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Lackawanna County

Population in July 2008: 1,551. Population change since 2000: -4.8%
 

Males: 742  (47.9%)
Females: 809  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  42.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $73,984 (it was $61,250 in 2000)
Clarks Green:  $73,984
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $43,926
Clarks Green:  $43,926
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $226,901 (it was $153,800 in 2000)
Clarks Green:  $226,901
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $263,505; Detached houses: $264,263; Townhouses or other attached units: $236,034; In 2-unit structures: $176,675

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Races in Clarks Green:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Clarks Green: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (33.3%), German (18.8%), Italian (16.9%), Polish (9.9%), Welsh (9.6%), English (9.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/12/1914

Elevation: 1302 feet

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 2729 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Clarks Green

  • High school or higher: 94.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clarks Green borough

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

56 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.3% Asia).

This borough:  3.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Clarks Green:  1.6% ($2,523)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (6.2 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (94.7 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (102.9 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Clarks Summit borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Glenburn, PA (1.4 miles ), Dalton borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Dickson City borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Blakely borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Throop borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Olyphant borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Scranton, PA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 41.50 N, Longitude: 75.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+3.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



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Average climate in Clarks Green, Pennsylvania

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Clarks Green-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Clarks Green borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 33.8 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Clarks Green-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Clarks Green center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Clarks Green center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Clarks Green:
  • CLARKS SUMMIT STATE HOSP (about 3 miles; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA)
  • ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 5 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
  • MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Clarks Green, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarks Green:
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 44 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
Private elementary/middle schools in Clarks Green:
  • OUR LADY OF PEACE SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 410 N ABINGTON RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
  • SCRANTON AREA CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 67; Location: 204 S ABINGTON RD; Grades: PK - 9)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  76.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  1.8%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  3.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clarks Green, PA



Clarks Green compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Clarks Green (2009 data):
  • First National Community Bank: Clarks Green Branch at 269 East Grove Street, branch established on 2001-09-17. Info updated 2007-08-28: Bank assets: $1,313.4 mil, Deposits: $953.1 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
  • NBT Bank, National Association: Clarks Green Branch at 318 East Grove Street, branch established on 1993-12-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,306.9 mil, Deposits: $3,937.9 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, 123 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Lackawanna County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Clarks Green

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents74.9%8.6%2.7%1.8%1.3%
Congregations37.3%16.6%6.0%5.5%2.3%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodUnited Church of ChristGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.2%1.0%1.0%6.3%
Congregations2.8%3.2%3.7%2.3%20.3%
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 1$2,657$31,8842$2,298
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$7,970
Police Protection - Officers 1$6,638$79,6560$0
Firefighters 1$2,714$32,5680$0
Streets and Highways 2$7,501$45,0061$1,289
Local Libraries 0$0 1$3,000
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$239
Totals for Government 5$19,510$46,82413$14,796



Clarks Green government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $165,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $23,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $202,000
    Regular Highways: $128,000
    Police Protection: $82,000
    Solid Waste Management: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $59,000
    Sewerage: $59,000
    Fire Protection: $29,000
    General Public Buildings: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $240,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $31,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $74,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $396,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
    All Other: $18,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $203,000
    Property: $126,000
    NEC: $43,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $138,000

3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.80%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Luzerne County, PA  0.54% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA  0.34% ($34,316)
from Wyoming County, PA  0.21% ($29,462)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($280 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.61% ($33,529 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA  0.23% ($30,665)
to Susquehanna County, PA  0.22% ($32,880)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clarks Green:
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICK (1400 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANCOM, INC.)
  • WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clarks Green:
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Clarks Green:
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W51BP (Channel 51; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • W19AR (Channel 19; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W48AQ (Channel 48; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
  • W14CO (Channel 14; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)


Clarks Green fatal accident list:
Jun 25, 2007 06:53 AM, Sr-0407, Sr-4028, Lat: 41.499981, Lon: -75.696447, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 18, 1993 06:15 AM, 407, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Rear 508 Glenburn Rd, Call Sign: KGF711
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.310 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/17/2003, Expiration Date: 04/18/2013
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: W3MZE, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/23/1995, Expiration Date: 10/23/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/24/2007
    Registrant: Earl E Gress, 311 Gordon Dr, Clarks Green, PA 18411



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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 Value
LOANS ORIGINATED9$194,5349$130,7114$38,2881$188,370
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$131,4000$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$05$136,2620$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$71,0604$120,5300$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$113,1301$150,6000$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1104.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$229,8251$85,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1104.01

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