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Centerport, PA map Population (year 2000): 327. Estimated population in July 2006: 331 (+1.2% change)
 

Males: 161  (49.2%)
Females: 166  (50.8%)

Berks County

Median resident age:  35.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19516.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,600 (it was $47,115 in 2000)
Centerport  $53,600
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $137,700 (it was $104,400 in 2000)
Centerport  $137,700
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Centerport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (52.0%), United States (10.7%), Irish (8.6%), Italian (6.4%), Dutch (3.4%), English (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1884

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 0.19 square miles.

Population density: 1725 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Centerport

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Centerport borough

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 64.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Centerport:  2.1% ($2,232)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (11.5 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (68.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Shoemakersville borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Leesport borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Hamburg borough, PA (5.1 miles ), Port Clinton borough, PA (6.8 miles ), Bernville borough, PA (8.0 miles ), Laureldale borough, PA (9.3 miles ), Spring Ridge, PA (9.5 miles ), Auburn borough, PA (9.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.49 N, Longitude: 76.01 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+13.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Centerport-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Centerport city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 tornado 8.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Centerport:
  • READING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; READING, PA)
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Centerport:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 10 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 32 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Centerport:
  • KUTZTOWN (about 16 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; ID: N31)
  • GRIMES (about 17 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
  • DECK (about 24 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; ID: 9D4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Centerport:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 11 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 17 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 35 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.1%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  10.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Centerport compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$50
Financial Administration 0$0 1$500
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$160
Totals for Government 0$0 10$710


Centerport government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - All Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $58,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $18,000
    Individual Income: $14,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000

4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.81% ($47,814 average AGI)
from Chester County, PA  0.33% ($51,594)
from Lehigh County, PA  0.33% ($42,520)


4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.02%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.46% ($38,236 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.29% ($43,649)
to Lehigh County, PA  0.24% ($39,105)


Strongest AM radio stations in Centerport:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Centerport:
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Centerport:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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