Westmoreland County, PA Demographic Data
Westmoreland County, PA Summary
Westmoreland County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 363,395
- Area: 1,036.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,027.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.52 sq. miles
- Population Density: 350.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,293.64 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
Pennsylvania Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in PA
Counties With Largest Population in PA
Sponsored
Westmoreland County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
181,851
51%
50.8
Male
173,607
49%
49.2
Total Population
355,458
323,128,000
Westmoreland County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
16,249
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
18,007
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
19,083
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
20,147
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20,444
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
36,524
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
39,274
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
50,527
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
29,409
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
28,453
8.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
42,792
12.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,303
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12,246
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
289,510
81.4%
77.2
Female
149,631
51.7%
51.3
Male
139,879
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
278,304
78.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
93,208
26.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
77,341
21.8%
15.2
Female
43,783
56.6%
55.8
Male
33,558
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Westmoreland County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
350,839
98.7%
96.8
White
336,698
94.7%
72.6
Black or African American
9,544
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
75
0.0%
0.8
Asian
3,691
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
34
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
797
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,619
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,013
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,332
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,368
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,304
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
351,445
98.9%
82.2
Westmoreland County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,088
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
10,241
3.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
97,854
37.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
44,895
17.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
29,988
11.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
46,507
17.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
26,955
10.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,329
5.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
246,199
94.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
73,462
28.1%
31.2
Westmoreland County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
82,865
27.4%
33.7%
Now Married
163,353
54.1%
47.5
Divorced
28,192
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
4,978
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
22,731
7.5
5.8%
Westmoreland County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
330,026
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
9,183
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
2,638
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,730
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,428
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
387
0.1%
1.1%
Westmoreland County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,986
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,256
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15,794
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14,027
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19,696
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
30,215
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
18,102
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22,030
14.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,101
5.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,031
3.4%
6.4
Median household income
56,722
57,617
Per capita income
30,677
31,128
Westmoreland County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,566
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
15,607
9.2%
9.8
Construction
10,337
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
41,930
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,742
5.2%
6.6
Information
1,996
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
22,126
13.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,812
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13,840
8.2%
11.4
Public administration
4,033
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
22,148
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11,282
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,784
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12,851
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
60,747
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,318
14.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
41,246
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
30,041
17.8%
18.1%
Westmoreland County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
166,218
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
138,587
83.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
13,269
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,782
1.7%
5.1
Walked
3,078
1.9%
2.7
Other means
920
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
7,582
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.8
26.6
Westmoreland County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11,928
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
47,997
32.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
58,682
39.6%
37.1
3 or more
29,631
20.0%
21.0
Westmoreland County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
148,238
88.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
116,750
78.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
31,488
21.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
19,992
11.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Westmoreland County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
168,230
1 room
3,106
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
2,399
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
7,619
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
19,238
11.4%
16.5
5 rooms
29,975
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
37,462
22.3%
17.8
7 rooms
26,187
15.6%
12.0
8 rooms
18,783
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23,461
13.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Westmoreland County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
168,230
1-unit, detached
129,074
76.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8,708
5.2%
5.9
2-units
5,466
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,383
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,023
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,165
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
5,505
3.3%
9.0
Mobile home
8,906
5.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Westmoreland County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
36,622
21.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
14,833
8.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
26,759
15.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
22,883
13.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
22,719
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
13,796
8.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13,267
7.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14,093
8.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,342
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
916
0.5%
1.4%
Westmoreland County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
103,919
70.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,328
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
21,877
14.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16,539
11.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
305
0.2%
0.1
Wood
2,297
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
407
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
566
0.4%
1.1
Westmoreland County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
64,625
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,303
2.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,489
2.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2,162
3.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,716
8.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11,744
18.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
20,355
31.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
21,856
33.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
34,003
52.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9,255
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,490
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,600
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
10,057
15.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
220
0.0%
0.0%
Westmoreland County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
29,057
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
69
0.2%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
102
0.4%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
103
0.4%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
374
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,757
12.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
7,108
24.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
17,544
60.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,431
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
689
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,908
17.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,834
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,240
14.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,190
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,432
8.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,935
34.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,949
0.0%
0.0%
Westmoreland County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
116,750
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
9,801
8.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
23,542
20.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
25,196
21.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
23,126
19.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
21,518
18.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9,968
8.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,838
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
761
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
149,700
205,000
