Is Derry Township (Westmoreland County), PA growing?

Derry Township (Westmoreland County), PA had an estimated 13,472 (±22) residents in 2020–2024, against 14,039 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −4.0%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 6,481 to 6,107 homes (−5.8%), a measurable decrease.

0.9% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
13,472 (±22)
Amount of change
−4.0%
Homes change
−5.8%
Built 2020 or later
0.9%

Residents and homes in Derry Township (Westmoreland County), 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents14,039 (±41)13,472 (±22)−4.0%Measurable decrease
Housing units6,481 (±208)6,107 (±263)−5.8%Measurable decrease
Households that rent16.6% (±3.1 points)23.2% (±4.0 points)+6.6 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Median gross rent$710 (±$74)$904 (±$129)+27.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$136,100 (±$6,476)$180,400 (±$11,670)+32.5%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Derry Township (Westmoreland County) against Westmoreland County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Derry Township (Westmoreland County)−4.0%Measurable decrease−5.8%
Westmoreland County0.0%Measurable decrease−1.0%
Pennsylvania+1.8%Measurable increase+2.0%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Derry Township (Westmoreland County)

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtDerry Township (Westmoreland County)Westmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
2020 or later0.9% (±0.6 points)0.7%1.0%2.0%
2010 to 20192.9% (±1.0 points)3.7%5.1%9.4%
2000 to 200910.1% (±3.1 points)7.4%8.1%13.6%

3.8% of the homes in Derry Township (Westmoreland County) were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 46.3 years.

Growth in places near Derry Township (Westmoreland County)

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Derry Township (Westmoreland County)—13,472−4.0%Measurable decrease
Derry2.9 mi2,614+2.9%Measurable increase
Blairsville4.8 mi3,215−1.3%Measurable decrease
Latrobe5.7 mi7,977+0.6%Not a measurable change
New Alexandria5.8 mi448−19.1%Not a measurable change
Lawson Heights6.9 mi2,213−13.7%Not a measurable change
Youngstown7.1 mi218−29.2%Not a measurable change
Burrell Township (Indiana County)7.4 mi3,467−16.8%Measurable decrease
Loyalhanna Township7.5 mi1,651−16.3%Measurable decrease

The figures for Derry Township (Westmoreland County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Loyalhanna.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Derry Township (Westmoreland County)

Is Derry Township (Westmoreland County) growing?

Derry Township (Westmoreland County), PA had an estimated 13,472 residents in 2020–2024 and 14,039 in 2015–2019, a change of −4.0%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Derry Township (Westmoreland County)?

The estimated number of housing units went from 6,481 in 2015–2019 to 6,107 in 2020–2024 (−5.8%), a measurable decrease.

How much new construction is there in Derry Township (Westmoreland County)?

0.9% of homes in Derry Township (Westmoreland County) were built in 2020 or later and 2.9% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Derry township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:18968, in state:42 county:129).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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