Ferndale, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,668. Population change since 2000: -8.0%

Males: 783	(46.9%)
Females: 885	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 18921.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,524 (it was $32,617 in 2000)

Ferndale:	$40,524
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,141 (it was $60,400 in 2000)

Ferndale:	$88,141
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $91,170; Detached houses: $89,506; Townhouses or other attached units: $86,616; In 2-unit structures: $76,584

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Races in Ferndale:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Black (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Ferndale: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.4%), Irish (12.2%), Italian (10.3%), English (9.8%), Polish (8.7%), United States (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/01/1896

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 4728 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ferndale

High school or higher: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferndale borough

Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 6.5%

28 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.5%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Ferndale:	1.8% ($1,109)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (56.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (200.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lorain borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Elim, PA (1.2 miles ), Belmont, PA (1.3 miles ), Dale borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Southmont borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Geistown borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Daisytown borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Johnstown, PA (1.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.29 N, Longitude: 78.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-8.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Crime in Ferndale (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 (59.3 per 100,000)
0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 4.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.60
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ferndale, Pennsylvania

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Ferndale-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Ferndale borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 tornado 36.7 miles away from the borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ferndale:

CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 2 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 2 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
LEE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

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Amtrak station near Ferndale:

3 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferndale:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 34 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 54 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ferndale that have no violations reported:

FERNDALE INN (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	65.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.3%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	8.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ferndale, PA

Ferndale 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.
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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ferndale mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cambria County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (94%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religon statistics for Ferndale

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of the Brethren	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	67.2%	13.6%	6.3%	2.2%	1.7%
Congregations	29.7%	23.2%	7.3%	4.5%	4.9%

Name	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Christian and Missionary Alliance	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%	5.5%
Congregations	0.8%	0.4%	4.1%	2.4%	22.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$3,449	$20,694	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$1,328
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,626	$31,512	12	$5,128
Streets and Highways	3	$6,305	$25,220	1	$87
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$300
Totals for Government	6	$12,380	$24,760	22	$6,843

Ferndale government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $69,000
Sewerage: $33,000

All Other: $4,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $114,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $108,000
Police Protection: $100,000

General - Other: $74,000

Solid Waste Management: $73,000

Sewerage: $51,000

Financial Administration: $18,000

Central Staff Services: $18,000

General Public Buildings: $16,000

Fire Protection: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $12,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $12,000
General - Other: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $217,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000
All Other: $17,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $192,000
Individual Income: $95,000

NEC: $45,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $207,000

3.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.35%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($297 average AGI)
Cambria County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Somerset County, PA	0.42% ($21,680 average AGI)
from Blair County, PA	0.32% ($30,783)
from Indiana County, PA	0.23% ($29,414)

4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.02%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Cambria County: 0.02%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Somerset County, PA	0.45% ($35,913 average AGI)
to Blair County, PA	0.40% ($28,300)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.38% ($29,854)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ferndale:

WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WNTJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: GREATER JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT)
WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferndale:

WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WUZI-FM1 (105.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
W228AO (93.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ferndale:

WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $2,933,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,083
Total average daily truck traffic: 323
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 9,522

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lisa M Minney, Lonely Cottage Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

FERNDALE, 2.7 Miles Ene Of, Overall height: 77.4 m, Call Sign: WAH495
6197.20 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6375.20 MHz, 6197.20 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6375.20 MHz, 6226.90 MHz, 6286.20 MHz... (+6 more)
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KA3YIU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00321248
Grant Date: 02/02/2001, Expiration Date: 04/30/2011
Registrant: John S Becker, Beverly Dr, Ferndale, PA 18921

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$60,333	12	$49,083	15	$41,533	14	$18,857	0	$0	2	$34,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	2	$32,500	0	$0	2	$60,000	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$68,000	1	$40,000	16	$65,875	4	$33,000	0	$0	1	$39,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	3	$83,333	3	$84,667	2	$33,000	1	$123,000	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$43,000	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	4	$53,750
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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