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Somerset County

Population in July 2008: 1,160. Population change since 2000: -7.8%
 

Males: 549  (47.4%)
Females: 611  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  42.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15926.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,293 (it was $26,581 in 2000)
Central City:  $32,293
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,542
Central City:  $16,542
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,260 (it was $46,200 in 2000)
Central City:  $65,260
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $75,107; Detached houses: $77,950; Townhouses or other attached units: $35,764; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,109,269; Mobile homes: $22,849

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Races in Central City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Central City: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Polish (13.8%), Slovak (11.5%), Hungarian (7.2%), Irish (6.3%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/06/1918

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 2144 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Central City

  • High school or higher: 75.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central City borough

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

8 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Central City:  1.3% ($578)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (66.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (193.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Indian Lake borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Hooversville borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Stoystown borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Shanksville borough, PA (2.9 miles ), New Paris borough, PA (2.9 miles ), New Baltimore, PA (3.0 miles) , Windber borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Benson, PA (3.1 miles) .

Latitude: 40.11 N, Longitude: 78.80 W

Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+1.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)



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

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Central City borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $4 million in damages.


Central City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% 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 76.4 miles away from Central City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Central City:
  • WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WINDBER, PA)
  • CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 16 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 16 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

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Airports located in Central City:
Amtrak station near Central City:
  • 17 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.

Operable nuclear power plant near Central City:
  • 20 miles: Three Mile Island 1 in Londonderry Twp., PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 13 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 36 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 41 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 58 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

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Hotel: Cost Of Freedom Inn At Long View (7582 Lincoln Hwy).

 

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

Average household size:
This borough:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  67.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  11.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

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Central City compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • 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 (2009 data):
  • Ameriserv Financial Bank: Central City Branch at 104 Sunshine Avenue, branch established on 1962-12-02. Info updated 2008-07-01: Bank assets: $937.0 mil, Deposits: $695.2 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 2007-11-29: Bank assets: $6,373.9 mil, Deposits: $4,305.3 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 114 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation



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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%)


Religion statistics for Central City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the BrethrenUnited Church of Christ
Adherents28.7%23.5%13.3%9.5%6.3%
Congregations9.1%18.2%17.7%11.6%7.6%
NameMennonite Church USAChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.2%1.7%1.7%10.5%
Congregations4.0%2.5%3.0%3.0%23.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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$20,8921$207
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,704$32,4482$1,432
Streets and Highways 0$0 4$7,833
Totals for Government 2$4,445$26,6707$9,472



Central City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $114,000
    Solid Waste Management: $70,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $36,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $64,000
    Individual Income: $50,000
    NEC: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000

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:
from Cambria County, PA  0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($57,607)


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:
to Cambria County, PA  0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($31,597)


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: $692,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,716
Total average daily truck traffic: 111
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 4,424

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: N2SFU, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$45,640
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$33,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0204.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 21
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Central City


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