Bessemer Borough, Pennsylvania

Bessemer Borough is a United States borough located in the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. As per the 2000 census, borough has a population of 1172 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1096, It is the 826th most populous in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has total area of 1.73 sq mi (4.48 kmē), of which, 1.67 square miles (4.33 kmē) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 kmē) of it is water, it is the 450th largest by area in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1172 residents, 480 households, and 345 families in the borough. The population density was 701.1 people per square mile (270.7/kmē), it is the 314th least populated borough in terms of population density. There were 496 housing units at an average density of 297 per square mile (114.67/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median age is 40.3 years, The median age of males was 38.9 years, for females the median age was 42 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 98.55% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0.43% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.51% from two or more races and 0% Other races.

Bessemer borough Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bessemer borough Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bessemer Borough Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $30781, making it the 454th poorest borough by median household income among the Pennsylvania. The median income for a family in the borough was $35250, it is the 265th poorest borough in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the borough was $15677, making it the 430th lowest borough by per capita income in Pennsylvania. The median income is $20699, The median income for males was $28657, compared to $12976 for females.

In 2000, 230 pupils and students, of which 46.09% are male and 53.91% are female, 19.62% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.22% nursery or pri school, 6.96% kindergarten, 55.22% elementary school, 18.7% high school and 13.91% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1172
April 2000 Estimate1172
July 2000 Estimate1171
July 2001 Estimate1161
July 2002 Estimate1151
July 2003 Estimate1139
July 2004 Estimate1129
July 2005 Estimate1116
July 2006 Estimate1107
July 2007 Estimate1103
July 2008 Estimate1096
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7512
Kindergarten11516
Elementary school5671127
High school202343
College or graduate school122032
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bessemer borough, Pennsylvania$30781$35250$15677
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania$33152$41463$16835
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587