West Leechburg, Pennsylvania

West Leechburg is located at 40°37′56″N 79°37′2″W (40.632129, -79.617137).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 1,290 people, 542 households, and 405 families living in the borough. The population density was 1,388.3 people per square mile (535.6/km²). There were 573 housing units at an average density of 616.7 per square mile (237.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.47% White, 0.14% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.62%.[5]

There were 542 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.0% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median household income was $38,167 and the median family income was $44,000. Males had a median income of $40,875 versus $21,944 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,192. The median education level of residents was twice that of the state average, with a high per capita level employed in military, department of defense and robotics related occupations.

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