MICHAEL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: ST ELIZABETH ST P O BOX 67; Grades: KG – 8)