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Northumberland County

Population in July 2008: 2,763. Population change since 2000: -7.4%
 

Males: 1,324  (47.9%)
Females: 1,439  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  44.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17834.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $37,853 (it was $29,263 in 2000)
Kulpmont:  $37,853
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,279

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $57,420 (it was $39,600 in 2000)
Kulpmont:  $57,420
Pennsylvania:  $164,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $85,933; Detached houses: $127,625; Townhouses or other attached units: $46,901; In 2-unit structures: $29,575; Mobile homes: $43,636

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Races in Kulpmont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Kulpmont: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (40.0%), Italian (30.4%), Irish (11.3%), German (10.2%), Dutch (6.7%), Ukrainian (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

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Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 2952 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kulpmont

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kulpmont borough

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

42 residents are foreign born

This borough:  1.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Kulpmont:  1.0% ($390)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (42.4 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (89.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Marion Heights borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Mount Carmel borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Marshallton, PA (1.8 miles ), Shamokin, PA (2.1 miles ), Wilburton Number One, PA (2.1 miles ), Locustdale, PA (2.3 miles) , Fairview-Ferndale, PA (2.3 miles ), Lavelle-Locustdale, PA (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.79 N, Longitude: 76.47 W

Area code: 570

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Crime in Kulpmont (2008):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (36.4 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (145.8 per 100,000)
  • 7 burglaries (255.1 per 100,000)
  • 25 thefts (911.1 per 100,000)
  • 5 auto thefts (182.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 127.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 293.0)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Population change in the 1990s: -252 (-7.8%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (31%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



Average climate in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania

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Kulpmont-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the Kulpmont borough center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 tornado 29.3 miles away from the borough center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Kulpmont-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 39.4 miles away from Kulpmont center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from Kulpmont center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kulpmont:
  • SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
  • GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; DANVILLE, PA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kulpmont:
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 42 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 42 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  62.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This borough:  9.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This borough:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kulpmont, PA


16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Kulpmont compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Kulpmont (2009 data):
  • Susquehanna Bank: Kulpmont Branch at 801 Chestnut Street, branch established on 1956-02-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $13,406.7 mil, Deposits: $9,071.9 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 242 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Northumberland County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Coal or coke (7%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Kulpmont

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.22%
Here60.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of Christ The Wesleyan Church
Adherents36.5%19.9%14.5%8.6%8.1%
Congregations7.7%20.5%20.5%14.7%3.8%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian and Missionary AllianceAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the NazareneOther
Adherents2.5%1.5%1.1%1.0%6.5%
Congregations5.8%1.9%1.9%1.3%21.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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$2,016$24,1922$950
Other Government Administration 0$0 10$2,512
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,301$25,8060$0
Firefighters 0$0 3$280
Streets and Highways 3$7,417$29,6680$0
Health 0$0 5$517
Totals for Government 6$13,734$27,46820$4,259



Kulpmont government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $22,000
    Parking Facilities: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $163,000
    Police Protection: $99,000
    Central Staff Services: $63,000
    General - Other: $48,000
    Fire Protection: $32,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $316,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $26,000
    Total Federal Securities: $21,000
    Benefit Payments: $9,000
    Interest Revenue: $-76,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $134,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $107,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $139,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $54,000
    All Other: $8,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $166,000
    Property: $157,000
    NEC: $40,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $187,000

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($164 average AGI)
Northumberland County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Union County, PA  0.68% ($30,529 average AGI)
from Snyder County, PA  0.49% ($28,565)
from Lycoming County, PA  0.39% ($28,164)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Northumberland County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Union County, PA  0.76% ($29,919 average AGI)
to Snyder County, PA  0.55% ($33,472)
to Lycoming County, PA  0.32% ($29,184)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kulpmont:
  • WISL (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: BASIC LICENSING, INC.)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPGM (1570 AM; 3 kW; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kulpmont:
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQSU (88.9 FM; SELINSGROVE, PA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kulpmont:
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Kulpmont, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 85
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 91
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16

Kulpmont fatal accident list:
Oct 16, 2001 10:21 AM, Sr-61, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 29, 1999 05:38 AM, Sr-61, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 1994 11:00 AM, 2026, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 27, 1986 12:26 AM, 00161, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 4, 1979 10:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Fire Dept 860 Spruce St, Call Sign: KAW596, Licensee ID: L00101241
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.5000 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/11/2005, Expiration Date: 02/14/2015
    Registrant: Kulpmont, Borough Of, 860 Spruce St, Kulpmont, PA 17834, Phone: (570) 373-1521, Fax: (570) 373-1538, Email:
  • Police Station 860 Spruce St, Call Sign: WRE246
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.050 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/06/2014
    Registrant: Borough Of Kulpmont, 860 Spruce Street, Kulpmont,, PA 17834, Phone: (570) 373-1521, Fax: (570) 373-1538, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Kulpmont)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 128 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2299D , Serial Number: 14230, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 08/29/1978
    Registrant (Corporation): Cheri Lee Inc, 1349 Scott St, Kulpmont, PA 17834
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3025Q , Serial Number: 28-7916285, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 01/27/1979
    Registrant (Individual): Keith Tamborelli, 369 Spruce St, Kulpmont, PA 17834


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 8

Incident types - Kulpmont


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Kulpmont on our top lists:
    • #81 (17834) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Ukrainian first ancestries"
    • #89 (17834) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Polish first ancestries"
    • #99 (17834) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Austrian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
    • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
    • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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