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Schuylkill County

Population in July 2008: 622. Population change since 2000: +17.8%
 

Males: 294  (47.3%)
Females: 328  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  39.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,427 (it was $52,386 in 2000)
Deer Lake:  $65,427
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $31,424
Deer Lake:  $31,424
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,632 (it was $97,600 in 2000)
Deer Lake:  $135,632
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $161,125; Detached houses: $156,144; Townhouses or other attached units: $324,666

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Races in Deer Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Deer Lake: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.6%), Irish (13.6%), United States (7.4%), Italian (6.1%), Polish (6.1%), Dutch (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/01/1939

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 1486 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Deer Lake

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Deer Lake borough

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Deer Lake:  1.7% ($1,690)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (20.5 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (64.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Auburn borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Port Clinton borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Orwigsburg borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Landingville, PA (1.9 miles) , McKeansburg, PA (2.1 miles) , Renningers, PA (2.3 miles ), New Ringgold borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Hamburg borough, PA (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.62 N, Longitude: 76.05 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-4.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Extraction workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (4%)



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Deer Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Deer Lake borough center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 tornado 16.7 miles away from the borough center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Deer Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 70% 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 20.2 miles away from Deer Lake 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 20.6 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 49.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.5 miles away from Deer Lake center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from Deer Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Deer Lake:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 10 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Deer Lake, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deer Lake:
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 21 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 29 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 34 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  79.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  4.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  1.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Deer Lake, PA



Deer Lake compared to Pennsylvania 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Deer Lake travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Coal or coke (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Deer Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church
Adherents56.8%17.7%11.0%7.4%0.8%
Congregations27.6%15.5%16.2%16.2%1.3%
NameSalvation ArmyPresbyterian Church (USA)Orthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.6%0.5%0.5%3.9%
Congregations0.7%1.7%1.7%1.3%17.8%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,079
Totals for Government 0$0 8$1,079



Deer Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $18,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $38,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $184,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $56,000
    Property: $26,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $68,000

3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.76%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Berks County, PA  0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA  0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA  0.31% ($29,281)


3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.39%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.26% ($30,014)


Strongest AM radio stations in Deer Lake:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • 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.)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Deer Lake:
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Deer Lake:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • 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.)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)

Deer Lake, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 12
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 26
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 85
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 91
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Deer Lake fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $392,000
Total average daily traffic: 17,155
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,635

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Deer Lake Cell Site-2 Miles Nw From I/S Of Mountain Rd. & Drehersville Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN760
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Kathryn M Wheeler, 2 Miles Nw From Mountain Rd. & Drehersville Rd. I/S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00000722
    Registrant: Cellco Partnership, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4271, Email:


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

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