Indiana County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 41.7. This is worse than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0476. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.194. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.55. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blairsville and their reported violations in the past:
BLAIRSVILLE MUNI AUTH (Population served: 3700, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-12-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-12-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and JAN-26-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-26-2006)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- 41 regular monitoring violations
HARSHS CATERING (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
IRON KETTLE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.1%
(19.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.6% for Black residents, 69.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 63.0% for other race residents, 5.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.2 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 57.8% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blairsville, PA
Blairsville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below 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 significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blairsville (2011 data):
- S&T Bank: Resort Plaza Branch at 111 Resort Plaza Drive, branch established on 2002/12/09; Blairsville Station Branch at 205 East Market Street, branch established on 1987/12/10. Info updated 2012/03/14: Bank assets: $4,099.9 mil, Deposits: $3,349.5 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 60 total offices, Holding Company: S & T Bancorp, Inc.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Blairsville Branch at 34 East Market Street, branch established on 1933/12/11. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- First Commonwealth Bank: Blairsville Office at 53 East Market Street, branch established on 1967/12/28. Info updated 2010/11/23: Bank assets: $5,779.0 mil, Deposits: $4,511.6 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 112 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
- Indiana First Savings Bank: Burrell Township Branch at 915 Route 22 Highway W, branch established on 2004/10/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $269.2 mil, Deposits: $229.1 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Blairsville, Pennsylvania:
- Comfort Inn - Chestnut Ridge, RR 1 Box 22, Blairsville, PA 15717
, Phone: (724) 459-7100, Fax: (724) 459-7192
- Hamton Inn And Suites, 62 Pne Ridge Rd, Blairsville, PA 15717
, Phone: (724) 459-5920, Fax: (724) 459-7369
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Indiana County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Blairsville (based on Indiana County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.17%
| Here |  | 43.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Old Order Amish |
| Adherents | 34.4% | 19.8% | 13.4% | 8.8% | 2.6% |
| Congregations | 6.8% | 20.3% | 14.7% | 5.6% | 8.5% |
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| Name | Christian and Missionary Alliance | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Assemblies of God | American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 14.3% |
| Congregations | 2.3% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 33.9% |
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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: 12 | Here: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Indiana County: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30 | This county: | 3.43 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 48 | Indiana County: | 5.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Indiana County: | 8.8% | | State: | 9.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.6% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,566 | $30,792 | 9 | $7,518 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $7,631 | $45,786 | 7 | $6,279 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,878 | $35,268 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $16,075 | $38,580 | 16 | $13,797 |
Blairsville government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,000 ($5.87)
- Charges - Parking Facilities: $10,000 ($2.93)
All Other: $3,000 ($0.88)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $43,000 ($12.61)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($0.88)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $152,000 ($44.59)
Regular Highways: $151,000 ($44.29)
Central Staff Services: $106,000 ($31.09)
General - Other: $39,000 ($11.44)
Fire Protection: $38,000 ($11.15)
Parks & Recreation: $32,000 ($9.39)
Financial Administration: $20,000 ($5.87)
Libraries: $16,000 ($4.69)
Housing & Community Development: $15,000 ($4.40)
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000 ($2.64)
General Public Buildings: $9,000 ($2.64)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($0.88)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($0.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $30,000 ($8.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($5.87)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($2.93)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,000 ($7.92)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($3.81)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $27,000 ($7.92)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($2.35)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($0.59)
General Public Building: $1,000 ($0.29)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $243,000 ($71.28)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000 ($18.77)
Housing & Community Development: $12,000 ($3.52)
All Other: $9,000 ($2.64)
- Tax - Property: $247,000 ($72.46)
Individual Income: $223,000 ($65.42)
NEC: $65,000 ($19.07)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $302,000 ($88.59)
4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,067 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.52% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)| Indiana County: | 0.25% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,397 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($173 average AGI)| Indiana County: | 0.03% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blairsville:
- WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WQTW (1570 AM; 1 kW; LATROBE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WCNS (1480 AM; 1 kW; LATROBE, PA; Owner: LONGO MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blairsville:
- WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
- WLCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSVILLE, PA; Owner: LONGO MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQMU (92.5 FM; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
- WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
- W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
- WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Blairsville:
- WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
- WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
- WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
- WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
- WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
- W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- W56CG (Channel 56; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Blairsville, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 87
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 126
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 94
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 220
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17
See more detailed statistics of Blairsville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 54 meters (177ft)
Total average daily traffic: 40,254
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,820
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Blairsville, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 150 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 124 | 79.6 years |
| William | 112 | 74.2 years |
| James | 84 | 73.4 years |
| George | 82 | 73.7 years |
| Robert | 79 | 69.7 years |
| Joseph | 75 | 76.4 years |
| Margaret | 62 | 79.3 years |
| Charles | 60 | 75.6 years |
| Helen | 53 | 76.9 years |
| Most common last names in Blairsville, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 48 | 76.8 years |
| Clawson | 34 | 78.6 years |
| Williams | 33 | 71.2 years |
| Miller | 30 | 77.3 years |
| Jones | 25 | 76.6 years |
| Campbell | 24 | 81.3 years |
| Palmer | 23 | 74.4 years |
| Ferguson | 20 | 76.7 years |
| Hill | 18 | 77.4 years |
| Muir | 17 | 75.7 years |
| Businesses in Blairsville, PA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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