Official Name: | East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 40.5983°N -79.5619°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Name2: | Westmoreland |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | December 18, 1901 |
Government Type: | Borough council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Barbara Sharp |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.38 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.33 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Elevation Ft: | 814 |
Population Total: | 602 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 1842.46 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 4777.78 |
Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
Postal Code: | 15629 |
Website: | Official borough website |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-21976 |
East Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 601 at the 2020 census.[2]
East Vandergrift is located at 40.5983°N -79.5619°W (40.598412, -79.561964).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.1sqmi, of which 0.1sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (14.29%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 742 people, 333 households, and 204 families living in the borough. The population density was 6091.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 375 housing units at an average density of 3078.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.60% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, and 0.13% from two or more races.
There were 333 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $25,817, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,611. About 14.4% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.