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Population (year 2000): 2,991. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,869 (-4.1% change)
Males: 1,419 (47.4%), Females: 1,572 (52.6%)
Zip code:
15627
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $29,785 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,300 (year 2000)
Races in Derry:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (34.6%), Irish (21.4%),
Italian (15.0%), English (11.9%), Polish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish
(4.6%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Derry
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Derry borough
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Derry:
- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LATROBE, PA)
- TORRANCE STATE HOSP (about 8 miles; TORRANCE, PA)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF GREENSBRG (about 17
miles; GREENSBURG, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Derry:
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 9 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 33 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 43 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Derry:
- GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 21 miles;
JEANNETTE, PA; ID: 5G8)
- MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 23 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, PA; ID: P45)
- W.P.H.S. (about 23 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID:
P99)
Amtrak stations near Derry:
- 6 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service
food facilities, call for taxi service.
- 18 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Derry:
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 25 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 31 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 45
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 48 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Derry:
- DERRY AREA SHS (Students: 901; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Derry:
- GRANDVIEW EL SCH (Students: 758; Grades: 02 -
05)
- DERRY AREA MS (Students: 729; Grades: 06 -
08)
Private primary/middle school in Derry:
- DERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 121;
Location: RD 1 BOX 176C; Grades: PK - 8)
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