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Population (year 2000): 8,994. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,654 (-3.8% change)
Males: 4,211 (46.8%), Females: 4,783 (53.2%)
Westmoreland County
Zip code:
15650
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $33,268 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,200 (year 2000)
Races in Latrobe:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Ancestries: German (30.5%), Italian (19.8%),
Irish (16.2%), Polish (9.6%), Slovak (7.9%), English (7.2%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Latrobe
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Latrobe city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -493 (-5.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Latrobe:
- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL (121 WEST 2ND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Latrobe:
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF GREENSBRG (about 12
miles; GREENSBURG, PA)
- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
GREENSBURG, PA)
- TORRANCE STATE HOSP (about 13 miles; TORRANCE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Latrobe:
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 4 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 38 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 38 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Latrobe:
- GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 16 miles;
JEANNETTE, PA; ID: 5G8)
- MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 19 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, PA; ID: P45)
- W.P.H.S. (about 19 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID:
P99)
Amtrak station:
LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting
area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Latrobe:
- SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,141; Location: 300 FRASER PURCHASE RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.stvincent.edu)
- SAINT VINCENT SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 91;
Location: 300 FRASER PURCHASE RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website:
benedictine.stvincent.edu/seminary; Offers Master's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Latrobe:
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 29 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 36 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 43 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Latrobe:
- GREATER LATROBE SHS (Students: 1,039; Grades:
10 - 12)
Private high school in Latrobe:
- BIBLE BAPTIST CHRST ACADEMY (Students: 41;
Location: RD 5 BOX 133; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Latrobe:
- GREATER LATROBE JHS (Students: 1,111; Grades:
07 - 09)
- LATROBE EL SCH (Students: 850; Grades: KG -
06)
- BAGGALEY EL SCH (Students: 681; Grades: KG -
06)
- RIDGEVIEW ACADEMY CS (Students: 218; Grades:
06 - 12)
- LOYALHANNA EL SCH (Students: 131; Grades: PK
- 01)
- EASTERN WESTMORELAND CTC (Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Latrobe:
- CHRIST THE DIVINE TEACHER SCHO (Students:
349; Location: 323 CHESTNUT STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- NEW HORIZONS SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location:
310 LIGONIERE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Latrobe:
- ADAMS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$788,129; Location: 1112 LIGONIER ST; 116,281 books;
3,788 audio materials; 794 video materials; 211 serial
subscriptions)
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