Lower Burrell

Population: 11,659
Median household income: $81,860
Median home value: $189,700

Located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Lower Burrell is a community with a population of 11,659. Its median household income of $81,860 runs above the Westmoreland County figure of $72,468.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lower Burrell's population grew 3.8% from 11,229 to 11,659, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $143,800 to $189,700.

83.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,659
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $81,860
Median home value: $189,700
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 5,280
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,22911,659

Median household income

$64,696$81,860

Median home value

$143,800$189,700

Median gross rent

$752$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,229	$64,696	$143,800	$752
2020	11,158	$64,052	$154,200	$742
2021	11,703	$72,922	$158,900	$778
2022	11,701	$78,639	$180,700	$790
2023	11,659	$81,860	$189,700	$876

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	605	5.2%
5 to 17	1,648	14.1%
18 to 24	543	4.7%
25 to 34	1,271	10.9%
35 to 44	1,307	11.2%
45 to 54	1,666	14.3%
55 to 64	1,670	14.3%
65 to 74	1,642	14.1%
75 and over	1,307	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,138	95.5%
Black or African American	93	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	49	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	258	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	308	3.5%
High school graduate	2,771	31.3%
Some college or associate's	2,946	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,788	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,050	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,255	80.9%
Carpooled	301	5.7%
Public transit	31	0.6%
Walked	64	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	538	10.2%
Other means	71	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,208	25.6%
15 to 29 min	1,448	30.7%
30 to 44 min	1,115	23.6%
45 to 59 min	671	14.2%
60+ min	280	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 7.5% (866 of 11,476)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,295	64.0%
Nonfamily households	1,857	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,152	97.6%
Vacant	128	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,397	85.3%
Renter-occupied	755	14.7%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,407	83.5%
1-unit, attached	330	6.3%
2 to 4 units	78	1.5%
5 to 19 units	145	2.7%
20 or more units	254	4.8%
Mobile home & other	66	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4244864
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 40.5833, -79.7180