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Population (year 2000): 8,491. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,081 (-4.8% change)
Males: 3,868 (45.6%), Females: 4,623 (54.4%)
Allegheny County
Zip code:
15025
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $25,596 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,500 (year 2000)
Races in Clairton:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.8%)
- Black (28.3%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (16.8%), Irish (13.2%),
German (13.0%), English (9.0%), Slovak (7.7%), Polish (5.1%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clairton
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clairton city
- Never married: 29.9%
- Now married: 43.3%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 11.3%
2.1% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.5% Latin
America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,108 (-11.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Clairton:
- UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MC
KEESPORT, PA)
- JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA)
- MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles;
MONONGAHELA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clairton:
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID:
AGC)
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clairton:
- ROSTRAVER (about 9 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; ID: FWQ)
- INTER COUNTY (about 9 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)
- FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 9 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA;
ID: G05)
Amtrak station near Clairton:
- 13 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clairton:
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 13 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 14
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 15
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
Public high school in Clairton:
- CLAIRTON HS (Students: 263; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clairton:
- CLAIRTON EL SCH (Students: 359; Grades: KG -
04)
- CLAIRTON MS (Students: 317; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Clairton:
- ST. CLARE OF ASSISI SCHOOL (Students: 144;
Location: 336 WILSON AVE.; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Clairton:
- CLAIRTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$141,664; Location: 616 MILLER AVE; 26,687 books; 806
audio materials; 2,419 video materials; 69 serial
subscriptions)
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