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Population (year 2000): 7,769. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,329 (-5.7% change)
Males: 3,671 (47.3%), Females: 4,098 (52.7%)
Beaver County
Zip code:
15003
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $26,263 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,300 (year 2000)
Races in Ambridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.7%)
- Black (11.4%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.6%), Italian (18.1%),
Irish (13.9%), Polish (10.5%), Ukrainian (6.3%), English (5.6%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ambridge
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ambridge borough
- Never married: 31.0%
- Now married: 41.4%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 11.4%
2.1% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -141 (-1.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ambridge:
- ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 5 miles;
ALIQUIPPA, PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITL OF SEWICKLEY (about 6
miles; SEWICKLEY, PA)
- SEWICKLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SEWICKLEY,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ambridge:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH,
PA; ID: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 28 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 55 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ambridge:
- ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 16 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; ID:
8G7)
- BEAVER COUNTY (about 17 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; ID:
BVI)
- LAKEHILL (about 17 miles; MARS, PA; ID: P09)
Amtrak station near Ambridge:
- 19 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.
College/University in Ambridge:
- TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY
(Full-time enrollment: 232; Location: 311 ELEVENTH ST;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.tesm.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ambridge:
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP,
PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,059)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 17
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 20 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
Public high school in Ambridge:
- AMBRIDGE AREA HS (Students: 1,044; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ambridge:
- ANTHONY WAYNE EL SCH (Students: 406; Grades:
KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Ambridge:
- GOOD SAMARITAN CATHOLIC (Students: 183;
Location: 8TH & GLENWOOD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Ambridge:
- LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL FREE LIBRARY (Operating
income: $211,656; Location: 99 ELEVENTH ST; 29,215
books; 4,040 audio materials; 420 video materials; 113
serial subscriptions)
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