Moving to West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania

Population: 565. Estimated population in July 2024: 531 (-6.0% change)
Males: 262 (46.4%), Females: 303 (53.6%)

Allegheny County

Zip code: 15088

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $26,339
Median house value: $54,600

Population by Race

Races in West Elizabeth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: German (29.9%), Irish (18.9%), Italian (16.3%), English (15.9%), Polish (13.5%), United States (3.5%).

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in West Elizabeth

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Elizabeth borough

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 16.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -69 (-10.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near West Elizabeth:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Elizabeth:

  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 35 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to West Elizabeth:

  • ROSTRAVER (about 8 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; Abbreviation: FWQ)
  • FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 8 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: G05)
  • INTER COUNTY (about 10 miles; IRWIN, PA; Abbreviation: 31D)

Amtrak station near West Elizabeth:

  • 14 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Elizabeth:

  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 14 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)