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Hunker, PA

Population (year 2000): 329. Estimated population in July 2005: 319 (-3.0% change)
Males: 166 (50.5%), Females: 163 (49.5%)

Westmoreland County

Zip code: 15639

Median resident age: 43.9 years
Median household income: $40,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,800 (year 2000)

Races in Hunker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (28.6%), Irish (15.5%), English (11.6%), Dutch (8.8%), United States (8.2%), Italian (7.0%).

Elevation: 935 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Hunker

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hunker borough

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 0.7%

2.4% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.9% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.3%).

Hospitals/medical centers near Hunker:
  • FRICK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF GREENSBRG (about 9 miles; GREENSBURG, PA)
  • WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GREENSBURG, PA)

 
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hunker:
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 16 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 44 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hunker:
  • W.P.H.S. (about 10 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID: P99)
  • MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 10 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID: P45)
  • GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 12 miles; JEANNETTE, PA; ID: 5G8)

 
Amtrak stations near Hunker:
  • 9 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 13 miles: CONNELLSVILLE (FRONT & WATER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hunker:
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
Private high school in Hunker:
 
  • YOUNGWOOD BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: RD1 BOX 551; Grades: PK - 12)

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