Wattsburg, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 378. Estimated population in July 2024: 358 (-5.3% change)
Males: 182 (48.1%), Females: 196 (51.9%)
Erie County
Zip code: 16442
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $32,500
Median house value: $65,000
Population by Race
Races in Wattsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (25.9%), United States (21.4%), Irish (17.7%), English (9.8%), Polish (9.5%), Swedish (5.8%).
Elevation: 1290 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wattsburg
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wattsburg borough
- Never married: 34.7%
- Now married: 39.7%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 13.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-20.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wattsburg:
- CORRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CORRY, PA)
- MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ERIE, PA)
- METRO HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; ERIE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wattsburg:
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; Abbreviation: ERI)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 40 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 44 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wattsburg:
- ERIE COUNTY (about 4 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 3G1)
- PRATT’S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 14 miles; SHERMAN, NY; Abbreviation: D88)
- CORRY-LAWRENCE (about 15 miles; CORRY, PA; Abbreviation: 8G2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wattsburg:
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 16 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,481)
- MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
- GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,766)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 44 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
Private high school in Wattsburg:
- OPEN DOOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 18; Location: 10918 ORTON ROAD; Grades: 3 – 12)