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Allegheny County

Population in July 2008: 789. Population change since 2000: -9.3%
 

Males: 405  (51.4%)
Females: 384  (48.6%)

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,101 (it was $33,125 in 2000)
Chalfant:  $40,101
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,789
Chalfant:  $22,789
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,002 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
Chalfant:  $77,002
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,903; Detached houses: $80,064; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,172; In 2-unit structures: $66,406; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,373

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Races in Chalfant:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Chalfant: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.5%), Irish (20.3%), Italian (16.3%), Slovak (9.3%), Polish (8.4%), English (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 11/06/1901

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 4987 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chalfant

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chalfant borough

  • Never married: 30.4%
  • Now married: 46.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

16 residents are foreign born

This borough:  1.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Chalfant:  2.7% ($1,518)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (7.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (249.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Turtle Creek borough, PA (0.9 miles ), East Pittsburgh borough, PA (1.0 miles ), North Braddock borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Forest Hills borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Wilkins Township, PA (1.1 miles ), Braddock Hills borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Braddock borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Wilmerding borough, PA (1.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.41 N, Longitude: 79.84 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -109 (-11.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)



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Chalfant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Chalfant borough 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 6.6 miles away from the borough center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Chalfant-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Chalfant center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Chalfant:
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (about 4 miles; BRADDOCK, PA)
  • UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MC KEESPORT, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Chalfant, PA

Amtrak stations near Chalfant:
  • 9 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.
  • 17 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chalfant:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 17 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  57.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  5.4%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  9.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chalfant, PA



Chalfant compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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 below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Chalfant travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (98%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Religion statistics for Chalfant

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.7%6.5%5.2%3.5%1.7%
Congregations21.2%15.8%11.1%9.2%4.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodMuslim EstimateLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.1%0.9%0.6%10.3%
Congregations3.8%2.6%0.7%2.7%28.9%
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.


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 0$0 1$238
Other Government Administration 0$0 18$1,278
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$170
Police - Other 0$0 2$636
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$246
Totals for Government 0$0 24$2,568



Chalfant government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $50,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $66,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $51,000
    Regular Highways: $47,000
    Police Protection: $37,000
    General - Other: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $97,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $34,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $68,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,000
    Individual Income: $59,000
    NEC: $19,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000

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 Chalfant:
  • WURP (1550 AM; 1 kW; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WEDO (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: 810 INCORPORATED)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chalfant:
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Chalfant:
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • W56CG (Channel 56; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 44 meters (144ft)
Total costs: $4,479,000
Total average daily traffic: 32,607
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,587


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$74,0006$77,33310$39,4005$39,8001$37,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$03$57,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$57,00012$66,3333$52,0001$35,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$03$71,6671$35,0002$62,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5110.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$70,3330$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$43,0001$79,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5110.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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