Broad Top City, Pennsylvania

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Huntingdon County

Population in 2011: 452. Population change since 2000: +17.7%

Males: 232	(51.3%)
Females: 220	(48.7%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:	43.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $29,122 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Broad Top City:	$29,122
Pennsylvania:	$49,520

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,661

Broad Top City borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $92,461 (it was $66,900 in 2000)

Broad Top City:	$92,461
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $95,046; Detached houses: $103,387; Townhouses or other attached units: $59,112; Mobile homes: $60,754

Median gross rent in 2009: $521.

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White alone - 444 (98.2%)
Two or more races - 6 (1.3%)
Hispanic - 2 (0.4%)

Races in Broad Top City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Broad Top City: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.8%), Irish (11.5%), United States (8.3%), Polish (4.2%), Welsh (4.2%), Dutch (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/19/1868

Elevation: 1989 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 707 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Broad Top City:

High school or higher: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Broad Top City borough:

Never married: 17.0%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 5.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,077 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,038 (1.2%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (65.8 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (98.3 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (159.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dudley, PA (1.4 miles) , Coalmont, PA (1.8 miles) , Coaldale, PA (2.2 miles) , Saxton borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Saltillo borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Hopewell borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Three Springs borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Cassville, PA (2.9 miles) .

Latitude: 40.20 N, Longitude: 78.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

Broad Top City household income distribution

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.0%
Pennsylvania:	8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+16.0%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (21%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (17%)
Retail trade (12%)
Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Wholesale trade (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)

Health care and social assistance (30%)
Other services, except public administration (17%)
Transportation and warehousing (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Manufacturing (11%)
Retail trade (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Carpenters (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Cashiers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Work and jobs in Broad Top City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Broad Top City, Pennsylvania

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Broad Top City, Pennsylvania average temperatures

Broad Top City, Pennsylvania average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Broad Top City-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.4 miles away from the Broad Top City borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 53.9 miles away from the borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Broad Top City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.7 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 99.8 miles away from Broad Top City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Huntingdon County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Broad Top City:

NASON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; ROARING SPRING, PA)
FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA)
ALTOONA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; ALTOONA, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Broad Top City:

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (about 28 miles; Altoona, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,924)
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 35 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,920)
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 38 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (about 45 miles; University Park, PA; FT enrollment: 43,065)
Allegany College of Maryland (about 50 miles; Cumberland, MD; FT enrollment: 2,309)
Dickinson College (about 50 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,340)
Gettysburg College (about 55 miles; Gettysburg, PA; FT enrollment: 2,517)

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Cemetery: Broad Top Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Broad Top City and their reported violations in the past:

BROADTOP CITY WATER AUTH (Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-21-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-26-2005)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-31-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-02-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-02-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-20-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-24-2004)

15 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.2%
(21.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	74.6%
Whole state:	67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	4.9%
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: 0.6% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Broad Top City, PA

Broad Top City compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Broad Top City travel time to work - commute

Broad Top City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
Electricity (10%)
Coal or coke (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (3%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania:

2008 Presidential Election results in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Broad Top City (based on Huntingdon County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.43%

Here		39.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	31.1%	14.7%	8.1%	6.8%	6.4%
Congregations	37.8%	3.1%	10.2%	5.5%	5.5%

Name	Christian and Missionary Alliance	United Church of Christ	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	4.7%	4.7%	4.0%	3.8%	15.6%
Congregations	2.4%	6.3%	3.1%	3.1%	22.8%

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: 7

Here:	1.54 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4

Huntingdon County:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17

This county:	3.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 26

Huntingdon County:	5.71 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Huntingdon County:	10.4%
State:	9.1%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	28.8%
State:	27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	9.7%
Pennsylvania:	11.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Sewerage	0	$0	2	$1,020
Water Supply	0	$0	2	$1,445
Totals for Government	0	$0	4	$2,465

4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.16%
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 Mifflin County, PA	0.53% ($24,744 average AGI)
from Blair County, PA	0.47% ($30,280)
from Centre County, PA	0.44% ($44,254)

4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.42%
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 Blair County, PA	0.55% ($26,977 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA	0.48% ($33,169)
to Mifflin County, PA	0.43% ($27,754)

Strongest AM radio stations in Broad Top City:

WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WJSM (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Broad Top City:

WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Broad Top City:

W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
WJAL (Channel 68; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

Broad Top City on our top lists:

#28 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities"

#62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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