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Luzerne County

Population in July 2007: 26,162.
Males: 13,534  (51.7%)
Females: 12,628  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18612.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,024 (it was $49,298 in 2000)
Back Mountain:  $61,024
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,072 (it was $118,700 in 2000)
Back Mountain:  $159,072
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $208,335; Detached houses: $224,326; Townhouses or other attached units: $254,506; In 2-unit structures: $157,835; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,572; Mobile homes: $28,891

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Races in Back Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Black (4.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Back Mountain: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (18.6%), German (18.6%), Irish (15.5%), English (10.6%), Italian (10.4%), Welsh (8.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 107.0 square miles.

Population density: 245 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Back Mountain

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Back Mountain CDP

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

459 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Back Mountain:  1.4% ($1,696)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (17.0 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (101.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dallas borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Courtdale borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Harveys Lake borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Luzerne borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Pringle borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Larksville borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Edwardsville borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Swoyersville borough, PA (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.32 N, Longitude: 75.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -6,881 (-25.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,695 (14.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



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Back Mountain-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Back Mountain place center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/6/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Back Mountain:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 6 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Back Mountain:
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 18 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)

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Notable locations in Back Mountain: Suttons Creek (A), Overbrook Gun Club (B), Irem Temple Country Club (C), Wilkes Barre Filtration Plant (D), Twin Oaks Golf Course (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Back Mountain include: Bunker Hill Church (A), Carverton Church (B), Dymond Hollow Church (C), East Dallas Church (D), Weavertown Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Parks Cemetery (1), Fern Knoll Cemetery (2), Fern Brook Cemetery (3), Bronson Cemetery (4), Evergreen Cemetery (5), Valley View Cemetery (6), Mount Carmel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Smith Pond (A), Silkworth, Lake (B), Simms Pond (C), Lake Louise (D), Lake Manjo (E), Huntsville Reservoir (F), Lake Catalpa (G), Frances Slocum Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fades Creek (A), East Fork Harveys Creek (B), Drakes Creek (C), Cider Run (D), Trout Brook (E), Butternut Run (F), Bear Hollow Creek (G), Browns Creek (H), Huntsville Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Back Mountain include: Frances Slocum State Park (1), Pine Brook Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Back Mountain, PA


People in group quarters in Back Mountain
  • 1871 people in state prisons
  • 486 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 386 people in nursing homes
  • 41 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 18 people in religious group quarters
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill


Back Mountain compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Back Mountain

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Adherents69.0%10.2%5.1%2.3%2.0%
Congregations29.8%19.3%7.2%6.9%5.2%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.2%0.8%0.8%7.5%
Congregations3.3%2.8%3.0%1.7%20.7%
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.


3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.58%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA  0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.14% ($31,690)


3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.63%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA  0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.19% ($31,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in Back Mountain:
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Back Mountain:
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WRGN (88.1 FM; SWEET VALLEY, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Back Mountain:
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$148,446324$171,320445$121,891177$44,12848$133,78719$48,156
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$172,50054$151,32792$124,18020$49,2484$114,7487$24,857
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$104,50060$108,513343$152,581106$56,56516$118,12321$42,190
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$133,99343$156,810134$148,05619$88,4697$109,9990$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$014$143,85333$170,8754$120,7380$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2112.01 , 2112.02, 2112.03, 2113.01, 2113.02, 2113.04, 2114.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED82$155,34725$159,5155$101,4000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$160,6648$223,7401$297,0001$102,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$130,5000$01$99,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$155,2451$104,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$99,0000$01$99,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2112.01 , 2112.02, 2112.03, 2113.01, 2113.02, 2113.04, 2114.00

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