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Fayette County

Population in July 2008: 1,149. Population change since 2000: -5.7%
 

Males: 527  (45.9%)
Females: 622  (54.1%)

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15431.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,365 (it was $25,718 in 2000)
Dunbar:  $29,365
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,963
Dunbar:  $15,963
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,712 (it was $55,600 in 2000)
Dunbar:  $77,712
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,642; Detached houses: $79,223; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $16,295; Mobile homes: $16,857

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Races in Dunbar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Dunbar: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.4%), German (18.4%), Italian (17.4%), United States (11.2%), Slovak (7.2%), English (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/26/1883

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 1771 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dunbar

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dunbar borough

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 16.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Dunbar:  0.8% ($435)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (37.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (236.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Connellsville borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Connellsville, PA (1.7 miles ), Vanderbilt borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Dawson borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Oliver, PA (2.6 miles ), East Uniontown, PA (2.7 miles ), Uniontown, PA (2.8 miles ), Everson borough, PA (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.98 N, Longitude: 79.61 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-6.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Computer and electronic products (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



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Crime in Dunbar (2007):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (86.4 per 100,000)
  • 2 thefts (172.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 13.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

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Dunbar-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the Dunbar borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 tornado 42.2 miles away from the borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Dunbar:
  • HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA)
  • UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
  • BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BROWNSVILLE, PA)

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Amtrak station near Dunbar:
  • 4 miles: CONNELLSVILLE (FRONT & WATER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dunbar:
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 38 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 39 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
Private high school in Dunbar:
  • APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 32; Location: RD 1 BOX 317; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Dunbar:
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Average household size:
This borough:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  66.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  11.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dunbar, PA


7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Dunbar compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Dunbar, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Dunbar

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents49.9%15.3%6.0%5.2%4.0%
Congregations14.5%23.1%12.4%4.5%2.5%
NameChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Church of the BrethrenChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents3.8%1.8%1.7%1.7%10.7%
Congregations2.5%4.5%2.9%2.1%31.0%
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$266
Other Government Administration 0$0 10$545
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 8$1,577
Streets and Highways 1$1,993$23,9160$0
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$2,445
Totals for Government 1$1,993$23,91621$4,833



3.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,698 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.09%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.80% ($29,086 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.35% ($38,056)
from Washington County, PA  0.31% ($29,471)


3.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.41%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($91 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.76% ($28,673 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.43% ($29,842)
to Washington County, PA  0.37% ($29,016)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dunbar:
  • WPNT (1340 AM; 1 kW; CONNELLSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dunbar:
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WPKL (99.3 FM; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Dunbar:
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • W35AW (Channel 35; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)


Dunbar fatal accident list:
Nov 24, 1996 11:40 AM, 119, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 17, 1995 10:28 AM, 1053, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 31, 1986 03:00 AM, 00117, Vehicles: 4, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 28, 1985 04:30 AM, 00117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 7, 1983 08:99 AM, 00117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Jul 10, 1982 07:99 AM, 26100, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 2
Sep 5, 1979 09:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $824,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,367
Total average daily truck traffic: 549

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, Fayette County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 47.2 m

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTZ216
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.443 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/06/1995, Expiration Date: 06/06/2000, Cancelation Date: 09/10/2000
    Registrant: Phone: (412) 626-1211
  • PLEASANT VALLEY, Lat: 39.967500 Lon: -79.599722, Call Sign: WQFN583
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.743 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/24/2006, Expiration Date: 08/24/2016, Certifier: Mark L Bageant
    Registrant: Amco Water Metering Systems Inc, 1100 Sw 38th Ave, Ocala, FL 34474, Phone: (352) 369-6500, Fax: (352) 369-6581, Email:
  • DUNBAR, Lat: 39.957500 Lon: -79.599722, Call Sign: WQGS244
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.431 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/03/2007, Expiration Date: 04/03/2017, Certifier: Robert Softcheck
    Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dunbar)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-23 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2033P , Serial Number: 23-608, Year manufactured: 1956
    Registrant (Individual): Robert E Holsing, 66 Woodvale St, Dunbar, PA 15431
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 337 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 22CM , Serial Number: 337-0159, Year manufactured: 1965
    Registrant (Individual): Frederich K Davis, 436 Kingin Hill Rd, Dunbar, PA 15431
  • Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 99694 , Serial Number: 2317, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/31/1955
    Registrant (Co-Owned): William D Sr Holsing, 34 High St, Dunbar, PA 15431, Other Owners: Joyce D Holsing



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$48,480
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2626.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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