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Westmoreland County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Westmoreland County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Westmoreland County is a mid-sized Pennsylvania county of 353,345 residents with a predominantly domestic-born workforce (foreign-born at just 1.9%) and high school attainment at 95.4%, though bachelor's degree holders stand at 31.8%. The labor market carries a 4.8% unemployment rate and a median worker earnings figure of $45,219, supported by low housing costs—median home value of $193,100 and median gross rent of $843/month—alongside a 78.4% homeownership rate. The county's population has edged down 0.4% over five years and carries a median age of 47.2, with a labor force participation rate of 60.8% and a poverty rate of 10.0%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

350,935

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$74,109

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Westmoreland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone323,709 (91.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,148 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,340 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,927 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone3,406 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,600 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,783
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,735
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic736
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)735
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic633

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

21,091

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,998

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$42,132

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance42,363
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)24,421
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)20,695
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services16,755
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services12,995

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations69,874
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations33,896
  3. 3.Service Occupations26,397
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations25,870
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations14,094

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)24,983
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.26×)4,980
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)20,778
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)8,982
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)42,707

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$843/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99917,299 (14.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99915,995 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99912,092 (9.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99911,937 (9.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9999,034 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9999,005 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone129,268 (77.2%)
  • Worked At Home22,256 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled10,997 (6.6%)
  • Walked2,763 (1.6%)
  • Other1,107 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit895 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.