For population 25 years and over in Grindstone-Rowes Run:
High school or higher: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 7.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grindstone-Rowes Run CDP:
Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 14.8%
Divorced: 7.3%
16 residents are foreign born
This place:
1.4%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $834 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $556 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (30.8 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (247.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Grindstone-Rowes Run-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/2/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the Grindstone-Rowes Run place center injured 5 peopleand caused $6 million in damages.
On 8/3/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 peopleand injured 70 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Beaver County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Floods: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grindstone-Rowes Run:
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; UNIONTOWN, PA)
HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; CONNELLSVILLE, PA)
EXCELA HEALTH FRICK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA)
Amtrak station near Grindstone-Rowes Run:
13 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 Grindstone-Rowes Run:
California University of Pennsylvania (about 6 miles; California, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,429)
Westmoreland County Community College (about 21 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 3,608)
West Virginia University (about 26 miles; Morgantown, WV; FT enrollment: 24,899)
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (about 31 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 24,077)
Carnegie Mellon University (about 31 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 9,793)
Duquesne University (about 31 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 9,011)
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (about 31 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 2,222)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 41.7. This is worse than average.
City:
41.7
U.S.:
32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0400. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0400
U.S.:
0.0222
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.108. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.108
U.S.:
0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.35. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.35
U.S.:
2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.0
U.S.:
9.4
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.4. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
18.4
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.8. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
12.8
U.S.:
9.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.8%
(7.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
Pennsylvania:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
66.9%
Whole state:
67.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.4%
Whole state:
5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Grindstone-Rowes Run (based on Beaver County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.21%
Here
62.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Jewish
Adherents
57.1%
9.5%
8.9%
7.1%
1.8%
Congregations
12.4%
15.3%
18.2%
10.0%
1.0%
Name
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.1%
10.4%
Congregations
1.0%
4.8%
1.0%
3.8%
32.5%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 35
Beaver County:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
This county:
0.87 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44
Beaver County:
2.54 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 85
This county:
4.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Beaver County:
10.0%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Beaver County:
29.3%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.1%
State:
11.5%
3.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,157 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.75%
Pennsylvania average:
4.99%
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Beaver County:
0.03%
Pennsylvania average:
0.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
