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Population (year 2000): 1,238. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,194 (-3.6% change)
Males: 539 (43.5%), Females: 699 (56.5%)
Blair County
Zip code:
16635
Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $31,532 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,200 (year 2000)
Races in Duncansville:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (41.1%), Irish (19.3%),
English (7.9%), Italian (6.9%), United States (6.3%), Polish
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1015 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Duncansville
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Duncansville borough
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Duncansville:
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALTOONA,
PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (about 7
miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- NASON HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ROARING SPRING, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Duncansville:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 13 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 30 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 51 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duncansville:
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 4 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID: 7G4)
- COVE VALLEY (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
- EBENSBURG (about 24 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; ID: 9G8)
Amtrak station near Duncansville:
- 7 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call
for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Duncansville:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 8 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
3,516)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 32 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 51 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 69
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 81 miles; Shepherdstown, WV;
FT enrollment: 3,576)
Private high school in Duncansville:
- BLAIR COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 161;
Location: P O BOX 840; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Duncansville:
- FOOT OF TEN EL SCH (Students: 525; Grades: KG
- 06)
- ALLEGHENY EL SCH #1 (Students: 205; Grades:
01 - 06)
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