U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Ben Avon, Pennsylvania

Back to Ben Avon, PA housing info, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.


We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Ben Avon, PA map
Current weather forecast for Ben Avon, PA

Allegheny County

Population in July 2007: 1,760. Population change since 2000: -7.5%
 

Males: 819  (46.6%)
Females: 941  (53.4%)

Median resident age:  37.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,493 (it was $54,926 in 2000)
Ben Avon:  $66,493
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,182 (it was $119,000 in 2000)
Ben Avon:  $162,182
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $193,622; Detached houses: $196,965; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,293; In 2-unit structures: $160,304

Ben Avon, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Ben Avon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Ben Avon: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ben Avon, PA forum
Recent posts about Ben Avon, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Ben Avon is mentioned 95 times on our forum:
Last Minute Questions  (123 replies)
Any BALANCED Views of the State of the City?  (86 replies)
Is it all hilly like that, Mommy?  (38 replies)
North Hills vs. South Hills  (61 replies)
bi-racial family wants to live in Pittsburgh  (50 replies)
If You Could Live Anywhere In Pittsburgh  (48 replies)

Ancestries: German (37.4%), Irish (26.0%), Italian (15.5%), English (9.7%), Polish (7.8%), United States (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/1891

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 4412 people per square mile 
 
  (average).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Ben Avon, Pennsylvania map

For population 25 years and over in Ben Avon

  • High school or higher: 96.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ben Avon borough

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

12 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Ben Avon:  2.1% ($2,552)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
Ben Avon satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (7.2 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (263.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ben Avon Heights borough, PA (0.7 miles ), Emsworth borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Avalon borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Bellevue borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Stowe Township, PA (1.4 miles ), Kennedy Township, PA (1.5 miles ), West View borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Glenfield borough, PA (1.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.51 N, Longitude: 80.08 W

Ben Avon household income distribution Ben Avon home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -207 (-9.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Lawyers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)



Ben Avon races chart

Average climate in Ben Avon, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ben Avon, Pennsylvania average temperatures Ben Avon, Pennsylvania average precipitation
 
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania humidity		  
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania wind speed
 
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania snowfall		  
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania sunshine
 
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Ben Avon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.0 miles away from the Ben Avon borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 50.3 miles away from the borough center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Ben Avon topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Ben Avon:
  • OHIO VALLEY GENL HOSP (about 4 miles; MCKEES ROCKS, PA)
  • ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • MERCY PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, INC (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ben Avon, PA

Amtrak station near Ben Avon:
  • 7 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Ben Avon:
  • 20 miles: Beaver Valley 1 and 2 in Shippingport, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ben Avon:
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

Ben Avon map

Click to draw/clear borough borders

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

 

Average household size:
This borough:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  65.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  4.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  1.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ben Avon, PA


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters


Ben Avon compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Ben Avon, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Ben Avon travel time to work
Ben Avon mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (97%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Ben Avon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.7%6.5%5.2%3.5%1.7%
Congregations21.2%15.8%11.1%9.2%4.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodMuslim EstimateLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.1%0.9%0.6%10.3%
Congregations3.8%2.6%0.7%2.7%28.9%
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.


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 2$888
Streets and Highways 2$5,851$35,1060$0
Totals for Government 2$5,851$35,1062$888



Ben Avon government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $80,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    All Other: $3,000
    Sewerage: $0
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $164,000
    General - Other: $155,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Central Staff Services: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,000
    General Public Buildings: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $14,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,912,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,777,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $135,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $30,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $868,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,000
    All Other: $14,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $475,000
    Individual Income: $232,000
    NEC: $50,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $105,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ben Avon:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ben Avon:
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
  • WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ben Avon:
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WWBP-LP (Channel 25; FREEDOM, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)


Ben Avon fatal accident list:
Jan 15, 1995 01:21 AM, 65, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 10, 1991 03:28 AM, 65, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 14, 1989 05:30 AM, 65, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 16, 1987 03:28 AM, Sr00650070, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 30, 1987 08:30 AM, Sr00650070, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 10, 1981 01:01 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 24, 1977 09:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 53 meters (174ft)
Total costs: $2,339,000
Total average daily traffic: 42,785
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,910

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KA3VVX, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 12/24/1990, Expiration Date: 12/24/2000, Cancelation Date: 12/25/2002
    Registrant: William S Karn, 518 Dickson Ave, Ben Avon, PA 15202



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
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 ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$125,00027$154,96338$114,63212$65,6670$011$109,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$07$123,0001$85,0001$100,0000$03$80,6671$144,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$06$103,66723$155,91311$43,9091$1,600,0006$62,3330$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$03$48,3336$196,5002$78,0000$01$100,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$20,0003$142,3331$25,0000$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 4340.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$204,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 4340.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4
  • Hazardous Condition: 6
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Ben Avon


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ben Avon, PA

Back to Ben Avon, PA housing info, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.