Bradford, Pennsylvania

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Population (year 2000): 9,175. Estimated population in July 2006: 8,578 (-6.5% change)

Males: 4,304	(46.9%)
Females: 4,871	(53.1%)

McKean County

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16701.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,300 (it was $26,463 in 2000)

Bradford	$27,300
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,300 (it was $38,900 in 2000)

Bradford	$46,300
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Bradford:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (23.5%), Irish (17.3%), Italian (16.1%), English (10.7%), United States (7.1%), Swedish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/1879

Elevation: 1442 feet

Land area: 3.45 square miles.

Population density: 2501 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bradford

High school or higher: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bradford city

Never married: 29.6%
Now married: 44.1%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 11.6%

151 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.6%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there were 35 registered sex offenders living in Bradford, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bradford to the number of sex offenders is 247 to 1.

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

Bradford:	2.5% ($976)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamburg, NY (56.4 miles , pop. 56,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (66.9 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (276.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Limestone, NY (4.7 miles ), Carrollton, NY (6.2 miles ), Lewis Run borough, PA (6.3 miles ), Red House, NY (12.4 miles) , Allegany, NY (13.3 miles ), St. Bonaventure, NY (14.4 miles ), Salamanca, NY (14.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $53,400
1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $61,800
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $61,100
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $76,200
2004: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $142,600
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $135,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.96 N, Longitude: 78.64 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,933 (+21.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,120 (53.8%)

People in group quarters in Bradford

183 people in nursing homes
55 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 814

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Bradford, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -504 (-5.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (10%)
Construction (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Wood products (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Social assistance (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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Crime in Bradford by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	4	5	2	3
per 100,000	43.4	56.2	22.6	34.6
Robberies	0	1	5	0
per 100,000	0.0	11.2	56.5	0.0
Assaults	22	28	27	32
per 100,000	238.7	314.5	304.9	369.6
Burglaries	20	12	32	38
per 100,000	217.0	134.8	361.4	438.8
Thefts	193	166	164	259
per 100,000	2094.4	1864.7	1852.1	2991.1
Auto thefts	4	7	5	11
per 100,000	43.4	78.6	56.5	127.0
Arson	0	3	4	2
per 100,000	0.0	33.7	45.2	23.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.4)	184.9	201.5	199.9	262.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 22 (22 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.55
US city average:	3.00

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Bradford-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Bradford city center killed 4 people and injured 40 people.

On 5/15/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Rube Waddell - (1876-1914), Baseball Hall of Famer.

Hospital/medical center in Bradford:

BRADFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (116 INTERSTATE PARKWAY BOX 218)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bradford:

OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL WEST (about 18 miles; OLEAN, NY)
KANE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; KANE, PA)
CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 36 miles; CUBA, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Bradford, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bradford:

BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 11 miles; BRADFORD, PA; ID: BFD)
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 44 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 57 miles; DU BOIS, PA; ID: DUJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bradford:

GREAT VALLEY (about 17 miles; GREAT VALLEY, NY; ID: N56)
GIERMEK EXECUTIVE (about 19 miles; OLEAN, NY; ID: 8G3)
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY-OLEAN (about 27 miles; OLEAN, NY; ID: OLE)

Local government website: www.bradfordpa.com/City_of_Bradford/city_of_bradford.html

Colleges/Universities in Bradford:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-BRADFORD (Full-time enrollment: 1,020; Location: 300 CAMPUS DRIVE; Public; Website: www.upb.pitt.edu)
BRADFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR-SCH OF RADIOGRAPHY (Location: 116 INTERSTATE PKY; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bradford:

SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 56 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 57 miles; FREDONIA, NY; FT enrollment: 4,758)
SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 59 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 21,661)
SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 63 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)
D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 2,033)

Public high school in Bradford:

BRADFORD AREA HS (Students: 1,027; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Bradford:

BRADFORD CENTRAL CHRISTIAN HIG (Students: 44; Location: 450 W WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bradford:

FLOYD C FRETZ MS (Students: 786; Grades: 06 - 08)
GEORGE BLAISDELL EL SCH (Students: 592; Grades: KG - 05)
SCHOOL STREET EL SCH (Students: 560; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle schools in Bradford:

