Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 3,653. Population change since 2000: -8.0%

Males: 1,743	(47.7%)
Females: 1,910	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,885 (it was $27,990 in 2000)

Mount Oliver:	$33,885
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,355

Mount Oliver:	$19,355
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,147 (it was $45,600 in 2000)

Mount Oliver:	$62,147
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,731; Detached houses: $67,252; Townhouses or other attached units: $69,291; In 2-unit structures: $60,243; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,446; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,204

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Races in Mount Oliver:

White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
Black (11.7%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Vietnamese (0.9%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Oliver: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.7%), Irish (24.4%), Polish (14.7%), Italian (14.2%), English (5.0%), United States (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1130 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 10784 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Oliver

High school or higher: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 10.2%
Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Oliver borough

Never married: 38.1%
Now married: 37.8%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 9.3%

54 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.4%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Mount Oliver:	1.6% ($722)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (2.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (257.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pittsburgh, PA (1.5 miles ), Brentwood borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Dormont borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Green Tree borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Whitehall borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Castle Shannon borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Baldwin borough, PA (2.0 miles ), West Homestead borough, PA (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.41 N, Longitude: 79.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 412

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Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -177 (-4.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Finance and insurance (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Cashiers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Crime in Mount Oliver by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	25.7	0.0	0.0	27.2
Rapes	4	2	5	1
per 100,000	102.7	52.0	132.5	27.2
Robberies	26	33	27	30
per 100,000	667.4	858.7	715.2	815.0
Assaults	10	17	20	37
per 100,000	256.7	442.4	529.8	1005.2
Burglaries	35	53	43	71
per 100,000	898.4	1379.1	1139.1	1928.8
Thefts	84	119	114	108
per 100,000	2156.1	3096.5	3019.9	2934.0
Auto thefts	47	59	48	38
per 100,000	1206.4	1535.3	1271.5	1032.3
Arson	0	1	3	1
per 100,000	0.0	26.0	79.5	27.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	630.6	730.9	728.7	856.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.64
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania

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Mount Oliver-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the Mount Oliver borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the borough center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Mount Oliver-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from Mount Oliver center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Oliver:

UPMC SOUTH SIDE (about 2 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL O PITTSBURGH (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

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Amtrak station near Mount Oliver:

3 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Oliver:

ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)

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Cemetery: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	58.5%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	8.6%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	19.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	9.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Oliver, PA

Mount Oliver compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Mount Oliver

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	68.7%	6.5%	5.2%	3.5%	1.7%
Congregations	21.2%	15.8%	11.1%	9.2%	4.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Muslim Estimate	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%	10.3%
Congregations	3.8%	2.6%	0.7%	2.7%	28.9%

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.

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	2	$4,959	$29,754	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,384	$28,608	8	$3,150
Police Protection - Officers	11	$32,183	$35,109	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$4,539	$27,234	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$9,432	$37,728	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$120
Totals for Government	19	$53,497	$33,788	9	$3,270

Mount Oliver government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $162,000
Charges - Sewerage: $402,000
Parking Facilities: $48,000

All Other: $33,000

Solid Waste Management: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Sewerage: $883,000
Regular Highways: $480,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $693,000
General - Other: $551,000

Police Protection: $402,000

Sewerage: $400,000

Central Staff Services: $257,000

Solid Waste Management: $144,000

General Public Buildings: $62,000

Fire Protection: $51,000

Housing & Community Development: $48,000

Financial Administration: $43,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000

Parks & Recreation: $37,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $28,000

Health Services - Other: $13,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $856,000
Benefit Payments: $37,000

Interest Revenue: $22,000

From Other Government: $8,000

From Local Government: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $129,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $41,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,543,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,507,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $77,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $146,000
Interest Earnings: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $16,000
General - Other: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $312,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $58,000
All Other: $37,000

General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $515,000
Individual Income: $360,000

NEC: $109,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $469,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.69%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County: 0.21%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Westmoreland County, PA	0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA	0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA	0.18% ($113,869)

4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County: 0.08%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Westmoreland County, PA	0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA	0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA	0.27% ($62,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Oliver:

WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Oliver:

WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WRCT (88.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CARNEGIE-MELLON STUDENT GOVT. CORP.)
WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Oliver:

WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
W20AN (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

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

Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania:

Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 5
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
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

Mount Oliver fatal accident list:
Dec 17, 2005 12:38 AM, Hays Av, Brownsville Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 9, 2001 04:11 AM, Brownsville Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 13, 1989 12:05 AM, Brownsvill, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 11, 1978 06:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Oct 17, 1975 10:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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