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Westmoreland County, PA

351,163 Population
1,027.7 square miles 341.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,487 ±$1,373 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,081 ±$2,449 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11% ±1.3% (37,725  ±4,414) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.5 minutes ±0.9 (3,891,330  ±173,024) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

155,459 ±2,262 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (344,222  ±204) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 † 12,527,719 (±,104.4 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.2% ±1.8% (4,156  ±1,215) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

169,312 ±108 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$203,600 ±$7,814 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7.5% ±1% (26,041  ±3,586.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.8% ±2.6% (251,370  ±6,775.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
32.8% ±1.7% (86,084  ±4,362) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% ±3,071.2% (6,817  ±1,224) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% † 1,031,320 (±,341% / ±23,270)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.6% ±0.7% (21,714  ±1,940) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
21,714 Total veterans ±1,940 20,113 Male ±1,712 1,601 Female ±676

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