West Hills, Pennsylvania

West Hills is located at 40°49′28″N 79°32′34″W (40.824475, -79.542873).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (5.97%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 1,229 people, 501 households, and 390 families living in the CDP. The population density was 371.8 people per square mile (143.4/km²). There were 517 housing units at an average density of 156.4/sq mi (60.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.27% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24%.[2]

There were 501 households, 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 21.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median household income was $33,398 and the median family income was $47,685. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $22,647 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,132. About 6.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.