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Butler County

Population in July 2007: 12,691.
Males: 6,237  (49.1%)
Females: 6,454  (50.9%)

Median resident age:  34.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16066.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $86,491 (it was $62,971 in 2000)
Fernway:  $86,491
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $35,698

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $195,653 (it was $125,700 in 2000)
Fernway:  $195,653
Pennsylvania:  $164,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $224,042; Detached houses: $255,581; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,931; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,513; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,003; Mobile homes: $17,161

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Races in Fernway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fernway: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.3%), Irish (23.5%), Italian (17.5%), English (9.2%), Polish (9.2%), Slovak (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1040 feet

Land area: 5.33 square miles.

Population density: 2381 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fernway

  • High school or higher: 94.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fernway CDP

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 69.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

328 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

This place:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Fernway:  1.6% ($2,034)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (18.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (267.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fox Run, PA (1.6 miles ), Seven Fields borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Bradfordwoods borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Economy borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Conway borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Callery borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Mars borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Baden borough, PA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.69 N, Longitude: 80.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,685 (-30.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 546 (8.5%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



Average climate in Fernway, Pennsylvania

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Fernway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.4 miles away from the Fernway place center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the place center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Fernway-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from Fernway center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from Fernway center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Fernway center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fernway:
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 2 miles; CRANBERRY TWP, PA)
  • ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 10 miles; ALIQUIPPA, PA)
  • MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 11 miles; BEAVER, PA)

Amtrak station near Fernway:
  • 19 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Fernway:
  • 17 miles: Beaver Valley 1 and 2 in Shippingport, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fernway:
  • GENEVA COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fernway, PA


11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in religious group quarters


Fernway compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Fernway travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Butler County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Fernway

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.57%
Here59.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian and Missionary Alliance
Adherents50.9%10.9%10.8%10.7%3.9%
Congregations13.0%16.6%22.8%10.4%4.1%
NameAssemblies of GodLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents1.5%1.5%1.4%1.0%7.4%
Congregations3.1%1.6%2.1%1.6%24.9%
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.


5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.39%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
Butler County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegheny County, PA  1.90% ($62,261 average AGI)
from Beaver County, PA  0.35% ($41,655)
from Armstrong County, PA  0.25% ($32,856)


5.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,418 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.04%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Butler County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegheny County, PA  1.26% ($113,869 average AGI)
to Beaver County, PA  0.37% ($43,324)
to Lawrence County, PA  0.18% ($40,248)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fernway:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WBVP (1230 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: IORIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBZY (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKST (1200 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fernway:
  • WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, 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)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMXY (98.9 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJST (92.1 FM; ELLWOOD CITY, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Fernway:
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WWBP-LP (Channel 25; FREEDOM, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WFMJ-TV (Channel 21; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: WFMJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CL (Channel 56; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WYFX-LP (Channel 62; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED29$141,391285$129,829159$121,71849$39,83817$114,4123$25,143
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$128,71021$97,71729$83,48211$64,4374$103,0402$30,360
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$160,76336$90,365141$135,74433$64,2774$64,46511$39,313
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$011$155,78540$141,7557$75,7371$71,3000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$04$176,57014$182,9590$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9120.00 , 9121.01, 9121.02, 9122.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED54$164,20410$175,5502$118,940
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$158,0683$191,6800$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$156,5150$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$04$163,9150$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$152,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9120.00 , 9121.01, 9121.02, 9122.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Fernway on our top lists:
    • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
    • #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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