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Indiana County

Population in July 2007: 440.
Males: 211  (48.0%)
Females: 229  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15734.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,458 (it was $32,961 in 2000)
Dicksonville:  $36,458
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,828
Dicksonville:  $18,828
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $41,534 (it was $28,800 in 2000)
Dicksonville:  $41,534
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Dicksonville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Dicksonville: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.4%), United States (19.6%), English (13.1%), Italian (12.4%), Irish (10.7%), Russian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 498 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dicksonville

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dicksonville CDP

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Dicksonville:  1.8% ($509)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (54.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (209.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Commodore, PA (1.8 miles ), Clymer borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Marion Center borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Heilwood, PA (2.9 miles ), Ernest borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Chevy Chase Heights, PA (3.0 miles ), Creekside borough, PA (3.2 miles ), Indiana borough, PA (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.72 N, Longitude: 79.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (26%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Personal and laundry services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Therapists (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Therapists (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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Dicksonville-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Dicksonville place center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 tornado 36.5 miles away from the place center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Dicksonville-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 90.0 miles away from Dicksonville center
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 70.9 miles away from the city 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 Dicksonville:
  • INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; INDIANA, PA)
  • PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • MINERS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HASTINGS, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dicksonville:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 31 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 38 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 55 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dicksonville, PA



Dicksonville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 below state average.


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Dicksonville travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Indiana County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Dicksonville

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOld Order Amish
Adherents34.4%19.8%13.4%8.8%2.6%
Congregations6.8%20.3%14.7%5.6%8.5%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodAmerican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.7%1.6%14.3%
Congregations2.3%3.4%2.8%1.7%33.9%
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.


4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.52%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Indiana County:  0.25%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.56% ($32,086 average AGI)
from Cambria County, PA  0.39% ($25,917)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.34% ($29,702)


5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($173 average AGI)
Indiana County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.74% ($31,258 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.54% ($27,000)
to Cambria County, PA  0.41% ($29,414)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dicksonville:
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • WDAD (1450 AM; 1 kW; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCED (1420 AM; 5 kW; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dicksonville:
  • WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)
  • WQMU (92.5 FM; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, 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)
  • WBRX (94.3 FM; PATTON, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WHPA (93.5 FM; BARNESBORO, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WOKW (102.9 FM; CURWENSVILLE, PA; Owner: RAYMARK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQYX (93.1 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WYTR (103.3 FM; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dicksonville:
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)

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