Moving to Saint Marys, Pennsylvania

Population: 14,502. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,873 (-4.3% change)
Males: 7,089 (48.9%), Females: 7,413 (51.1%)

Elk County

Zip code: 15857

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $41,593
Median house value: $88,300

Population by Race

Races in St. Marys:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)

Ancestries: German (56.7%), Italian (14.3%), Irish (10.2%), English (5.5%), Polish (4.5%), United States (4.0%).

Elevation: 1667 feet

Land area: 99.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Marys

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Marys city

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +440 (+3.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Marys:

  • ELK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 1 miles; SAINT MARYS, PA)
  • KANE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; KANE, PA)
  • DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 26 miles; DUBOIS, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Marys:

  • BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 26 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)
  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 31 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 65 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Marys:

  • ST MARYS MUNI (about 4 miles; ST MARYS, PA; Abbreviation: OYM)
  • CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 30 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA; Abbreviation: FIG)
  • ALBERT (about 39 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 1N3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Marys:

  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 60 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 64 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 77 miles; ALFRED, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,588)