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Population (year 2000): 2,174. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,083 (-4.2% change)
 

Males: 1,015  (46.7%)
Females: 1,159  (53.3%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15436.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,600 (it was $26,840 in 2000)
Fairchance  $30,600
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,600 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
Fairchance  $87,600
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Fairchance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (23.3%), Irish (15.0%), Dutch (10.6%), Polish (8.3%), Italian (8.0%), United States (6.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/07/1889

Land area: 1.21 square miles.

Population density: 1729 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fairchance

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairchance borough

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

18 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Fairchance:  1.1% ($794)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (45.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (317.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Smithfield borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Leith-Hatfield, PA (4.4 miles ), Hopwood, PA (5.0 miles ), Uniontown, PA (5.7 miles ), East Uniontown, PA (6.2 miles ), Oliver, PA (6.8 miles ), New Salem-Buffington, PA (9.0 miles ), Masontown borough, PA (10.3 miles ).

Latitude: 39.82 N, Longitude: 79.75 W


19 people in nursing homes
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: +253 (+13.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Mining (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Religious workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Fairchance-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.9 miles away from the Fairchance city center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairchance:
  • UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
  • BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BROWNSVILLE, PA)
  • HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairchance:
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 38 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairchance:
  • CONNELLSVILLE (about 12 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA; ID: VVS)
  • TITUS FIELD (about 25 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; ID: 70D)
  • MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 25 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID: P45)

Amtrak station near Fairchance:
  • 18 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 Fairchance:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 46 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
Public elementary/middle school in Fairchance:
  • A L WILSON EL SCH (Students: 186; Grades: KG - 05)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Fairchance compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fairchance (2007 data):
  • Centra Bank, Inc.: Fairchance Branch at 58 West Church Street, branch established on 2000-03-16. Info updated 2007-02-16: Bank assets: $662.1 mil, Deposits: $585.8 mil, headquarters in Morgantown, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Centra Financial Holdings, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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$1,621
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,736
Solid Waste Management 2$4,114$24,6840$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$1,851
Water Supply 4$8,686$26,0580$0
Totals for Government 6$12,799$25,59811$5,207


Fairchance government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Sewerage: $24,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $107,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $296,000
    Regular Highways: $162,000
    General - Other: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $91,000
    Central Staff Services: $41,000
    Police Protection: $39,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $328,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $259,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $69,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $253,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $358,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $106,000
    Highways: $37,000
    All Other: $18,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $82,000
    Property: $47,000
    NEC: $21,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $215,000

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 Fairchance:
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairchance:
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WPKL (99.3 FM; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYFU (88.5 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETORK, INC.)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWVU-FM (91.7 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS)

TV broadcast stations around Fairchance:
  • WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W35AW (Channel 35; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)

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