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Moving to Port Matilda, Pennsylvania

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Population: 638. Estimated population in July 2024: 630 (-1.3% change)
Males: 320 (50.2%), Females: 318 (49.8%)

Centre County

Zip code: 16870

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $31,932
Median house value: $73,900

Population by Race

Races in Port Matilda:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (28.7%), United States (10.2%), Irish (8.3%), English (4.7%), Italian (4.4%), French (3.0%).

Elevation: 1014 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port Matilda

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Matilda borough

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Port Matilda:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Matilda:

  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 16 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 40 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 63 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Port Matilda:

  • MID-STATE (about 7 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: PSB)
  • RIDGE SOARING (about 12 miles; UNIONVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 79N)
  • ALBERT (about 18 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 1N3)

Amtrak station near Port Matilda:

  • 16 miles: TYRONE (10TH & LOGAN AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Matilda:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 14 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 31 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 50 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 64 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 67 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 72 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)

Public primary/middle schools in Port Matilda:

  • GRAY’S WOODS EL SCH (Students: 407; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PORT MATILDA EL SCH (Students: 165; Grades: KG – 06)

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