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Columbia County

Population in July 2007: 889.
Males: 408  (46.0%)
Females: 481  (54.0%)

Median resident age:  46.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17815.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,777 (it was $29,375 in 2000)
Lightstreet:  $36,777
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,387
Lightstreet:  $24,387
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,244 (it was $55,000 in 2000)
Lightstreet:  $72,244
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,152; Detached houses: $183,720; In 2-unit structures: $73,741; Mobile homes: $28,087

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Races in Lightstreet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Lightstreet: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.8%), United States (11.1%), English (9.4%), Italian (8.7%), Dutch (6.6%), Irish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1195 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 1108 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lightstreet

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lightstreet CDP

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

34 residents are foreign born (2.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.6% North America).

This place:  3.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lightstreet, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lightstreet to the number of sex offenders is 889 to 1.

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

Lightstreet:  2.5% ($1,391)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (46.7 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (98.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Orangeville borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Espy, PA (1.6 miles ), Almedia, PA (1.6 miles ), Bloomsburg, PA (1.8 miles ), Fernville, PA (1.9 miles ), Lime Ridge, PA (2.0 miles ), Buckhorn, PA (2.1 miles) , Mainville, PA (2.2 miles) .

Latitude: 41.04 N, Longitude: 76.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)



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Lightstreet-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the Lightstreet place center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/29/1976, a category 3 tornado 22.7 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lightstreet-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 90% 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 53.3 miles away from Lightstreet 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 54.1 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 75.2 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 62.7 miles away from Lightstreet center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 67.0 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 Lightstreet:
  • BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA)
  • BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BERWICK, PA)
  • GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; DANVILLE, PA)

Operable nuclear power plants near Lightstreet:
  • 10 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lightstreet:
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 3 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 32 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 47 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% 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:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lightstreet, PA



Lightstreet compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (44%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)


Religion statistics for Lightstreet

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents28.3%26.7%18.4%5.4%4.0%
Congregations38.7%6.3%12.6%9.0%5.4%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Assemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.4%2.3%2.1%1.7%8.8%
Congregations1.8%4.5%2.7%3.6%15.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,170 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.13%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($171 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Luzerne County, PA  1.03% ($30,057 average AGI)
from Montour County, PA  0.53% ($31,183)
from Northumberland County, PA  0.45% ($32,324)


5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.87% ($30,034 average AGI)
to Montour County, PA  0.50% ($36,908)
to Northumberland County, PA  0.42% ($26,380)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lightstreet:
  • WHLM (930 AM; 1 kW; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPGM (1570 AM; 3 kW; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFBS (1280 AM; 1 kW; BERWICK, PA; Owner: FBS WIRELESS CORPORATION)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lightstreet:
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKAB (103.5 FM; BERWICK, PA; Owner: 4M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGGI (95.9 FM; BENTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQSU (88.9 FM; SELINSGROVE, PA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY)
  • WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Lightstreet:
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • 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.)
  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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