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Population (year 2000): 8,556. Estimated population in July 2006: 8,152 (-4.7% change)
 

Males: 4,054  (47.4%)
Females: 4,502  (52.6%)

Allegheny County

Median resident age:  39.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,200 (it was $38,040 in 2000)
Castle Shannon  $41,200
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,100 (it was $79,600 in 2000)
Castle Shannon  $96,100
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Castle Shannon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (36.5%), Irish (25.2%), Italian (18.9%), Polish (10.2%), English (7.5%), Slovak (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 20/12/1919

Elevation: 1160 feet

Land area: 1.63 square miles.

Population density: 5071 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Castle Shannon

  • High school or higher: 90.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Castle Shannon borough

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

308 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Africa).

This city:  3.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Castle Shannon:  2.8% ($2,216)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (6.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (335.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mount Lebanon, PA (2.2 miles ), Dormont borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Whitehall borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Bethel Park borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Brentwood borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Baldwin borough, PA (3.5 miles ), Mount Oliver borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Green Tree borough, PA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 80.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,528 (-17.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 390 (8.8%)


People in group quarters in Castle Shannon
  • 33 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 24 people in nursing homes
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: -490 (-5.4%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)


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Crime in Castle Shannon by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 12000
    per 100,000 11.623.80.00.00.0
Robberies 32307
    per 100,000 34.923.835.10.084.6
Assaults 129272412
    per 100,000 139.6106.9315.8285.3145.0
Burglaries 2017191935
    per 100,000 232.7201.9222.2225.9422.9
Thefts 166161134135130
    per 100,000 1931.81912.11567.41605.01570.8
Auto thefts 710529
    per 100,000 81.5118.858.523.8108.7
Arson 10002
    per 100,000 11.60.00.00.024.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 147.8147.6156.6139.0155.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.45
US city average:  3.00

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Castle Shannon-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.0 miles away from the Castle Shannon city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Castle Shannon:
  • HEALTHSOUTH HARMARVILLE REHAB (about 2 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • ST CLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Castle Shannon:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 44 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Castle Shannon:
  • FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 10 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; ID: G05)
  • BANDEL (about 18 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; ID: 22D)
  • INTER COUNTY (about 18 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)

Amtrak station near Castle Shannon:
  • 6 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.

Local government website: borough.castle-shannon.pa.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Castle Shannon:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Library in Castle Shannon:
  • COMM LIBRARY OF CASTLE SHANNON (Operating income: $376,342; Location: 3677 MYRTLE AVE; 41,242 books; 1,036 audio materials; 1,050 video materials; 215 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Foleys Siding (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Castle Shannon: Mount Providence Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Anns Cemetery (1), Saint Sava Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.6%
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:  7.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Castle Shannon compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Castle Shannon (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Lebanon Shops Branch at 305 Mt Lebanon Blvd, branch established on 1944-05-15. 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
  • Iron and Glass Bank: Castle Shannon Office at 600 Castle Shannon Boulevard, branch established on 1969-04-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $304.0 mil, Deposits: $253.1 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Iron And Glass Bancorp, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Castle Shannon government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $461,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $926,000
    All Other: $98,000
    Parking Facilities: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,445,000
    Police Protection: $1,025,000
    Regular Highways: $519,000
    Central Staff Services: $282,000
    Solid Waste Management: $251,000
    Parks & Recreation: $230,000
    General - Other: $147,000
    Financial Administration: $117,000
    Libraries: $107,000
    Housing & Community Development: $72,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $63,000
    Fire Protection: $62,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $2,423,000
    Total Federal Securities: $434,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $228,000
    Benefit Payments: $133,000
    From Other Government: $33,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $16,000
    Interest Revenue: $-844,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $208,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $399,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,550,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,305,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $245,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $142,000
    Interest Earnings: $126,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $368,000
    Police Protection: $69,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,593,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $56,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $139,000
    Highways: $138,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,880,000
    Individual Income: $579,000
    NEC: $191,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,410,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Castle Shannon:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • 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.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Castle Shannon:
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WJPA-FM (95.3 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Castle Shannon:
  • 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)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • W20AN (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)

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