Population: 1,258. Estimated population in July 2020: 1,195 (-5.0% change)
Males: 596 (47.4%), Females: 662 (52.6%)
Zip code: 15926
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $26,581
Median house value: $48,100
Races in Central City:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
Ancestries: German (21.1%), Polish (13.8%), Slovak (11.5%), Hungarian (7.2%), Irish (6.3%), United States (5.5%).
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Central City
- High school or higher: 75.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Central City borough
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 6.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Central City:
- WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WINDBER, PA)
- CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central City:
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 36 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 43 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central City:
- INDIAN LAKE (about 5 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 5G2)
- SOMERSET COUNTY (about 15 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)
- BEDFORD COUNTY (about 22 miles; BEDFORD, PA; Abbreviation: HMZ)
Amtrak station near Central City:
- 18 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central City:
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 40 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 76 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)