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West Newton borough, Westmoreland County, PA

2,630 Population
1 square miles 2,535.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50 ±8.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Westmoreland County: 47.1 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,370 ±$4,494 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Westmoreland County: $42,132 ±$740
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$47,250 ±$10,766 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Westmoreland County: $72,468 ±$1,522
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

18.6% ±5.9% (488  ±156) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Westmoreland County: 10% 34,698 (±0.6% / ±1,984)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

31.2 minutes ±2.9 (31,675  ±7,312) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Westmoreland County: 27.1 4,038,455 (±0.4 / ±84,470)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

1,311 ±103 Number of households
  • Westmoreland County: 154,385 ±899
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2 ±0.2 (2,630  ±31) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Westmoreland County: 2.2 345,888 (±0 / ±98)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

11.3% ±7.6% (56  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Westmoreland County: 5.6% † 3,845 (±0.7% / ±470)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

1,414 ±129 Number of housing units
  • Westmoreland County: 168,406 ±123
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$130,300 ±$16,774 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Westmoreland County: $193,100 ±$2,368
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

7.7% ±4.1% (195  ±104) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Westmoreland County: 8% 27,982 (±0.5% / ±1,821.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

90.6% ±12.3% (1,888  ±279.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Westmoreland County: 95.4% 251,175 (±1.3% / ±3,356)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
21% ±7.6% (437  ±161.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Westmoreland County: 31.8% 83,845 (±0.7% / ±1,942.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

0.5% ±0.7% (13  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Westmoreland County: 1.8% 6,287
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

9.2% ±4.1% (201  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Westmoreland County: 7.8% 22,357 (±0.4% / ±1,043)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
201 Total veterans ±90 195 Male ±91 6 Female ±9

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