Somerset County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 40.4. This is worse than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0476. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.194. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Central City and their reported violations in the past:
CENTRAL CITY WATER AUTH (Population served: 2310, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2000)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-1998. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-1998)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-18-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-06-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-29-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2005), St Other (FEB-07-2005)
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.4%
(19.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 27.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.3 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 65.2% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 3.7% | | 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: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Central City, PA
Central City 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 below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Central City (2011 data):
- Ameriserv Financial Bank: Central City Branch at 104 Sunshine Avenue, branch established on 1962/12/02. Info updated 2010/05/21: Bank assets: $952.1 mil, Deposits: $816.6 mil, headquarters in Johnstown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Ameriserv Financial, Inc
- First Commonwealth Bank: Central City Branch at 525 Sunshine Avenue, branch established on 1975/12/30. Info updated 2010/11/23: Bank assets: $5,779.0 mil, Deposits: $4,511.6 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 112 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Coal or coke (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Central City (based on Somerset County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.90%
| Here |  | 61.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Church of the Brethren | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 28.7% | 23.5% | 13.3% | 9.5% | 6.3% |
| Congregations | 9.1% | 18.2% | 17.7% | 11.6% | 7.6% |
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| Name | Mennonite Church USA | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10.5% |
| Congregations | 4.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 23.2% |
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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: 18 | This county: | 2.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Somerset County: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Somerset County: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | This county: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 46 | Somerset County: | 5.91 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 9.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 29.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Somerset County: | 10.3% | | State: | 11.5% |
| 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 | $1,741 | $20,892 | 1 | $207 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,704 | $32,448 | 2 | $1,432 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $7,833 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,445 | $26,670 | 7 | $9,472 |
Central City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $83,000 ($73.91)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.89)
- Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $154,000 ($137.13)
Regular Highways: $114,000 ($101.51)
Solid Waste Management: $70,000 ($62.33)
Police Protection: $40,000 ($35.62)
General - Other: $32,000 ($28.50)
Central Staff Services: $14,000 ($12.47)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($7.12)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($4.45)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($1.78)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($1.78)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($11.58)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($3.56)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $36,000 ($32.06)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000 ($24.93)
General Support: $1,000 ($0.89)
- Tax - Property: $64,000 ($56.99)
Individual Income: $50,000 ($44.52)
NEC: $25,000 ($22.26)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000 ($82.81)
3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.26% | | 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:
3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.82% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)| Somerset County: | 0.05% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Central City:
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, 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)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WBFD (1310 AM; 3 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
- WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Central City:
- WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
- WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
- WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
- WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Central City:
- WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
- WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $1,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,824
Total average daily truck traffic: 84
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 4,424
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: N2SFU, Licensee ID: L00517145
Grant Date: 05/14/2002, Expiration Date: 08/11/2012
Registrant: Richard A Hunt, 680 Lynn St, Central City, PA 15926-1152 - Call Sign: N3ZEC, Licensee ID: L01270545
Grant Date: 04/20/2007, Expiration Date: 04/22/2017
Registrant: Michael D Kubek, 465 Rock Cut Rd, Central City, PA 15926 - Call Sign: WB3LUP, Licensee ID: L01365725
Grant Date: 02/04/2008, Expiration Date: 04/27/2018, Certifier: Stanley N Lenart
Registrant: Stanley N Lenart, 279 Leppert Rd, Central City, PA 15926 - Call Sign: KB3FBQ, Licensee ID: L00253756
Grant Date: 06/07/2000, Expiration Date: 06/07/2010, Certifier: Scott B Sarver
Registrant: Scott B Sarver, 484 Sorber Road, Central City, PA 15926 - Call Sign: KB3PLR, Licensee ID: L01306359
Grant Date: 07/19/2007, Expiration Date: 07/19/2017, Certifier: Jeffrey A Hunt
Registrant: Jeffrey A Hunt, 680 Lynn St, Central City, PA 15926 - Call Sign: KB3SSF, Licensee ID: L01485872
Grant Date: 04/24/2009, Expiration Date: 04/24/2019, Certifier: Aaron J Emerick
Registrant: Aaron J Emerick, 626 S Shore Tr, Central City, PA 15926
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $45,640 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $33,750 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $32,350 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $24,210 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $31,210 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $23,140 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Central City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Central City, PA
| Most common first names in Central City, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 88 | 78.1 years |
| Mary | 59 | 81.4 years |
| Anna | 32 | 81.0 years |
| George | 31 | 75.7 years |
| Frank | 28 | 74.7 years |
| Charles | 26 | 74.2 years |
| Mike | 25 | 76.6 years |
| Joseph | 23 | 75.6 years |
| Helen | 22 | 74.2 years |
| James | 19 | 74.9 years |
| Most common last names in Central City, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Ross | 13 | 74.3 years |
| Manges | 12 | 82.9 years |
| Custer | 11 | 74.4 years |
| Miller | 10 | 79.5 years |
| Landis | 9 | 74.0 years |
| Russian | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Will | 8 | 77.9 years |
| Ferko | 8 | 82.0 years |
| Low | 7 | 75.5 years |
| Delasko | 7 | 68.7 years |
Businesses in Central City, PA
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