Brownstown, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 799. Population change since 2000: -9.5%

Males: 383	(48.0%)
Females: 416	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17508.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,053 (it was $33,043 in 2000)

Brownstown:	$41,053
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,171

Brownstown:	$17,171
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,500 (it was $44,200 in 2000)

Brownstown:	$64,500
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,215; Detached houses: $67,321; Townhouses or other attached units: $38,921; In 2-unit structures: $57,601; Mobile homes: $70,000

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Races in Brownstown:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Brownstown: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.9%), Slovak (23.0%), Irish (11.8%), Polish (10.3%), Italian (7.6%), Hungarian (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/10/1908

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 3138 people per square mile

(average).

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For population 25 years and over in Brownstown

High school or higher: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brownstown borough

Never married: 27.5%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 7.1%

1 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.1%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Brownstown:	1.7% ($764)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (55.3 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (201.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Johnstown, PA (1.0 miles ), Westmont borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Southmont borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Daisytown borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Dale borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Elim, PA (1.5 miles ), East Conemaugh borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Franklin borough, PA (1.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 78.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

Brownstown household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-5.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Construction (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Apparel (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Brownstown-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Brownstown borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 tornado 34.2 miles away from the borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Brownstown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 100% 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 74.2 miles away from Brownstown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brownstown:

LEE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

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Amtrak station near Brownstown:

1 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownstown:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 5 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 33 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 54 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

Public high school in Brownstown:

Lancaster County Ctc-Brownstown Campus School (Students: 391; Location: PO Box 519; Grades: 10 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Brownstown:

Brownstown Elementary School (Students: 400; Location: School Lane Box 250; Grades: KG - 6)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	73.4%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	8.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brownstown, PA

Brownstown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median house value below 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 significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Brownstown (2009 data):

PNC Bank, National Association: Brownstown Branch at Route 272 And Church Street, branch established on 1985-09-16. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Brownstown

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of the Brethren	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	67.2%	13.6%	6.3%	2.2%	1.7%
Congregations	29.7%	23.2%	7.3%	4.5%	4.9%

Name	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Christian and Missionary Alliance	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%	5.5%
Congregations	0.8%	0.4%	4.1%	2.4%	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.

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
Financial Administration	1	$1,800	$21,600	1	$467
Streets and Highways	1	$1,550	$18,600	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$3,350	$20,100	1	$467

3.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.35%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($297 average AGI)
Cambria County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Somerset County, PA	0.42% ($21,680 average AGI)
from Blair County, PA	0.32% ($30,783)
from Indiana County, PA	0.23% ($29,414)

4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.02%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Cambria County: 0.02%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Somerset County, PA	0.45% ($35,913 average AGI)
to Blair County, PA	0.40% ($28,300)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.38% ($29,854)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brownstown:

WCRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: GREATER JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT)
WNTJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brownstown:

WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
W228AO (93.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WUZI-FM1 (105.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Brownstown:

WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Ray T Powers, Ross Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.2 m, Overall height: 52.4 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 40.124194 Lon: -76.218917, Call Sign: WQCM898
Assigned Frequencies : 451.187 MHz, 464.075 MHz
Grant Date: 04/12/2005, Expiration Date: 04/12/2015, Certifier: Josh Hummel
Registrant: Radio Maintenance, Inc., 1840 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19604, Phone: (717) 587-0654, Fax: (717) 627-3871

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

SHADY PLAIN, Ross Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.2 m, Overall height: 52.4 m, Call Sign: WLB614, Licensee ID: L00896575
6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz... (+6 more)
Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Robert A Esty
Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brownstown)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1

AIRCRAFT & INTERIORS @ KLNS LTD, Po Box 443, Brownstown, PA 17508
Certificate: D002830 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 03/23/2008, Expiration Date: 03/22/2009

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$31,950	1	$41,480	1	$14,890
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$39,010	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 21
Hazardous Condition: 17
Good Intent Call: 9

Incident types - Brownstown

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