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Allegheny County

Population in July 2007: 5,163. Population change since 2000: -4.7%
 

Males: 2,562  (49.6%)
Females: 2,601  (50.4%)
Median resident age:  44.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $178,319 (it was $147,298 in 2000)
Fox Chapel:  $178,319
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $559,051 (it was $410,200 in 2000)
Fox Chapel:  $559,051
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $689,878; Detached houses: $687,041; Townhouses or other attached units: $656,021

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Races in Fox Chapel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
  • Asian Indian (3.5%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fox Chapel: 100.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.2%), English (19.2%), Irish (17.4%), Italian (12.0%), Russian (5.2%), Polish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/01/1935

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 7.83 square miles.

Population density: 659 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fox Chapel

  • High school or higher: 98.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 79.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 42.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fox Chapel borough

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 74.5%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 3.3%

391 residents are foreign born (3.3% Europe, 3.3% Asia).

This city:  7.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Fox Chapel:  2.1% ($8,602)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (7.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (328.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: O'Hara Township, PA (1.1 miles ), Aspinwall borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Blawnox borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Sharpsburg borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Verona borough, PA (3.6 miles ), Oakmont borough, PA (3.8 miles ), Etna borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Penn Hills, PA (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.51 N, Longitude: 79.89 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+4.4%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Social assistance (2%)
  • Accommodation and food services (2%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Physicians and surgeons (21%)
  • Lawyers (15%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Physicians and surgeons (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Art and design workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Fox Chapel (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (18.8 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (18.8 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (56.4 per 100,000)
  • 12 thefts (225.7 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 31.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Fox Chapel (2006):
  • 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)
  • 5 burglaries (95.4 per 100,000)
  • 16 thefts (305.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 18.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.94
US city average:  3.00

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Fox Chapel-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Fox Chapel city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fox Chapel:
  • UPMC ST MARGARET (about 2 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fox Chapel:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 39 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fox Chapel:
  • ROCK (about 8 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 10 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; ID: 4G0)
  • INTER COUNTY (about 16 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)

Amtrak station near Fox Chapel:
  • 9 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.

Local government website: www.fox-chapel.pa.us.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fox Chapel:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)

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Notable locations in Fox Chapel: Fox Chapel Country Club (A), Fox Chapel Golf Course (B), Pittsburgh Field Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Pine Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Campbell Lake (A), Glade Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Glade Run (A), Stony Camp Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  85.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fox Chapel, PA


21 people in nursing homes


Fox Chapel compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (95%)
  • Electricity (4%)

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
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$784
Sewerage 1$5,446$65,3520$0
Other and Unallocable 1$4,208$50,4961$626
Other Government Administration 3$19,134$76,5360$0
Streets and Highways 10$47,320$56,7840$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$508
Police Protection - Officers 11$53,112$57,9401$720
Financial Administration 1$4,584$55,0081$900
Totals for Government 27$133,804$59,4685$3,538



Fox Chapel government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $693,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $798,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,117,000
    Regular Highways: $908,000
    Police Protection: $714,000
    Sewerage: $628,000
    Central Staff Services: $499,000
    Solid Waste Management: $342,000
    Parks & Recreation: $247,000
    Fire Protection: $173,000
    Libraries: $168,000
    Financial Administration: $114,000
    General Public Buildings: $114,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $95,000
    Housing & Community Development: $4,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $7,608,000
    Benefit Payments: $267,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $214,000
    Total Federal Securities: $33,000
    Interest Revenue: $-633,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $1,038,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $67,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $102,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $89,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $343,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $101,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $89,000
    Police Protection: $80,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,055,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $125,000
    All Other: $70,000
    General Support: $11,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $2,252,000
    Property: $1,230,000
    NEC: $292,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,613,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fox Chapel:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WURP (1550 AM; 1 kW; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fox Chapel:
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Fox Chapel:
  • 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)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 83
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
  • Fatalities: 89
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15

Fox Chapel fatal accident list:
Dec 4, 1986 12:30 AM, Fox Chapel, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 16, 1985 01:15 AM, Fairview, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 7, 1980 09:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 26, 1980 10:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 5, 1975 04:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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