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Moving to Blain, Pennsylvania

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Population: 252. Estimated population in July 2024: 246 (-2.4% change)
Males: 125 (49.6%), Females: 127 (50.4%)

Perry County

Zip code: 17006

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $32,500
Median house value: $65,800

Population by Race

Races in Blain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Black (3.6%)

Ancestries: United States (31.7%), German (21.8%), Irish (13.5%), English (3.2%), Italian (2.4%), Welsh (2.0%).

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blain

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blain borough

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 71.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 4.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blain:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blain:

  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 41 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 47 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blain:

  • EWT 4 (about 6 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; Abbreviation: 02P)
  • MIFFLINTOWN (about 20 miles; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: P34)
  • SHIPPENSBURG (about 21 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N42)

Amtrak station near Blain:

  • 18 miles: LEWISTON (LEWISTOWN, HELEN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blain:

  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 41 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 44 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 55 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)

Public primary/middle school in Blain:

  • BLAIN EL SCH (Students: 313; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Blain:

  • CLARKS RUN SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: BOX 80; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • FOWLERS HOLLOW SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: RD 1 BOX 150; Grades: 1 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Blain:

  • COMMUNITY LIB OF W PERRY CO (Operating income: $35,488; Location: P O BOX 56; 7,412 books; 81 audio materials; 152 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

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