Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.5%
(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.2% for Black residents, 9.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.5 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 72.2% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mont Alto, PA
Mont Alto compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age 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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Banks with branches in Mont Alto (2011 data):
- Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg: Park Street Branch at 2 Park Street, branch established on 1916/01/01. Info updated 2009/01/14: Bank assets: $986.3 mil, Deposits: $789.0 mil, headquarters in Chambersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Franklin Financial Services Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (51%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Mont Alto (based on Franklin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.02%
| Here |  | 39.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 19.5% | 16.9% | 13.6% | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| Congregations | 19.2% | 4.1% | 10.4% | 7.3% | 4.1% |
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| Name | Brethren in Christ Church | Assemblies of God | Church of the Brethren | Mennonite Church USA | Other |
| Adherents | 5.7% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 16.8% |
| Congregations | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 30.6% |
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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: 24 | This county: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Franklin County: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | This county: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41 | Franklin County: | 2.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 89 | Franklin County: | 6.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 27.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Franklin County: | 10.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
| 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,119 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,144 | $37,728 | 11 | $1,318 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,996 | $47,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,821 | $45,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $10,133 | $40,532 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $21,094 | $42,188 | 12 | $2,437 |
Mont Alto government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,000 ($19.33)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($1.76)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $438,000 ($256.59)
General - Other: $141,000 ($82.60)
Regular Highways: $62,000 ($36.32)
Central Staff Services: $37,000 ($21.68)
Fire Protection: $16,000 ($9.37)
General Public Buildings: $12,000 ($7.03)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($2.93)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($2.93)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($2.34)
Housing & Community Development: $4,000 ($2.34)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000 ($1.17)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($7.62)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($2.34)
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $18,000 ($10.54)
General Public Building: $8,000 ($4.69)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $640,000 ($374.93)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $579,000 ($339.19)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($14.06)
All Other: $19,000 ($11.13)
- Tax - Individual Income: $95,000 ($55.65)
Property: $43,000 ($25.19)
NEC: $25,000 ($14.65)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $165,000 ($96.66)
5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,803 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.37% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($528 average AGI)| Franklin County: | 0.06% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,947 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.97% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($478 average AGI)| Franklin County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mont Alto:
- WCBG (1590 AM; 5 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCHA (800 AM; 1 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHGT (1380 AM; 1 kW; WAYNESBORO, PA)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFKJ (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CASHTOWN, PA; Owner: JESUS IS LORD MINISTRIES INTERNATION)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mont Alto:
- WWMD (101.5 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
- W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
- WQCM (94.3 FM; GREENCASTLE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WIKZ (95.1 FM; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
- WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
- WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
- WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
- WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Mont Alto:
- W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
- WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- W51CY (Channel 51; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJAL (Channel 68; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
Mont Alto fatal accident list:
Nov 11, 2007 07:05 AM, Sr-997, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 - Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: None - Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: None - Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: One Town Center Road, Third Floor, Boca Raton, FL 33486, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, Franklin County (Lat: 39.845194 Lon: -77.571667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Science Technology Lab Mont Alto Campus (Lat: 39.842583 Lon: -77.542500), Call Sign: KAZ522, Licensee ID: L00030010
Assigned Frequencies: 151.715 MHz Grant Date: 06/05/2001, Expiration Date: 08/15/2011
Registrant: Pennsylvania State University, Office Of Physical Plant, University Park, PA 16802, Phone: (717) 749-6076 - Lat: 39.841667 Lon: -77.541389, Call Sign: WPUV875
Assigned Frequencies: 468.250 MHz Grant Date: 05/13/2002, Expiration Date: 05/13/2012, Certifier: Greg Minner
Registrant: Sound Communications Inc., 400 Highland Ave., Altoona, PA 16602, Phone: (814) 946-8100, Fax: (814) 942-7064, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: K3KIT, Previous Call Sign: WB3HDL, Licensee ID: L01431592
Grant Date: 09/17/2008, Expiration Date: 12/09/2018
Registrant: Karen S Wyzewski, Mont Alto, PA 17237 - Call Sign: KC7MRY, Licensee ID: L00155305
Grant Date: 06/23/2005, Expiration Date: 08/14/2015, Certifier: John E Stein
Registrant: John E Stein, 328 Park St., Mont Alto, PA 17237 - Call Sign: KE3QT, Licensee ID: L00601276
Grant Date: 01/23/2003, Expiration Date: 03/16/2013
Registrant: James B Tabor, 7 Penn St, Mont Alto, PA 17237 - Call Sign: W3TED, Previous Call Sign: WB3EXU, Licensee ID: L00246701
Grant Date: 11/30/2007, Expiration Date: 01/06/2018
Registrant: Theodore Wyzewski, Mont Alto, PA 17237
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Mont Alto
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Mont Alto, PA
| Most common first names in Mont Alto, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Charles | 15 | 70.7 years |
| John | 15 | 74.0 years |
| George | 12 | 75.1 years |
| Robert | 11 | 68.7 years |
| Mary | 9 | 76.3 years |
| Paul | 9 | 68.5 years |
| Margaret | 8 | 80.6 years |
| Ruth | 6 | 75.5 years |
| William | 5 | 69.8 years |
| Donald | 4 | 75.2 years |
| Most common last names in Mont Alto, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bumbaugh | 12 | 72.7 years |
| Wagaman | 12 | 77.1 years |
| Kauffman | 10 | 76.5 years |
| Jones | 8 | 78.6 years |
| Kline | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Verdier | 6 | 77.0 years |
| Shaffer | 6 | 73.5 years |
| Staley | 6 | 82.0 years |
| Hoover | 5 | 79.2 years |
| Slaybaugh | 5 | 79.6 years |
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