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Luzerne County

Population in 2011: 257. Population change since 2000: -9.5%
 

Males: 126  (49.0%)
Females: 131  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  54.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  43.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $148,413 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
Bear Creek Village:

$148,413
Pennsylvania:

$49,520
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $72,829

Bear Creek Village borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $435,039 (it was $232,600 in 2000)
Bear Creek Village:

$435,039
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $447,491; Detached houses: $447,491

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,156.

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  • White alone - 253 (98.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.8%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.4%)
  • Two or more races - 1 (0.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bear Creek Village: 99.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), English (17.6%), German (17.6%), Italian (14.8%), Polish (11.6%), Scottish (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 1.85 square miles.

Population density: 139 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bear Creek Village:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 35.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Creek Village borough:

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 73.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 3.5%

16 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

This borough:  5.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,964 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,750 (1.2%)
Bear Creek Village satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (16.4 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (87.5 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (87.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Penn Lake Park borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Laurel Run borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (2.6 miles ), Laflin borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Wilkes-Barre, PA (2.8 miles ), Ashley borough, PA (2.8 miles ), East Side borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Yatesville borough, PA (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 41.18 N, Longitude: 75.75 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

9.9%
Pennsylvania:

8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+38.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Wholesale trade (18%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Information (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (46%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Wholesale trade (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Retail trade (4%)
  • Information (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (11%)
  • Top executives (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Lawyers (7%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Social scientists and related workers (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)

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Average climate in Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania

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Tornado activity:

Bear Creek Village-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Bear Creek Village borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category F3 tornado 29.1 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bear Creek Village-area historical earthquake activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 92% 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 60.8 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 60.6 miles away from Bear Creek Village 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 52.3 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 93.2 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 76.3 miles away from Bear Creek Village 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 Luzerne County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Creek Village:

  • GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 10 miles away; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • WILKES BARRE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 10 miles away; WILKES-BARRE, PA)
  • WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; WILKES-BARRE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Bear Creek Village, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Creek Village:

  • King's College (about 9 miles; Wilkes Barre, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
  • Wilkes University (about 9 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,593)
  • Luzerne County Community College (about 13 miles; Nanticoke, PA; FT enrollment: 3,717)
  • University of Scranton (about 17 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 4,839)
  • Marywood University (about 19 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,591)
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 33 miles; East Stroudsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,251)
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College (about 37 miles; Schnecksville, PA; FT enrollment: 3,422)

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Reservoir: Bear Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tenmile Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Luzerne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  CO  SO2 NO2 Ozone  PM10 PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.0. This is about average.
City:

31.0
U.S.:

32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0418. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.0418
U.S.:

0.3342
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.80. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

2.80
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.2
U.S.:

9.4
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

14.8
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.33. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.33
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.3%
(1.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This borough:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  67.2%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Bear Creek Village compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Bear Creek Village travel time to work - commute
Bear Creek Village mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Wood (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:


2008 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Bear Creek Village (based on Luzerne County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.22%
Here60.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

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%
NameJewishAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents1.8%1.2%1.2%0.8%6.4%
Congregations1.7%3.3%2.8%3.0%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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 65
Luzerne County:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34
Luzerne County:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 96
Here:

3.08 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 294
Here:

9.42 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Luzerne County:

9.6%
State:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Luzerne County:

27.4%
State:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

9.6%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,800
Totals for Government 0$0 1$1,800

Bear Creek Village government finances in 2002:

  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $26,000 ($101.17)
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $46,000 ($178.99)
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($50.58)
    Central Staff Services: $12,000 ($46.69)
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000 ($31.13)
    Fire Protection: $5,000 ($19.46)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($15.56)
    Financial Administration: $2,000 ($7.78)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($3.89)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,000 ($62.26)
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $25,000 ($97.28)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,000 ($42.80)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000 ($116.73)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($23.35)
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($3.89)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $134,000 ($521.40)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000 ($50.58)
    Housing & Community Development: $4,000 ($15.56)
    All Other: $3,000 ($11.67)
  • Tax - Individual Income: $48,000 ($186.77)
    NEC: $9,000 ($35.02)
    Property: $7,000 ($27.24)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000 ($140.08)

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 Bear Creek Village:

  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Creek Village:

  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WPZX (105.9 FM; POCONO PINES, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bear Creek Village:

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


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$135,630
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$123,330
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2153.00

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