Moving to Pine Grove, Pennsylvania

Population: 2,154. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,079 (-3.5% change)
Males: 1,016 (47.2%), Females: 1,138 (52.8%)

Zip code: 17963

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $35,865
Median house value: $62,800

Population by Race

Races in Pine Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (52.4%), United States (7.6%), Irish (7.5%), English (4.5%), Dutch (4.1%), Polish (3.9%).

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pine Grove

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pine Grove borough

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+1.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pine Grove:

  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 15 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pine Grove:

  • LANCASTER (about 31 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 33 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pine Grove:

  • FARMERS PRIDE (about 9 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9N7)
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 11 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • GRIMES (about 11 miles; BETHEL, PA; Abbreviation: 8N1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Grove:

  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 33 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 35 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 39 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)

Schools

Public high school in Pine Grove:

  • PINE GROVE AREA HS (Students: 558; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pine Grove:

  • PINE GROVE EL SCH (Students: 628; Grades: KG – 04)
  • PINE GROVE AREA MS (Students: 572; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Pine Grove:

  • PINE GROVE CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: RR #3 BOX 346D; Grades: KG – 8)