Browntown, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 1,418.
Males: 785  (55.4%)
Females: 633  (44.6%)
Median resident age:

37.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 18640.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,603
Browntown:

$59,603
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,613

Browntown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,600
Browntown:

$169,600
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $212,214; detached houses: $207,976; townhouses or other attached units: $228,898

Median gross rent in 2022: $942.

March 2022 cost of living index in Browntown: 95.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 5.5%
(5.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.3% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Browntown, PA (2022)
    • 1,38693.6%White alone
    • 312.1%Two or more races
    • 60.4%Black alone

Races in Browntown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Italian (44.0%), Irish (23.1%), Polish (8.2%), American (7.8%), German (6.0%), English (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

13 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.9%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,040 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,206 (1.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (14.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (243.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

North Irwin borough, PA (1.1 miles ),
Irwin borough, PA (1.3 miles ),
Manor borough, PA (1.8 miles ),
Trafford borough, PA (1.9 miles ),
Level Green, PA (2.0 miles ),
Greenock, PA (2.0 miles ),
White Oak borough, PA (2.1 miles ),
Adamsburg borough, PA (2.1 miles )

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 79.73 W

Distribution of median household income in Browntown, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Browntown, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 111. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

111
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.315. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.315
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 7.00. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.00
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.888. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.888
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 25.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

25.5
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 17.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.1
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 13.1. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

13.1
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0309. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0309
U.S.:

0.0093

Tornado activity:

Browntown-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.0 miles away from the Browntown place center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Browntown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 193.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from Browntown center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 115.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 269.2 miles away from Browntown center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 276.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.9 miles away from Browntown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Luzerne County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Browntown:

  • BRIARCLIFF PAVILION HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENT (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA)
  • ASSOCIATED HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; IRWIN, PA)
  • COHHCARE'S HOME HOSPICE CARE (Hospital, about 2 miles away; IRWIN, PA)
  • BALDOCK HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; IRWIN, PA)
  • THREE RIVERS HOSPICE (Hospital, about 4 miles away; NORTH VERSAILLES, PA)
  • SOLEUS HEALTHCARE SVCS OF W PA (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; WHITE OAK, PA)
  • DAVITA - LINCOLN WAY DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; WHITE OAK, PA)

Amtrak stations near Browntown:

  • 11 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 16 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Browntown:

  • Seton Hill University (about 10 miles; Greensburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
  • Westmoreland County Community College (about 12 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 4,669)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (about 14 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 14,186)
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (about 14 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 27,137)
  • Duquesne University (about 16 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 8,211)
  • The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division (about 16 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 11,040)
  • Point Park University (about 16 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 3,525)

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Notable location: Pittston Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Luzerne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

65.0%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.1%
Whole state:

6.6%


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

For population 15 years and over in Browntown:

Marital status in Browntown, PA
  • Never married: 38.0%
  • Now married: 43.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 3.3%

For population 25 years and over in Browntown:

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.8
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Browntown, PA (based on Luzerne County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic138,00075
Mainline Protestant31,734142
Evangelical Protestant12,502108
Other5,13417
Orthodox1,66712
Black Protestant1181
None131,763-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 65
Luzerne County:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Luzerne County:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34
Here:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 96
This county:

3.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 294
Luzerne County:

9.42 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.6%
State:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Luzerne County:

27.4%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

9.6%
State:

11.5%

4.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,556 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.53%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($67 average AGI)
Luzerne County:

0.02%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.53% ($45,962 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY  0.26% ($27,534)
from Columbia County, PA  0.21% ($41,383)


3.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,147 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.97%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)
Luzerne County:

0.02%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.46% ($45,176 average AGI)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.29% ($38,020)
to Columbia County, PA  0.25% ($44,602)

Strongest AM radio stations in Browntown:

  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEDO (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: 810 INCORPORATED)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WKTW (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Browntown:

  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Browntown:

  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W56CG (Channel 56; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Browntown, PA
  • 40.6%Utility gas
  • 27.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.3%Electricity
  • 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.3%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Browntown, PA
  • 45.6%Utility gas
  • 39.1%Electricity
  • 15.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Browntown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Browntown on our top lists:

  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Northern Africa (population 500+)"
  • #17 (18640) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #62 (18640) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Welsh first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #98 (18640) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Polish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
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