Jerome, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,039.

Males: 480	(46.3%)
Females: 559	(53.7%)

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

Zip codes: 15937.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,398 (it was $26,667 in 2000)

Jerome:	$32,398
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,256

Jerome:	$16,256
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,092 (it was $56,700 in 2000)

Jerome:	$80,092
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $132,847; Detached houses: $158,126; Townhouses or other attached units: $55,475; In 2-unit structures: $54,630; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Jerome:

White Non-Hispanic (99.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Jerome: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.7%), Italian (20.2%), English (11.5%), Irish (9.5%), Polish (9.3%), Czech (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1796 feet

Land area: 2.61 square miles.

Population density: 398 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jerome

High school or higher: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 11.2%
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jerome CDP

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 6.0%

11 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Jerome, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jerome to the number of sex offenders is 1039 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Jerome:	1.1% ($627)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (54.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (203.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Benson, PA (1.8 miles) , Davidsville, PA (1.8 miles ), Boswell borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Jennerstown borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Hooversville borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Ferndale borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Elim, PA (2.6 miles ), Belmont, PA (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.21 N, Longitude: 78.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Management of companies and enterprises (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Electricians (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

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Average climate in Jerome, Pennsylvania

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Jerome-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the Jerome place center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 tornado 37.3 miles away from the place center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Jerome-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 100% 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 80.4 miles away from Jerome center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jerome:

CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 7 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 7 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WINDBER, PA)

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Amtrak station near Jerome:

9 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jerome:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 9 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 39 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 50 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

Public elementary/middle school in Jerome:

Conemaugh Twp Area Primary School (Students: 214; Location: 1910 Penn Avenue; Grades: KG - 2)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.5%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jerome, PA

22 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Jerome compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Jerome mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%) Coal or coke (4%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Jerome

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Church of the Brethren	United Church of Christ
Adherents	28.7%	23.5%	13.3%	9.5%	6.3%
Congregations	9.1%	18.2%	17.7%	11.6%	7.6%

Name	Mennonite Church USA	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.2%	1.7%	1.7%	10.5%
Congregations	4.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.0%	23.2%

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.

3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.26%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cambria County, PA	0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA	0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.19% ($57,607)

3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.82%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cambria County, PA	0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA	0.23% ($31,597)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jerome:

WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
WCRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: GREATER JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT)
WNTJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jerome:

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)
WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jerome:

WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Fire Hall Main St, Call Sign: KYG639
Assigned Frequencies : 33.7000 MHz
Grant Date: 04/13/2000, Expiration Date: 06/26/2005, Cancelation Date: 08/27/2005
Registrant: Jerome Volunteer Fire Dept, 1885 Penn Ave, Jerome, PA 15937-0425, Phone: (814) 479-4712

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: WB3FBI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00259579
Grant Date: 01/13/2009, Expiration Date: 01/13/2019
Registrant: Daniel L Mishler, Jerome, PA 15937-0411
Call Sign: WB3IMU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01271111
Grant Date: 04/20/2007, Expiration Date: 06/10/2017, Certifier: John Dohoda Jr
Registrant: John Dohoda Jr, 106 Conemaugh Ave, Jerome, PA 15937
Call Sign: KB3GYD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00387095
Grant Date: 08/07/2001, Expiration Date: 08/07/2011, Certifier: Deborah A Mishler
Registrant: Deborah A Mishler, Jerome, PA 15937
Call Sign: KB3IGZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00538107
Grant Date: 06/26/2002, Expiration Date: 06/26/2012, Certifier: Mary E Schmidt
Registrant: Mary E Schmidt, Jerome, PA 15937

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$28,080	5	$76,698	18	$75,828	5	$31,362	1	$38,740
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	2	$105,865	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$66,080	6	$70,720	1	$40,210	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$35,920	3	$94,687	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0201.02

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$89,380	2	$72,640
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$81,160
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0201.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 5

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