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Population (year 2000): 1,756. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,666 (-5.1% change)
Males: 825 (47.0%), Females: 931 (53.0%)
Cambria County
Zip code:
16641
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $32,386 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,000 (year 2000)
Races in Gallitzin:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (30.6%), Irish (24.7%),
Polish (21.6%), Italian (18.2%), United States (4.3%), English
(4.2%).
Elevation: 2167 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gallitzin
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gallitzin borough
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 47.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -224 (-11.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gallitzin:
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ALTOONA,
PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (about 12
miles; ALTOONA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gallitzin:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 22 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 24 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 53 miles; DU BOIS,
PA; ID: DUJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gallitzin:
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 10 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID:
7G4)
- EBENSBURG (about 15 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; ID: 9G8)
- COVE VALLEY (about 23 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
Amtrak station near Gallitzin:
- 11 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
Gallitzin:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 11 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
3,516)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 26 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 42 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 76 miles;
CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
Public primary/middle school in Gallitzin:
- PENN CAMBRIA MS (Students: 480; Grades: 06 -
08)
Private primary/middle school in Gallitzin:
- ST PATRICK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 69;
Location: 825 CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Gallitzin:
- GALLITZIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$36,568; Location: 411 CONVENT STREET; 11,688 books; 177
audio materials; 15 video materials; 48 serial
subscriptions)
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