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Population (year 2000): 4,614. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,603 (-0.2% change)
 

Males: 2,107  (45.7%)
Females: 2,507  (54.3%)

Lehigh County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,400 (it was $40,318 in 2000)
Fountain Hill  $45,400
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,800 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
Fountain Hill  $118,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Fountain Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.2%)
  • Hispanic (10.7%)
  • Other race (6.0%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Recent posts about Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Fountain Hill is mentioned 43 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (26.1%), Irish (16.5%), Hungarian (9.4%), Italian (7.9%), Polish (6.2%), United States (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/1893

Elevation: 366 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 6510 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fountain Hill

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fountain Hill borough

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 47.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

237 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This city:  5.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Fountain Hill:  1.9% ($1,576)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (2.2 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (45.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bethlehem, PA (2.2 miles ), Hellertown borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Freemansburg borough, PA (4.3 miles ), Allentown, PA (5.6 miles ), Middletown, PA (5.6 miles ), Catasauqua borough, PA (6.0 miles ), Fullerton, PA (6.1 miles ), Coopersburg borough, PA (6.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.60 N, Longitude: 75.40 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,446 (+31.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 237 (12.4%)


People in group quarters in Fountain Hill
  • 195 people in nursing homes
  • 52 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-0.6%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (40%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Crime in Fountain Hill by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 021404
    per 100,000 0.043.221.887.50.087.0
Robberies 471523
    per 100,000 86.7151.121.8109.443.565.2
Assaults 203622222416
    per 100,000 433.3776.9480.3481.3521.6347.9
Burglaries 222221282424
    per 100,000 476.6474.8458.5612.6521.6521.9
Thefts 1448916595123151
    per 100,000 3119.61920.63602.62078.32673.33283.3
Auto thefts 68157197
    per 100,000 130.0172.6327.5153.1413.0152.2
Arson 001211
    per 100,000 0.00.021.843.821.721.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 281.2359.1322.5337.3293.8338.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.96
US city average:  3.00

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Fountain Hill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Fountain Hill city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 24.4 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain Hill:
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 2 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)
  • MUHLENBERG HOSPITAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fountain Hill:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 5 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 42 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 48 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain Hill:
  • ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 7 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: 1N9)
  • QUAKERTOWN (about 12 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
  • BRADEN AIRPARK (about 15 miles; EASTON, PA; ID: N43)

Local government website: WWW.FOUNTAINHILL.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fountain Hill:
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 9 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Next door community just West of Fountain Hill is Salisbury Township, not Allentown.
  • Sacred Heart Hospital should be added as a nearby hospital -- it is a quick 11 minute ride from the center of Fountain Hill

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Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Fountain Hill compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Fountain Hill travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lehigh County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 2$5,309$31,8541$509
Police Protection - Officers 8$24,438$36,6576$8,643
Police - Other 0$0 2$1,820
Other Government Administration 1$4,021$48,2529$1,796
Streets and Highways 6$13,780$27,5600$0
Totals for Government 17$47,548$33,56318$12,768


Fountain Hill government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $74,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $560,000
    Solid Waste Management: $347,000
    All Other: $52,000
    Parks & Recreation: $36,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $218,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $608,000
    Police Protection: $514,000
    Sewerage: $442,000
    Regular Highways: $254,000
    Solid Waste Management: $228,000
    Parks & Recreation: $87,000
    Central Staff Services: $71,000
    Libraries: $64,000
    Fire Protection: $57,000
    Housing & Community Development: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $26,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,639,000
    Interest Revenue: $154,000
    Benefit Payments: $65,000
    From Local Government: $44,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $82,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $38,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,635,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,518,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $117,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $62,000
    Interest Earnings: $30,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $753,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $140,000
    Highways: $71,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $780,000
    Individual Income: $300,000
    NEC: $186,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $803,000

6.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($432 average AGI)
Lehigh County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Northampton County, PA  1.76% ($36,401 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA  0.30% ($51,494)
from Berks County, PA  0.28% ($39,105)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($517 average AGI)
Lehigh County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Northampton County, PA  1.64% ($41,431 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.39% ($42,520)
to Carbon County, PA  0.24% ($31,763)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fountain Hill:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGPA (1100 AM; daytime; 0 kW; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: TIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fountain Hill:
  • WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W285DH (104.9 FM; N. WHITEHALL TOWNSHI, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL.)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)

TV broadcast stations around Fountain Hill:
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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