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Population (year 2000): 5,528. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,324 (-3.7% change)
Males: 2,525 (45.7%), Females: 3,003 (54.3%)
Blair County
Zip code:
16686
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $29,393 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,200 (year 2000)
Races in Tyrone:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (28.1%), Irish (11.8%),
United States (11.2%), Italian (6.5%), English (5.4%), Dutch
(3.5%).
Elevation: 896 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tyrone
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tyrone borough
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -266 (-4.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Tyrone:
- TYRONE HOSP (CLAY AVE EXTENSION)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tyrone:
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- PHILIPSBURG AREA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
PHILIPSBURG, PA)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ALTOONA,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tyrone:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 28 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 31 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 49 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tyrone:
- COVE VALLEY (about 16 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
- MID-STATE (about 19 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: PSB)
- ALBERT (about 21 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: 1N3)
Amtrak station:
TYRONE (10TH & LOGAN AVE.). Services: public payphones, free
short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tyrone:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 16 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
3,516)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 28
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 51 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 62 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 66
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 67
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
Public high school in Tyrone:
- TYRONE AREA HS (Students: 661; Grades: 09 -
12)
Private high school in Tyrone:
- THE GRIER SCHOOL (Students: 167; Location: P
O BOX 308; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Tyrone:
- TYRONE AREA EL SCH (Students: 799; Grades: KG
- 05)
- TYRONE AREA MS (Students: 493; Grades: 06 -
08)
Private primary/middle schools in Tyrone:
- ST MATTHEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: 1105 CAMERON AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- WHITE OAK SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: BOX
342; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Tyrone:
- TYRONE-SNYDER TWNSHP PUB LIB (Operating
income: $97,202; Location: 1019 LOGAN AVE; 21,991 books;
525 audio materials; 198 video materials; 59 serial
subscriptions)
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