ST BERNARD SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 95 EAST CORYDON STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
THE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 126; Location: 90 JACKSON AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
BRADFORD AREA CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students: 77; Location: 365 BOLIVAR DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
CHESTNUT STREET CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 17; Location: 26 CONGRESS PLACE; Grades: UG - UG)

Library in Bradford:

BRADFORD AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $296,582; Location: 67 W WASHINGTON ST; 53,791 books; 898 audio materials; 949 video materials; 113 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

The private school no longer has all grades its k-5th grade...ggb school is k-2nd grade and school street has 3rd-5th grades.
The Badford area elementary schools are School Street grades 3-5 and George G. Blaisdell grades PreK-2 added by kirstykins

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Notable location: East Bradford Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Number Four Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Branch Tunungwant Creek (A), Bolivar Run (B), West Branch Tunungwant Creek (C), Kendall Creek (D), Bennett Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Bradford Landmark Society (Historical Places & Services; 45 East Corydon Street), Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau (80 East Corydon St).

Hotels: Comfort Inn Bradford (76 Elm Street), Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau (80 East Corydon St), Best Western Bradford Inn (100 Davis Street), Desoto Holiday House (515 South Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bradford and their reported violations in the past:

BRADFORD CITY WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 18000, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-03-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-03-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

One routine major monitoring violation

2 minor monitoring violations

21 other older monitoring violations

KINZUA EAST KOA (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bradford that have no violations reported:

CROSBY DAIRY PRODUCTS (Serves NY, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.8%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	20.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Bradford compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Bradford, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

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Median house value 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.
House age significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Bradford (2007 data):

Northwest Savings Bank: 33 Main Street Branch, Bradford Derrick Road Branch, Washington Street Branch. Info updated 2006-06-07: Bank assets: $6,564.7 mil, Deposits: $5,434.2 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 162 total offices
CNB Bank: Bradford Main Branch at 50 Main Street, branch established on 1926-05-05; Bradford West Washington Branch at 1001 East Main Street, branch established on 1995-11-15. Info updated 2007-02-09: Bank assets: $767.3 mil, Deposits: $631.5 mil, headquarters in Clearfield, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Financial Corporation
Hamlin Bank and Trust Company: Bradford Branch at 671 East Main Street, branch established on 1996-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $356.2 mil, Deposits: $237.5 mil, headquarters in Smethport, PA, positive income, 7 total offices
National City Bank: Bradford Branch at 71 Main Street, branch established on 1879-01-01. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Bradford mode of transportation to work chart

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	14	$31,155	$26,704	1	$299
Other and Unallocable	7	$17,167	$29,429	1	$1,326
Housing and Community Development(Local)	9	$20,858	$27,811	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,483	$26,898	1	$638
Sewerage	9	$25,082	$33,443	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	11	$22,417	$24,455	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$10,711	$64,266	5	$1,618
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,856	$34,272	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	20	$75,790	$45,474	0	$0
Streets and Highways	13	$35,037	$32,342	0	$0
Firefighters	20	$66,314	$39,788	0	$0
Totals for Government	108	$311,871	$34,652	8	$3,881

3.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.83%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cattaraugus County, NY	0.47% ($27,338 average AGI)
from Elk County, PA	0.23% ($23,865)
from Potter County, PA	0.22% ($28,833)

4.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,572 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.52%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cattaraugus County, NY	0.35% ($53,052 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.23% ($32,703)
to Potter County, PA	0.22% ($35,556)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bradford:

WESB (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHDL (1450 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WOEN (1360 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bradford:

W265BB (100.9 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W257BA (99.3 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBRR (100.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
W231AH (94.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES RADIO, INC.)
WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQRM (106.3 FM; SMETHPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WDDH (97.5 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: LAUREL MEDIA, INC.)
W213BC (90.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WPSB (90.1 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WHKS (94.9 FM; PORT ALLEGANY, PA; Owner: L-COM INC.)
WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMXO (101.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
WKBI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: THE ELK-CAMERON BROADCASTING CO.)
WKEG-LP (104.7 FM; LIMESTONE, NY; Owner: LIMESTONE COMMUNITY RADIO)
WLMI (103.9 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: BEECH TREE BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Bradford:

WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
W30BW (Channel 30; OLEAN, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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