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Cambria County

Population in July 2008: 1,296. Population change since 2000: -7.3%
 

Males: 597  (46.1%)
Females: 699  (53.9%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16646.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,299 (it was $25,192 in 2000)
Hastings:  $31,299
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,089
Hastings:  $17,089
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,029 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Hastings:  $76,029
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,410; Detached houses: $85,047; Townhouses or other attached units: $116,335; In 2-unit structures: $59,347; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,214; Mobile homes: $16,471

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Races in Hastings:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Hastings: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.6%), Irish (17.7%), Polish (12.4%), Slovak (10.7%), Italian (10.2%), United States (7.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1758 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 2303 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hastings

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hastings borough

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 15.1%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

5 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Hastings:  1.4% ($713)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (68.3 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (193.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Northern Cambria borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Patton borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Carrolltown borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Westover borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Cherry Tree borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Chest Springs, PA (2.8 miles) , Heilwood, PA (3.0 miles ), Colver, PA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.67 N, Longitude: 78.71 W

Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+0.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (31%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



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Crime in Hastings (2007):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 12 assaults (914.6 per 100,000)
  • 10 burglaries (762.2 per 100,000)
  • 16 thefts (1219.5 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (228.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 303.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.77
US city average:  3.00

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Hastings-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.7 miles away from the Hastings borough center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 tornado 41.8 miles away from the borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hastings-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Hastings center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospital/medical center in Hastings:
  • MINERS HOSPITAL (290 HAIDA AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hastings:
  • INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; INDIANA, PA)
  • BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (about 21 miles; ALTOONA, PA)

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Amtrak station near Hastings:
  • 20 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hastings:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 23 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 28 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 51 miles; CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
Private elementary/middle school in Hastings:
  • SAINT BERNARD SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 1375 SPANGLER STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Hastings:
  • HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $42,707; Location: 312 BEAVER ST, P O BOX 515; 12,147 books; 357 audio materials; 429 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  68.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  13.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hastings, PA


75 people in nursing homes


Hastings compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hastings (2009 data):
  • First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Hastings Branch at 297 Beaver Street, branch established on 1967-08-07. Info updated 2008-09-10: Bank assets: $8,210.9 mil, Deposits: $6,089.0 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 239 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Cambria County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%)
  • Coal or coke (14%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Hastings

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of the BrethrenPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents67.2%13.6%6.3%2.2%1.7%
Congregations29.7%23.2%7.3%4.5%4.9%
NameAmerican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian and Missionary AllianceUnited Church of ChristOther religions
Adherents0.9%0.9%0.8%0.7%5.5%
Congregations0.8%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.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 0$0 2$224
Other Government Administration 2$2,504$15,0240$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,634$19,6080$0
Streets and Highways 2$1,935$11,6100$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$2,885
Totals for Government 5$6,073$14,5754$3,109



Hastings government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $24,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $250,000
    Central Staff Services: $82,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
    Regular Highways: $22,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Housing & Community Development: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $44,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $131,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $67,000
  • Tax - Property: $84,000
    Individual Income: $55,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $181,000

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 Hastings:
  • WNCC (950 AM; 1 kW; BARNESBORO, PA)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • WRDD (1580 AM; 1 kW; EBENSBURG, PA)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hastings:
  • WBRX (94.3 FM; PATTON, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)
  • WHPA (93.5 FM; BARNESBORO, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES INC.)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQYX (93.1 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hastings:
  • WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • W41CF (Channel 41; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WATM-TV (Channel 23; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WTAJ-TV (Channel 10; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W57AH (Channel 57; BROCKPORT, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKBS-TV (Channel 47; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)


Hastings fatal accident list:
Sep 25, 1982 09:99 AM, 11051, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $516,000
Total average daily traffic: 788
Total average daily truck traffic: 70
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 944

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • KARL F Hosterman, Along Lr11049, .6 Mi East Of Lr11051, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 36 m
    Registrant: Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 337-3656

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Corner 5th Ave & Coleman St, Call Sign: KNDL879, Licensee ID: L00535135
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.175 MHz, 155.340 MHz, 155.385 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/09/1997, Expiration Date: 08/04/2002, Cancelation Date: 09/17/2002
    Registrant: Hastings Area Ambulance Assoc Inc, Box 584, Hastings, PA 16646, Phone: (814) 247-8885

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: N3UND, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00944684
    Grant Date: 11/24/2004, Expiration Date: 02/21/2015, Certifier: Kevin P Griffiths
    Registrant: Kevin P Griffiths, 650 Griffiths Rd, Hastings, PA 16646
  • Call Sign: N3VRK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01038470
    Grant Date: 07/07/2005, Expiration Date: 06/27/2015, Certifier: Michael A Anna
    Registrant: Michael A Anna, 4th Ave, Hastings, PA 16646
  • Call Sign: N3WZB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00201228
    Grant Date: 03/15/2006, Expiration Date: 03/18/2016, Certifier: Jon R Soltis
    Registrant: Jon R Soltis, 110 First Street, Hastings, PA 16646
  • Call Sign: N3WZC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00375975
    Grant Date: 03/07/2006, Expiration Date: 03/18/2016, Certifier: Paul M Dolges
    Registrant: Paul M Dolges, 144 Middle St., Hastings, PA 16646
  • Call Sign: KB3AFZ, Previous Call Sign: N3ZVX, Licensee ID: L00475779
    Grant Date: 08/18/2006, Expiration Date: 08/18/2016, Certifier: Randy W Keith
    Registrant: Randy Keith, 167 Railroad St, Hastings, PA 16646


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: SRAL JOSEPH J FLIGHTSTAR IISC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 179W , Serial Number: 22841-IISC
    Registrant (Individual): Joseph J Sral, 213 Huber St, Hastings, PA 16646
  • Aircraft: SRAL JOSEPH J CGS HAWK (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: HIRTH 3202 (270 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 5546X , Serial Number: HSSC-928-3202-TRI, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 11/14/2007
    Registrant (Individual): Joseph J Sral, 213 Huber St, Hastings, PA 16646
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/05/2003



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$56,580
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0120.00

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