Briar Creek, Pennsylvania

Back to Briar Creek, PA housing info, Columbia 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 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Columbia County Population in July 2008: 636. Population change since 2000: -2.3%   Males: 294   (46.2%) Females: 342   (53.8%) Median resident age:   41.2 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,539 (it was $23,594 in 2000) Briar Creek:   $29,539 Pennsylvania:   $48,576 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,635 Briar Creek:   $16,635 Pennsylvania:   $26,228 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,384 (it was $51,300 in 2000) Briar Creek:   $67,384 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,896; Detached houses: $147,781; In 2-unit structures: $614,512; Mobile homes: $13,184 Briar Creek, 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 Briar Creek: White Non-Hispanic (98.0%) Two or more races (0.9%) Chinese (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Briar Creek: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Briar Creek, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Ancestries: German (37.0%), Italian (10.1%), Irish (9.7%), Dutch (9.5%), United States (9.4%), Polish (6.6%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 502 feet Land area: 1.59 square miles. Population density: 399 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Briar Creek, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Briar Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/29/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the Briar Creek borough center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 tornado 29.1 miles away from the borough center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Briar Creek-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 90% 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 51.6 miles away from Briar Creek 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 52.2 miles away from the city 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 68.7 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 62.7 miles away from Briar Creek center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	64.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.8% of all households

This borough:	17.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	7.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Briar Creek, PA

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5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,170 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.13%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($171 average AGI)

Columbia County:	0.09%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Luzerne County, PA	1.03% ($30,057 average AGI)
from Montour County, PA	0.53% ($31,183)
from Northumberland County, PA	0.45% ($32,324)

5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)

Columbia County:	0.05%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Luzerne County, PA	0.87% ($30,034 average AGI)
to Montour County, PA	0.50% ($36,908)
to Northumberland County, PA	0.42% ($26,380)