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Cumberland County

Population in July 2007: 7,052.
Males: 3,164  (44.9%)
Females: 3,888  (55.1%)

Median resident age:  44.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17011.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,212 (it was $50,379 in 2000)
Lower Allen:  $63,212
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $35,107
Lower Allen:  $35,107
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,341 (it was $113,000 in 2000)
Lower Allen:  $163,341
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,102; Detached houses: $194,569; Townhouses or other attached units: $173,331; In 2-unit structures: $127,627; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,479; Mobile homes: $11,944

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Races in Lower Allen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Black (2.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lower Allen: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.9%), Irish (14.9%), English (10.5%), Italian (7.3%), United States (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 2.34 square miles.

Population density: 3013 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Lower Allen

  • High school or higher: 91.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lower Allen CDP

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

366 residents are foreign born (3.2% Asia, 2.1% Europe).

This place:  5.5%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Lower Allen:  1.2% ($1,392)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (34.2 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (65.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (94.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lemoyne borough, PA (1.1 miles ), New Cumberland borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Camp Hill borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Wormleysburg borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Shiremanstown borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Harrisburg, PA (1.8 miles ), Steelton borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Paxtang borough, PA (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.23 N, Longitude: 76.90 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,159 (-17.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 271 (8.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



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Average climate in Lower Allen, Pennsylvania

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Lower Allen-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Lower Allen place center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 tornado 21.5 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lower Allen-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 76% 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 46.2 miles away from Lower Allen 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 47.7 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 98.1 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 34.8 miles away from Lower Allen center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.4 miles away from Lower Allen center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lower Allen:
  • PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 4 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL HARRISBURG (about 6 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)

Amtrak stations near Lower Allen:
  • 3 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lower Allen:
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 6 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)

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Shopping Centers: Cedar Cliff Mall (1), Lower Allen Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Lower Allen: Grace Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Rolling Green Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.1%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lower Allen, PA


146 people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Lower Allen compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cumberland County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Lower Allen

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA) General Conference Churches of God
Adherents30.0%18.3%15.2%6.7%4.2%
Congregations3.2%20.2%11.7%6.1%9.3%
NameAssemblies of GodBrethren in Christ ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.0%2.7%2.4%1.8%15.7%
Congregations3.6%5.3%3.2%1.6%35.6%
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.


7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.05%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,372 average AGI)
Cumberland County:  0.20%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dauphin County, PA  1.42% ($40,564 average AGI)
from York County, PA  0.87% ($38,928)
from Franklin County, PA  0.36% ($35,582)


6.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.14%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($880 average AGI)
Cumberland County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dauphin County, PA  1.28% ($36,392 average AGI)
to York County, PA  0.85% ($49,538)
to Perry County, PA  0.32% ($34,318)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lower Allen:
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WTCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKBO (1230 AM; 0 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lower Allen:
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WXPH (88.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF PA.)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVMM (90.7 FM; GRANTHAM, PA; Owner: MESSIAH COLLEGE)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lower Allen:
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
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)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED11$141,359110$123,766104$108,53937$49,6907$93,3861$75,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$011$144,55715$101,0175$21,1022$134,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$144,0308$122,27676$121,12218$45,8023$96,6670$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$010$144,80031$134,5643$50,3330$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$03$136,6908$133,2052$153,5201$96,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.00 , 0110.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED23$153,7008$204,9161$101,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$178,5624$164,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$101,0001$137,0001$101,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.00 , 0110.00

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