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Westmoreland County, PA

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Overview for Westmoreland County, PA
Part of: Pittsburgh PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Pittsburgh-New Castle PA, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Westmoreland County Westmoreland County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 1,025.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 353.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 1.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 2.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.41 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $48,769. Per capita income grew by 18.3% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 362,251 Covered Employment 136,189
   Growth (%) since 1990 -2.2%    Average wage per job $37,252
Households (2000) 149,813 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 14.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 189,335    Average wage per job $48,769
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 6.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $38,650    Average wage per job $36,607
Median Household Income (2008) $46,994 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 14.0%
Poverty Rate (2008) 10.0    Average wage per job $33,813
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 85.6 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.4%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 20.2    Average wage per job $46,363

  

 

 

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