HostetterPA
The town was settled in 1890 and has 453 residents today.
Is Hostetter a good place to live?
Hostetter’s average trip to work is 11 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Hostetter. Hostetter has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
453 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hostetter: who provides what
Hostetter is unincorporated, so Westmoreland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hostetter.
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 31% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 29% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Hostetter’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hostetter | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 34.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a very low hazard risk in Hostetter: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. 85% of Hostetter’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hostetter has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Unity Township (21%), Greensburg (10%) and Latrobe (9%). The share of residents in Hostetter who live below the poverty line is 17%.
| Hostetter | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Hostetter’s year
Hostetter’s midsummer high is put at 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hostetter is
Among adults in Hostetter, 23% get no exercise outside work. In Hostetter, 18% of adults binge drink, and 17% say their health is fair or poor.
| Hostetter | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hostetter | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.8% | 64.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Hostetter sells for about $462K
For households in Hostetter, the share who live in a home they own is 65%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fallingwater and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hostetter. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw29 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
35 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
34 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Hostetter
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hostetter
About 1 of every 100 Hostetter residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Hostetter for work
Where Hostetter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hostetter
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Hostetter is a census-designated place located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near Pennsylvania Route 981. As of the 2010 census the population was 740 residents.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
- ZIP code
- 15638
Questions about Hostetter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hostetter, PA a good place to live?
Hostetter has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.