Laceyville, Pennsylvania
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(14.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laceyville, PA
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 1 (1 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.72 |
| Pennsylvania average: | 2.09 |
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| Here: | 5.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
- Food (10.4%)
- Paper (8.7%)
- Construction (7.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Public administration (5.5%)
- Health care (4.9%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Paper (14.7%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Food (8.4%)
- Public administration (8.4%)
- Truck transportation (8.4%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (6.3%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.3%)
- Food (12.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.5%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Finance & insurance (5.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.5%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.6%)
- Food processing workers (6.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.3%)
- Electricians (5.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.3%)
- Food processing workers (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10.2%)
- Food processing workers (8.0%)
- Customer service representatives (5.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (4.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
Average climate in Laceyville, Pennsylvania
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Laceyville-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/2/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the Laceyville borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 29.4 miles away from the borough center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Laceyville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 275.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 184.4 miles away from Laceyville center
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 91.2 miles away from Laceyville center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 234.1 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 219.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 232.1 miles away from Laceyville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wyoming County (24) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Hurricanes: 6, Tropical Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laceyville:
- Misericordia University (about 23 miles; Dallas, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,554)
- University of Scranton (about 31 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 5,488)
- Marywood University (about 31 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,959)
- King's College (about 32 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- Wilkes University (about 32 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
- SUNY at Binghamton (about 33 miles; Vestal, NY; FT enrollment: 15,096)
- Luzerne County Community College (about 33 miles; Nanticoke, PA; FT enrollment: 4,724)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Goodwill Fire Company Number 5 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Little Tuscarora Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Laceyville and their reported violations in the past:
MARKS VALLEY VIEW RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):Past health violations:KRISTIS KOUNTRY KITCHEN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-30-2012), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2012), St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2012)
- Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - Between JUL-02-2012 and AUG-02-2012, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2012), St Boil Water Order (JUL-30-2012)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2012, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-30-2012), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2012), St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2012)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-13-2006)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-14-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-14-2010), St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-2010)
- 9 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Laceyville that have no violations reported:
- HELLERS CHILL AND GRILL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TABLE ROCK BAR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.4 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 63.7% |
| Whole state: | 65.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Banks with branches in Laceyville (2011 data):
- Community Bank, National Association: Laceyville Branch at 101 Main Street, branch established on 1907/11/27. Info updated 2011/06/13: Bank assets: $6,460.6 mil, Deposits: $4,840.4 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.4 |
| Pennsylvania average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Laceyville, PA (based on Wyoming County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,000 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,785 | 23 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,802 | 19 |
| Other | 170 | 2 |
| None | 16,519 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Here: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Here: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
| Wyoming County: | 5.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
| Wyoming County: | 10.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Wyoming County: | 30.1% |
| State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| This city: | 45.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 50.2% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Laceyville: | 38.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 47.1% |
Average BMI:
| Here: | 28.9 |
| State: | 28.7 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| This city: | 23.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 20.8% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Laceyville: | 13.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.9% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| This city: | 6.8 |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Here: | 33.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 34.3% |
General health condition:
| Laceyville: | 51.5% |
| State: | 56.2% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Here: | 76.4% |
| State: | 78.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Laceyville, PA Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 6 | $61 | |
| Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 2 | $900 | |
| Water Supply | 0 | $0 | 1 | $489 | |
| Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,664 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 10 | $3,114 | |
Laceyville government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $157,000 ($451.15)
Water Utilities: $80,000 ($229.89)
Central Staff Services: $44,000 ($126.44)
General - Other: $42,000 ($120.69)
Police Protection: $25,000 ($71.84)
Housing and Community Development: $10,000 ($28.74)
Parks and Recreation: $10,000 ($28.74)
Local Fire Protection: $4,000 ($11.49)
Libraries: $2,000 ($5.75)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($5.75)
Laceyville government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Other: $2,000 ($5.75)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $25,000 ($71.84)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000 ($2.87)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($20.11)
Fines and Forfeits: $3,000 ($8.62)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000 ($235.63)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $22,000 ($63.22)
- Tax - Property: $77,000 ($221.26)
Individual Income: $26,000 ($74.71)
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,000 ($2.87)
Laceyville government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($8.62)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($8.62)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($8.62)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($8.62)
Laceyville government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $191,000 ($548.85)
4.97% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($40,408 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.97% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Lackawanna County, PA |  1.26% ($35,993 average AGI) |
| from Luzerne County, PA | 1.02% ($37,239) |
| from Susquehanna County, PA | 0.75% ($30,884) |
5.91% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($48,922 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.91% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Lackawanna County, PA | 1.26% ($43,068 average AGI) |
| to Luzerne County, PA | 1.00% ($33,235) |
| to Susquehanna County, PA | 0.75% ($48,552) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Laceyville:
- WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Laceyville:
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Laceyville:
- WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- W77AI (Channel 77; WYALUSING, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
- WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
Laceyville fatal accident list:
Oct 6, 1978 08:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 14Number of bridges
- 171ft / 52.2mTotal length
- $2,545,000Total costs
- 22,364Total average daily traffic
- 4,084Total average daily truck traffic
- 28,573Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21930-1939
- 21950-1959
- 51960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 21990-1999
- 22010-2018
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Lat: 41.749972 Lon: -76.149417, Call Sign: WRCZ608,
Assigned Frequencies: 159.540 MHz, Grant Date: 03/06/2019, Expiration Date: 03/06/2029, Certifier: Kenneth Sharer, Registrant: Kenneth Sharer, 4256 Clapperhill Road, Laceyville, PA 18623, Phone: (570) 746-3146, Fax: (570) 746-1550, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Laceyville)| Most common first names in Laceyville, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | 18 | 70.0 years |
| William | 16 | 74.2 years |
| George | 15 | 76.3 years |
| James | 14 | 74.9 years |
| Mary | 13 | 80.9 years |
| John | 13 | 72.2 years |
| Helen | 12 | 80.2 years |
| Charles | 11 | 70.2 years |
| Donald | 11 | 71.5 years |
| Elizabeth | 10 | 82.4 years |
| Most common last names in Laceyville, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | 13 | 71.7 years |
| Bennett | 12 | 79.8 years |
| Comstock | 11 | 75.1 years |
| Salsman | 11 | 70.2 years |
| Brotzman | 10 | 82.6 years |
| Carter | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Jayne | 9 | 75.4 years |
| Clapper | 9 | 81.3 years |
| Smith | 8 | 78.0 years |
| Adams | 7 | 75.7 years |
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 68.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.2%Wood
- 8.7%Utility gas
- 4.3%Electricity
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 68.2%Electricity
- 13.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.6%Utility gas
Laceyville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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