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Population (year 2000): 2,182. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,101 (-3.7% change)
Males: 1,037 (47.5%), Females: 1,145 (52.5%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
15824
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $34,556 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in Brockway:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (32.9%), German (22.0%),
Irish (14.2%), English (9.5%), Swedish (8.0%), United States
(5.5%).
Elevation: 1441 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brockway
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brockway borough
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 14.2%
- Divorced: 10.2%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brockway:
- DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 9 miles; DUBOIS, PA)
- BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BROOKVILLE, PA)
- ELK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; SAINT
MARYS, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brockway:
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 9 miles; DU BOIS,
PA; ID: DUJ)
- BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 40 miles; BRADFORD, PA; ID:
BFD)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 66 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brockway:
- PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNI (about 22 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA;
ID: N35)
- ST MARYS MUNI (about 23 miles; ST MARYS, PA; ID:
OYM)
- CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 31 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA;
ID: FIG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brockway:
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles;
CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 48 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 57 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 67 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ST
BONAVENTURE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,538)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 71
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
Public high school in Brockway:
- BROCKWAY AREA JSHS (Students: 560; Grades: 07
- 12)
Public primary/middle school in Brockway:
- BROCKWAY AREA ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 623;
Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Brockway:
- MENGLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$134,228; Location: 324 MAIN STREET; 28,986 books; 700
audio materials; 907 video materials; 93 serial
subscriptions)
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