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Washington County

Population in July 2007: 1,866. Population change since 2000: -2.8%
 

Males: 887  (47.6%)
Females: 979  (52.4%)
Median resident age:  39.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,968 (it was $41,319 in 2000)
East Washington:  $51,968
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $233,967 (it was $156,100 in 2000)
East Washington:  $233,967
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $261,596; Detached houses: $262,416; In 2-unit structures: $303,049; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,932; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in East Washington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Black (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

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

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Ancestries: German (20.0%), Italian (19.9%), English (16.5%), Irish (12.3%), Polish (8.8%), Scotch-Irish (8.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/08/1892

Elevation: 1204 feet

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 4085 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in East Washington

  • High school or higher: 92.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Washington borough

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

51 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

This city:  2.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

East Washington:  1.7% ($2,592)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (25.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (349.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Washington, PA (1.1 miles ), McGovern, PA (4.3 miles ), Wolfdale, PA (4.3 miles ), Houston borough, PA (5.5 miles ), Green Hills, PA (6.1 miles) , Canonsburg borough, PA (7.0 miles ), Cecil-Bishop, PA (10.7 miles ), Thompsonville, PA (10.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.17 N, Longitude: 80.23 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -189 (-8.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in East Washington by Year
Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.053.40.00.0
Robberies 01102
    per 100,000 0.052.953.40.0104.5
Assaults 52353
    per 100,000 258.9105.7160.3267.7156.7
Burglaries 4141055
    per 100,000 207.1740.0534.2267.7261.2
Thefts 3426292316
    per 100,000 1760.71374.21549.11231.3835.9
Auto thefts 52516
    per 100,000 258.9105.7267.153.5313.5
Arson 01302
    per 100,000 0.052.9160.30.0104.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 157.4152.2211.5125.8139.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.54
US city average:  3.00

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East Washington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the East Washington city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.8 miles away from the city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near East Washington:
  • WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, PA)
  • CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CANONSBURG, PA)
  • MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Washington:
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 26 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 44 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Washington:
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, PA; ID: AFJ)
  • BANDEL (about 12 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; ID: 22D)
  • FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 17 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; ID: G05)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Washington:
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 25 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  54.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Washington, PA



East Washington compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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East Washington travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.28%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($254 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegheny County, PA  1.84% ($59,215 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.28% ($31,215)
from Fayette County, PA  0.24% ($29,016)


4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.46%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($214 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegheny County, PA  1.45% ($42,283 average AGI)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.33% ($34,176)
to Fayette County, PA  0.19% ($29,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Washington:
  • WJPA (1450 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROACASTING COMPANY)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKZV (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: MY-KEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Washington:
  • WJPA-FM (95.3 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNJR (91.7 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WVNP (89.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around East Washington:
  • W20AN (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)

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