Somerset County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 40.4. This is worse than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0476. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.194. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.55. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.1%
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 68.2% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jerome, PA
22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Jerome compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- 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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Jerome (based on Somerset County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.90%
| Here |  | 61.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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% |
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| Name | Mennonite Church USA | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10.5% |
| Congregations | 4.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 23.2% |
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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: 18 | This county: | 2.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Somerset County: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Somerset County: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | This county: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 46 | Somerset County: | 5.91 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 9.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 29.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Somerset County: | 10.3% | | State: | 11.5% |
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:
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:
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 (Lat: 40.208694 Lon: -78.988083), Call Sign: KYG639
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7000 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/2000, Expiration Date: 06/26/2005, Cancellation 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, Licensee ID: L00259579
Grant Date: 01/13/2009, Expiration Date: 01/13/2019
Registrant: Daniel L Mishler, Jerome, PA 15937-0411 - Call Sign: WB3IMU, 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, 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, Licensee ID: L00538107
Grant Date: 06/26/2002, Expiration Date: 06/26/2012, Certifier: Mary E Schmidt
Registrant: Mary E Schmidt, Jerome, PA 15937
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) |
| 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 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $103,230 | 4 | $60,595 | 13 | $60,658 | 3 | $25,827 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $74,050 | 1 | $19,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $55,910 | 9 | $61,613 | 1 | $10,670 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $55,600 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $56,890 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $53,820 | 3 | $73,600 | 10 | $55,219 | 3 | $19,167 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $16,310 | 1 | $104,820 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 3 | $35,350 | 5 | $55,072 | 2 | $18,145 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $48,365 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $49,780 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 4 | $58,510 | 3 | $48,713 | 4 | $8,675 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $40,210 | 1 | $10,180 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $44,380 | 2 | $52,655 | 1 | $8,580 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $50,325 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $62,070 | 4 | $61,275 | 9 | $59,160 | 7 | $21,906 | 1 | $31,280 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $52,570 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $45,760 | 3 | $59,837 | 1 | $20,690 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $42,350 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| 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 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $98,080 | 1 | $59,580 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $67,060 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $130,810 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $58,900 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Jerome, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 22 | 80.9 years |
| John | 20 | 78.1 years |
| Joseph | 11 | 83.2 years |
| Anna | 8 | 84.4 years |
| William | 8 | 67.1 years |
| Charles | 8 | 72.9 years |
| Thomas | 8 | 72.0 years |
| Robert | 8 | 60.4 years |
| Paul | 7 | 74.6 years |
| Michael | 7 | 76.6 years |
| Most common last names in Jerome, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Wytko | 6 | 77.7 years |
| Shaulis | 6 | 68.8 years |
| Brown | 6 | 77.3 years |
| Miller | 6 | 79.2 years |
| Williams | 5 | 63.0 years |
| Wanko | 5 | 73.6 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 80.6 years |
| Keim | 5 | 76.0 years |
| Gusmerotti | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Pipta | 5 | 75.2 years |
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