W Leechburg's Livability
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Amenities
About W Leechburg, PA
W Leechburg, PA is located in Armstrong County in the state of Pennsylvania.
The total City Population for W Leechburg is about 10,298 with about 274 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $126,100, which is roughly 29% lower than the Average Home Value of $178,061 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 42% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $59,219, which is roughly 10% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,082 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 9% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.34Male Population Estimate: 49.1%
Female Population Estimate: 50.9%
Median Age: 44.8
Male Median Age: 43.4
Female Median Age: 46.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:1.72%
Hispanic:0.63%
Asian:0.37%
Indian:0.36%
Other:0.21%
Hawaiian:0.02%
Voting
![Bob Casey Jr.](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bob_casey_jr.jpg)
![John Fetterman](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_fetterman.jpg)
![Josh Shapiro](/assets/images/politicians/governors/josh_shapiro.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 23.25%
Libertarian: 1.17%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Leechburg specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Armstrong County: About 2.79528 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Armstrong County: About 108.066 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Armstrong County is about 29% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 62% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Leechburg is about 5.3%.
Pennsylvania is ranked #30 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 38.46 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 20.1The average living wage for the state of Pennsylvania is $29.08/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage score of 16.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.83/hr, which gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 21.41 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Pennsylvania is $157.74, resulting in a UI benefit score of 20.67 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Pennsylvania does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Pennsylvania does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Pennsylvania does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Pennsylvania does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Pennsylvania does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Pennsylvania does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Pennsylvania does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Pennsylvania does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Pennsylvania does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Pennsylvania does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Pennsylvania does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Pennsylvania does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Pennsylvania does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 15656Latitude: 40.639936
Longitude: -79.621119
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 871.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 724