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West Newton borough, Westmoreland County, PA

2,621 Population
1 square miles 2,526.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.2 ±9.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Westmoreland County: 47.2 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$34,090 ±$4,249 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Westmoreland County: $43,509 ±$804
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$52,961 ±$13,632 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Westmoreland County: $74,109 ±$1,340
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

14.6% ±6.1% (380  ±159) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Westmoreland County: 10.3% 35,494 (±0.6% / ±1,909)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

30.3 minutes ±4.1 (30,705  ±7,745) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Westmoreland County: 26.7 3,872,795 (±0.5 / ±94,074)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)

Families

1,328 ±115 Number of households
  • Westmoreland County: 154,979 ±839
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
2 ±0.2 (2,621  ±25) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Westmoreland County: 2.2 345,195 (±0 / ±94)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

9.2% ±7.5% (46  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Westmoreland County: 5.5% † 3,724 (±0.7% / ±499)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

1,486 ±116 Number of housing units
  • Westmoreland County: 168,812 ±160
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$131,200 ±$16,877 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Westmoreland County: $203,500 ±$2,976
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

5.7% ±3.2% (147  ±83.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Westmoreland County: 7.7% 26,770 (±0.5% / ±1,660.4)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

93% ±12.6% (1,935  ±290.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Westmoreland County: 95.6% 251,468 (±1.2% / ±3,168.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
23.2% ±8% (482  ±170.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Westmoreland County: 32.8% 86,280 (±0.7% / ±1,867.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

6.8% ±3.6% (151  ±81) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Westmoreland County: 7.3% 21,091 (±0.4% / ±1,010)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
151 Total veterans ±81 140 Male ±79 11 Female ±17

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