Moving to Wampum, Pennsylvania

Population: 678. Estimated population in July 2024: 646 (-4.7% change)
Males: 321 (47.3%), Females: 357 (52.7%)

Lawrence County

Zip code: 16157

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $29,205
Median house value: $70,100

Population by Race

Races in Wampum:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• Black (1.8%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (31.4%), Italian (22.9%), Irish (20.6%), Scotch-Irish (8.3%), Polish (7.7%), United States (7.7%).

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wampum

• High school or higher: 74.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wampum borough

• Never married: 21.0%
• Now married: 50.7%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 15.6%
• Divorced: 11.8%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wampum:

• ELLWOOD CITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ELLWOOD CITY, PA)
• ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL OF NEW CASTLE (about 8 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA)
• JAMESON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wampum:

• PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
• YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 34 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)
• ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 48 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wampum:

• BEAVER COUNTY (about 9 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Abbreviation: BVI)
• NEW CASTLE MUNI (about 10 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA; Abbreviation: UCP)
• ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 15 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wampum:

• GENEVA COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
• SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
• YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
• GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
• ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 29 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)