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Population in 2010: 1,270.

Males: 593	(46.7%)
Females: 677	(53.3%)

Median resident age:	50.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:	40.9 years

Zip codes: 18424.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,372

Big Bass Lake:	$61,372
PA:	$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,629

Big Bass Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,200

Big Bass Lake:	$183,200
PA:	$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $200,966; detached houses: $228,437; mobile homes: $30,112

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,032.

March 2022 cost of living index in Big Bass Lake: 94.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.2%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.5% for two or more races residents)

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Bass Lake, PA

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- 1,25988.7%White alone
- 936.6%Two or more races
- 342.4%Black alone
- 151.1%Hispanic
- 30.2%Asian alone

Races in Big Bass Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Italian (34.8%), Irish (20.6%), Polish (10.0%), Eastern European (4.6%), German (4.4%), English (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

20 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
Pennsylvania:	7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,510 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,334 (1.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (14.8 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (76.4 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (85.3 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities:

Gouldsboro, PA (1.1 miles

Eagle Lake, PA (1.5 miles),

Pocono Springs, PA (2.0 miles

Moscow borough, PA

(2.6 miles

Pocono Pines, PA

(3.1 miles

Mount Pocono borough, PA

(3.3 miles

Emerald Lakes, PA (3.4 miles

Mount Cobb, PA (3.5 miles

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Latitude: 41.25 N, Longitude: 75.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

Distribution of median household income in Big Bass Lake, PA in 2022

Distribution of house value in Big Bass Lake, PA in 2022

Unemployment in December 2023:

Here:	3.1%
Pennsylvania:	2.9%

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI CO NO₂ SO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 98.3. This is worse than average.

City:	98.3
U.S.:	72.6

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.223. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.223
U.S.:	0.251

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2023 was 9.63. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.63
U.S.:	5.11

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.157
U.S.:	1.515

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	28.1
U.S.:	33.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µg/m³] level in 2023 was 17.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	17.3
U.S.:	19.2

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µg/m³] level in 2023 was 15.0. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.0
U.S.:	8.1

Tornado activity:

Big Bass Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the Big Bass Lake place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 3/21/1976, a category F3 tornado 24.3 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Big Bass Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 265.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 195.7 miles away from Big Bass Lake center
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 70.0 miles away from Big Bass Lake center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 243.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 241.0 miles away from Big Bass Lake center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 255.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lackawanna County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Big Bass Lake:

MOUNTAIN VIEW CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; SCRANTON, PA)
DUNMORE HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; DUNMORE, PA)
LAUREL HILL INC (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; DUNMORE, PA)
GEISINGER - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; SCRANTON, PA)
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TCU (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; SCRANTON, PA)
JEWISH HOME OF EASTERN PENNSYL (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SCRANTON, PA)
MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL RENAL UNIT (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; SCRANTON, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Bass Lake:

University of Scranton (about 15 miles; Scranton, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,488)
Marywood University (about 16 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,959)
King's College (about 21 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Wilkes University (about 22 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 24 miles; East Stroudsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,195)
Misericordia University (about 27 miles; Dallas, PA; FT enrollment: 2,554)
Luzerne County Community College (about 28 miles; Nanticoke, PA; FT enrollment: 4,724)

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Reservoirs: Lake Lehigh (A), Big Bass Lake (B), Westend Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lackawanna County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.5%
Whole state:	65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Big Bass Lake:

Never married: 28.5%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 10.4%

For population 25 years and over in Big Bass Lake:

High school or higher: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes

School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	7.5
Pennsylvania average:	11.4

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Big Bass Lake

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Big Bass Lake, PA (based on Lackawanna County data)

Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Catholic	96,140	58
Mainline Protestant	18,728	72
Evangelical Protestant	11,047	58
Other	4,710	13
Orthodox	2,526	15
Black Protestant	569	2
None	80,717	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 42

Here:	2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Lackawanna County:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 29

Lackawanna County:	1.39 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 57

Here:	2.72 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 195

This county:	9.32 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	9.1%

Adult obesity rate:

Lackawanna County:	25.3%
Pennsylvania:	27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	9.7%
State:	11.5%

Strongest AM radio stations in Big Bass Lake:

WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Bass Lake:

WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Big Bass Lake:

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.)
W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
WWPS-LP (Channel 8; HAWLEY, ETC., PA; Owner: ROBERT G. NEUHAUS)

Big Bass Lake fatal accident list:

Feb 23, 2013 01:35 AM, Sr-435 Drinker Pike, Phillips Rd, Lat: 41.252869, Lon: -75.503761, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Nov 12, 2007 00:41 AM, Sr-435, Lat: 41.253047, Lon: -75.503828, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
16Number of bridges
135ft / 41.4mTotal length
$3,869,000Total costs
79,605Total average daily traffic
15,133Total average daily truck traffic

New bridges in Big Bass Lake, PA - historical statistics

New bridges - historical statistics
31950-1959
111960-1969
11970-1979
11980-1989

See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Big Bass Lake, PA

Houses and condos Apartments

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Big Bass Lake, PA

36.7%Electricity
26.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
25.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5.6%Wood
3.8%Other fuel
2.2%Coal or coke

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Big Bass Lake, PA

41.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39.6%Electricity
18.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Big Bass Lake compared to Pennsylvania 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Big Bass Lake on our top lists:

#48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Romania (population 500+)"

#23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
#41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"

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