New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,452. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,480 (+1.1% change)
Males: 937 (38.2%), Females: 1,515 (61.8%)
Lawrence County
Zip codes: 16142.
Demographics
Median resident age: 21.8 years
Median household income: $36,734
Median house value: $119,000
Population by Race
Races in New Wilmington:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.1%), Irish (14.8%), English (12.6%), Italian (12.4%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Polish (6.7%).
Elevation: 999 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in New Wilmington
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 53.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 24.9%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in New Wilmington borough
- Never married: 47.7%
- Now married: 38.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 2.8%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -254 (-9.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near New Wilmington:
- JAMESON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL OF NEW CASTLE (about 9 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA)
- SHARON REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 14 miles; SHARON, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Wilmington:
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 25 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 38 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Wilmington:
- NEW CASTLE MUNI (about 9 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA; Abbreviation: UCP)
- GROVE CITY (about 12 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 29D)
- KIRILA (about 17 miles; BROOKFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: 4D5)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in New Wilmington:
- WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,512; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.westminster.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Wilmington:
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
- YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 25 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 51 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
Schools
Public high school in New Wilmington:
- WILMINGTON AREA HS (Students: 529; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in New Wilmington:
- RHEMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 108; Location: 269 COWDEN RD; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in New Wilmington:
- WILMINGTON AREA MS (Students: 530; Grades: 05 – 08)
- NEW WILMINGTON EL SCH (Students: 292; Grades: KG – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in New Wilmington:
- INDIAN RUN SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location: RD 2 CANNERY RD; Grades: 1 – 8)
- MEADOW LARK SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: RD 1 BOX 140A PART 208; Grades: 1 – 8)
- J R WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 33; Location: POVERTY POINT ROAD RD 1; Grades: 1 – 9)
- APPLE GROVE SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: HEATHER HEIGHTS ROAD RD 1; Grades: 1 – 8)
- COTTON SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: COTTON ROAD RD 1; Grades: 1 – 8)
- LIGO SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location: MERCER ROAD RD 2; Grades: 1 – 9)
- CHERRY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 980 MERCER PULASKI ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
- HILLSIDE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location: R D 2; Grades: 1 – 9)