For population 25 years and over in Arlington Heights:
High school or higher: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Arlington Heights CDP:
Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 58.5%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 8.5%
294 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 0.6% Africa, 0.6% Latin America).
This place:
5.7%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,791 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,071 (1.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (27.4 miles , pop. 71,329).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (56.6 miles , pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (66.5 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Arlington Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/21/1976, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the Arlington Heights place center causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 21.4 miles away from the place center injured 2 peopleand caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Arlington Heights-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the city center On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from Arlington Heights center On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.9 miles away from the city center On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from the city center On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from Arlington Heights center On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Arlington Heights:
POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA)
EASTON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; EASTON, PA)
PALMERTON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; PALMERTON, PA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arlington Heights:
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 2 miles; East Stroudsburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,251)
Lafayette College (about 21 miles; Easton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,365)
Centenary College (about 23 miles; Hackettstown, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,358)
Northampton County Area Community College (about 24 miles; Bethlehem, PA; FT enrollment: 5,423)
Sussex County Community College (about 24 miles; Newton, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,461)
Lehigh University (about 29 miles; Bethlehem, PA; FT enrollment: 5,788)
Lehigh Carbon Community College (about 32 miles; Schnecksville, PA; FT enrollment: 3,422)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.4. This is about average.
City:
28.4
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.58. This is about average.Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.58
U.S.:
9.59
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.21. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.21
U.S.:
2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.6. This is about average.Closest monitor was 18.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
18.6
U.S.:
22.1
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.4%
(3.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.2% for Black residents, 9.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 28.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.6 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
68.6%
Whole state:
67.5%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.0%
Whole state:
5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Arlington Heights (based on Monroe County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.28%
Here
45.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Church of Christ
Adherents
61.9%
11.2%
10.9%
2.8%
2.7%
Congregations
13.5%
23.6%
14.6%
6.7%
6.7%
Name
Assemblies of God
Episcopal Church
The Wesleyan Church
Jewish
Other
Adherents
2.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
4.6%
Congregations
4.5%
2.2%
2.2%
1.1%
24.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 29
Monroe County:
1.76 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
Monroe County:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
Monroe County:
2.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 143
Here:
8.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.0%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Monroe County:
27.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.9%
State:
11.5%
8.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,795 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.18%
Pennsylvania average:
4.99%
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)
Monroe County:
0.06%
Pennsylvania average:
0.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
