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Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

City in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · ZIP 15068

  • Westmoreland County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 4 public schools
  • 11,542 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 5,152Households
  • $81,860Median household income
  • $189,700Median home value
  • 4Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Lower Burrell

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Population, 2000 to 2020−6.7%
11.5k12k12.5k13k2000: 12,60820002010: 11,76120102020: 11,758202012,60811,758
Population of Lower Burrell at each census
CensusPopulation
200012,608
201011,761
202011,758

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Lower Burrell
Under $50k32.3%
$50k to $100k30.5%
$100k to $150k20.3%
$150k to $200k12.1%
$200k and over4.8%

Median household income $81,860 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Lower Burrell
Owner occupied
4,397 units
Renter occupied
755 units
Vacancy rate
2.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Lower Burrell compared with its county and state
Lower Burrell compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureLower BurrellWestmoreland CountyPennsylvania
Population11,659353,34512,986,518
Median household income$81,860$72,468$76,081
Median age47.547.140.9
Median home value$189,700$193,100$240,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher32.0%31.8%34.5%
Foreign-born residents0.6%1.8%7.4%
Owner-occupied homes85.3%78.3%69.3%
Mean commute to work25.6 minutes27.1 minutes26.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Lower Burrell4
Public schools in Lower Burrell, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Bon Air El SchPublicK–3Burrell SD
Stewart El SchPublic4–5Burrell SD
Charles A Huston MSPublic6–8Burrell SD
Burrell HSPublic9–12Burrell SD

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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