West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute's Living Circumstances

Laurel Highlands School District Overview

West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute located in Laurel Highlands School District area. A total of 9,744 households are located in Laurel Highlands School District area. Among them, 2,344 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,761 and 4,392 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.16% (36) of residents are non-citizens and 2.47% (543) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Laurel Highlands School District, Pennsylvania
Household	9,744
Population	21,948
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,344 (24.06%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,761
Total Students	4,392
Pre-Kindergarten	249
Kindergarten	223
Grade 1-8	1,975
Grade 9-12	1,156
College/Graduate School	789
Veterans	18,314
Non-citizen	36
Non-English Home Language	543
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

18,931 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,785 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,785 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 9,151 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Laurel Highlands School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,959	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,731	86.29%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	735	8.20%
Public transportation	23	0.26%
Walked	140	1.56%
Other method	22	0.25%
Worked from home	308	3.44%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,151	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,218	35.17%
Service	1,328	14.51%
Sales and office	1,985	21.69%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,006	10.99%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,614	17.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,151	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	266	2.91%
Construction	711	7.77%
Manufacturing	984	10.75%
Wholesale trade	272	2.97%
Retail trade	1,302	14.23%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	633	6.92%
Information	197	2.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	343	3.75%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	553	6.04%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,630	28.74%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	529	5.78%
Other services, except public administration	396	4.33%
Public administration	335	3.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,151	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,766	84.87%
Government workers	945	10.33%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	426	4.66%
Unpaid family workers	14	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $74,271 for the 9,744 households in Laurel Highlands School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $35,642. 21,016 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.14%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,744	-
Less than $10,000	754	7.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	535	5.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,226	12.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,079	11.07%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,321	13.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,622	16.65%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,234	12.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,202	12.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	308	3.16%
More than $200,000	463	4.75%
Median Household Income	$49,406	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$74,271	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,909	-
Less than $10,000	262	4.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	114	1.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	398	6.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	615	10.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	747	12.64%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,085	18.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	913	15.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,088	18.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	286	4.84%
More than $200,000	401	6.79%

Median Family Income	$67,460	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$93,282	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,642	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$55,994	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$55,994	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,090	-
With health insurance coverage	21,016	95.14%
Public coverage	9,542	43.20%
Private health insurance	15,517	70.24%
Without health insurance coverage	1,074	4.86%

Housing

There are 11,099 housing units in Laurel Highlands School District area, Pennsylvania with 9,744 units (87.79%) occupied. 7,418 houses (76.13%) are occupied by owner and 2,326 houses (23.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $121,700 and the average rental cost is $702. 300 houses (2.70%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,572 houses (32.18%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,099	-
Occupied	9,744	87.79%
Owner Occupied	7,418	76.13%
Renter Occupied	2,326	23.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,222	74.08%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	627	5.65%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,475	13.29%
Mobile Homes	765	6.89%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,099	-
Built 2014 or later	300	2.70%
Built 2010 - 2013	78	0.70%
Built 2000 - 2009	866	7.80%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,185	10.68%
Built 1980 - 1989	915	8.24%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,465	13.20%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,028	9.26%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,690	15.23%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,572	32.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,099	-
1 room	290	2.61%
2 rooms	95	0.86%
3 rooms	357	3.22%
4 rooms	1,640	14.78%
5 rooms	2,153	19.40%
6 rooms	2,617	23.58%
7 rooms	1,911	17.22%
8 rooms	1,010	9.10%
9 rooms or more	1,026	9.24%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,099	-
no bedroom	290	2.61%
1 bedroom	664	5.98%
2 bedrooms	3,358	30.25%
3 bedrooms	5,172	46.60%
4 bedrooms	1,239	11.16%
5 bedrooms or more	376	3.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,418	-
Less than $50,000	1,115	15.03%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,072	27.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,204	16.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,167	15.73%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,010	13.62%
$300,000 - $499,999	728	9.81%
$500,000 - $999,999	112	1.51%
$1,000,000 or more	10	0.13%
Median House Value	$121,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,027	-
Less than $500	440	21.71%
$500 - $999	1,288	63.54%
$1,000 - $1,499	229	11.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	70	3.45%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$702	-

Demographic

A total of 22,593 people lives in Laurel Highlands School District area, Pennsylvania with 10,599 male and 11,994 female. The males to female ratio is 46.91 to 53.09. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	22,593	-
Male	10,599	46.91%
Female	11,994	53.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,593	-
Under 5 years	1,016	4.50%
5 - 9 years	1,264	5.59%
10 - 14 years	1,126	4.98%
15 - 19 years	1,376	6.09%
20 - 24 years	928	4.11%
25 - 34 years	2,679	11.86%
35 - 44 years	2,338	10.35%
45 - 54 years	2,810	12.44%
55 - 59 years	1,832	8.11%
60 - 64 years	1,976	8.75%
65 - 74 years	3,038	13.45%
75 - 84 years	1,399	6.19%
85 years and older	811	3.59%
Median Age	47.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,593	-
One Race	22,302	98.71%
White	21,432	94.86%
Black or African American	629	2.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.07%
Asian	140	0.62%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.06%
Other	72	0.32%

Two or more races	291	1.29%
White and Black or African American	72	0.32%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	166	0.73%
White and Asian	22	0.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%