U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Homer City, Pennsylvania



Back to Homer City, PA housing info, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.




We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Homer City, PA map
Current weather forecast for Homer City, PA

Indiana County

Population in July 2008: 1,711. Population change since 2000: -7.2%
 

Males: 796  (46.5%)
Females: 915  (53.5%)

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15748.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,085 (it was $30,815 in 2000)
Homer City:  $34,085
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,748
Homer City:  $20,748
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,587 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
Homer City:  $92,587
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 15748

Homer City, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
Trendy Trades Resale Clothing Store

Races in Homer City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Homer City: 84.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Homer City, PA forum
Recent posts about Homer City, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Homer City is mentioned 35 times on our forum:
Anyone remember this bar in Homer City?  (9 replies)
Pittsburgh's real problems  (184 replies)
Blairsville and surrounding areas  (12 replies)
Best outdoorsy, cool town in SW Pennsylvania  (8 replies)
Which is the cooler, better, outdoorsy, SW PA town?  (6 replies)
indiana county  (5 replies)

Ancestries: German (20.2%), Italian (20.0%), Irish (12.9%), Polish (10.0%), Slovak (8.5%), English (8.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 09/26/1872

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 3060 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Homer City,PA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Homer City, Pennsylvania map

For population 25 years and over in Homer City

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Homer City borough

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

12 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Homer City:  1.8% ($1,161)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
Homer City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (43.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (215.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lucerne Mines, PA (1.0 miles ), Black Lick, PA (2.2 miles ), Indiana borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Chevy Chase Heights, PA (2.6 miles ), Jacksonville, PA (2.7 miles ), Armagh, PA (3.0 miles) , Blairsville borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Ernest borough, PA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.54 N, Longitude: 79.16 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,935 (+104.9%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 210 (26.8%)

Area code: 724

Homer City household income distribution Homer City home values distribution

This borough's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



Homer City races chart

Average climate in Homer City, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Homer City, Pennsylvania average temperatures Homer City, Pennsylvania average precipitation
 
Homer City, Pennsylvania humidity
 
Homer City, Pennsylvania wind speed
 
Homer City, Pennsylvania snowfall
 
Homer City, Pennsylvania sunshine
 
Homer City, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Homer City-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the Homer City borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 tornado 34.0 miles away from the borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.


Homer City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% 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 92.2 miles away from Homer City center
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 80.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Homer City topographic map

Main business address for: EME HOMER CITY GENERATION LP (COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Homer City:
  • INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; INDIANA, PA)
  • JEANNETTE DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JEANNETTE, PA)
  • MONSOUR MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; JEANNETTE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Homer City, PA

Amtrak stations near Homer City:
  • 20 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.homercity.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Homer City:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 24 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 43 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 44 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
Public high school in Homer City:
Public elementary/middle school in Homer City:
See full list of schools located in Homer City, School District: HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT


Homer City map

Click to draw/clear borough borders

Creek: Yellow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Country Cordial Farmhouse (436 Sunflower Lane).

Court: Magisterial District Court Of Indiana County (10 Bryant Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Homer City and their reported violations in the past:

CENTRAL INDIANA CO WATER AUTH (Population served: 3814, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-19-2005)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-19-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-15-2005)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-15-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-15-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 19 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  63.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  10.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Homer City, PA


6 people in other group homes


Homer City compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Homer City, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Homer City (2009 data):
  • First Commonwealth Bank: Homer Center Branch at 2254 Route 119, branch established on 1974-07-30. Info updated 2007-11-29: Bank assets: $6,373.9 mil, Deposits: $4,305.3 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 114 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
  • S&T Bank: Homer City Branch at 34 North Main Street, branch established on 1919-09-05. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $4,410.7 mil, Deposits: $3,228.5 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: S & T Bancorp, Inc.



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Homer City travel time to work


Homer City mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Indiana County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Homer City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOld Order Amish
Adherents34.4%19.8%13.4%8.8%2.6%
Congregations6.8%20.3%14.7%5.6%8.5%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodAmerican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.7%1.6%14.3%
Congregations2.3%3.4%2.8%1.7%33.9%
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.


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 1$1,753$21,0360$0
Other Government Administration 3$8,123$32,4920$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,683$28,0984$1,353
Firefighters 1$2,316$27,7920$0
Streets and Highways 2$5,648$33,8880$0
Solid Waste Management 3$8,898$35,5920$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,948$23,3760$0
Water Supply 2$7,439$44,6340$0
Local Libraries 1$4,083$48,9960$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$306
Totals for Government 16$44,891$33,6685$1,659



Homer City government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $493,000
    Police Protection: $111,000
    General - Other: $79,000
    Regular Highways: $43,000
    Central Staff Services: $32,000
    General Public Buildings: $25,000
    Fire Protection: $25,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $471,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $82,000
    Interest Revenue: $44,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $33,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $296,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $919,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
    All Other: $19,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $117,000
    Individual Income: $97,000
    NEC: $45,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $374,000

4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.52%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Indiana County:  0.25%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.56% ($32,086 average AGI)
from Cambria County, PA  0.39% ($25,917)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.34% ($29,702)


5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($173 average AGI)
Indiana County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.74% ($31,258 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.54% ($27,000)
to Cambria County, PA  0.41% ($29,414)


Strongest AM radio stations in Homer City:
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAD (1450 AM; 1 kW; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Homer City:
  • WLCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSVILLE, PA; Owner: LONGO MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQMU (92.5 FM; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS 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.)
  • WHPA (93.5 FM; BARNESBORO, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES INC.)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Homer City:
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)


Homer City fatal accident list:
Oct 29, 2007 10:02 AM, Us-0119, Sr-0056, Lat: 40.538592, Lon: -79.155769, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 31, 2007 12:59 AM, Us-119, Sr-56, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 17, 2007 11:14 AM, Us-119, Sr-56, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 13, 1999 08:14 AM, Us-119, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
May 27, 1990 05:30 AM, 3035, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 16, 1980 04:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $1,278,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,790
Total average daily truck traffic: 488
Total future (year 2021) average daily traffic: 3,771

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Homer City)

Back to Homer City, PA housing info, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.