Donaldson, Pennsylvania

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Population (year 2000): 325

Males: 162	(49.8%)
Females: 163	(50.2%)

Schuylkill County

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17981.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,500 (it was $30,750 in 2000)

Donaldson	$33,500
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,700 (it was $44,200 in 2000)

Donaldson	$50,700
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Donaldson:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

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Ancestries: German (48.6%), Dutch (10.5%), United States (8.0%), Irish (3.7%), English (3.1%), Scottish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 0.11 square miles.

Population density: 2979 people per square mile

(average).

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For population 25 years and over in Donaldson

High school or higher: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 8.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Donaldson CDP

Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 9.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
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:

Donaldson:	1.2% ($519)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (38.7 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (93.0 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (97.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tremont borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Newtown, PA (4.1 miles ), Ravine, PA (4.8 miles ), Beurys Lake, PA (5.9 miles) , Pine Grove borough, PA (6.0 miles ), Branchdale, PA (6.3 miles ), Buck Run, PA (7.5 miles ), Forrestville, PA (8.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.64 N, Longitude: 76.41 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Mining (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (24%)
Health care (24%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (20%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)
Other financial specialists (4%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)

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Average climate in Donaldson, Pennsylvania

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Donaldson, Pennsylvania average temperatures

Donaldson, Pennsylvania average precipitation

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Donaldson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Donaldson place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 27.4 miles away from the place center caused $18 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Donaldson:

ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 14 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Donaldson:

READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 37 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
LANCASTER (about 37 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Donaldson:

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 6 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
BENDIGO (about 12 miles; TOWER CITY, PA; ID: 74N)
FARMERS PRIDE (about 15 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA; ID: 9N7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Donaldson:

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 37 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 38 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 45 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.2%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.8%
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: 1.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Donaldson compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Donaldson mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Donaldson:

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.)
WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WISL (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: BASIC LICENSING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Donaldson:

WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Donaldson:

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.)

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