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Moving to Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

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Population: 3,068. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,210 (+4.6% change)
Males: 1,337 (43.6%), Females: 1,731 (56.4%)

Butler County

Zip code: 16057

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.6 years
Median household income: $24,554
Median house value: $91,900

Population by Race

Races in Slippery Rock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (15.5%), Italian (14.1%), English (11.3%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Polish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1302 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Slippery Rock

  • High school or higher: 90.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.8%
  • Unemployed: 18.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Slippery Rock borough

  • Never married: 60.8%
  • Now married: 30.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 2.6%

6.3% Foreign born (3.5% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Slippery Rock:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Slippery Rock:

  • VENANGO REGIONAL (about 26 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
  • YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 45 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Slippery Rock:

  • GROVE CITY (about 10 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 29D)
  • BUTLER FARM SHOW (about 16 miles; BUTLER, PA; Abbreviation: 3G9)
  • ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 20 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Slippery Rock:

  • SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Full-time enrollment: 6,399; Location: 308 Old Main; Public; Website: www.sru.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Slippery Rock:

  • GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • GENEVA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 43 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 43 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)

Schools

Public high school in Slippery Rock:

  • SLIPPERY ROCK AREA HS (Students: 795; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Slippery Rock:

  • SLIPPERY ROCK AREA MS (Students: 639; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SLIPPERY ROCK AREA EL SCH (Students: 493; Grades: KG – 05)

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