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Monroe County

Population in July 2007: 1,375.
Males: 656  (47.7%)
Females: 719  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  42.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18342.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $49,588 (it was $40,357 in 2000)
Mountainhome:  $49,588
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,060

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $199,161 (it was $114,400 in 2000)
Mountainhome:  $199,161
Pennsylvania:  $164,700

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Races in Mountainhome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mountainhome: 91.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.3%), Italian (17.2%), Irish (17.0%), French (7.2%), Polish (6.9%), United States (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1169 feet

Land area: 1.89 square miles.

Population density: 728 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mountainhome

  • High school or higher: 86.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountainhome CDP

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 16.9%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

31 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe).

This place:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Mountainhome:  1.4% ($1,618)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (26.3 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (64.3 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (73.2 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Mount Pocono borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Pocono Pines, PA (3.3 miles ), Arlington Heights, PA (3.5 miles ), East Stroudsburg borough, PA (3.6 miles ), Stroudsburg borough, PA (3.7 miles ), Delaware Water Gap borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Moscow borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Brodheadsville, PA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.18 N, Longitude: 75.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Chemicals (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



Average climate in Mountainhome, Pennsylvania

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Mountainhome-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Mountainhome place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 3/21/1976, a category 3 tornado 14.4 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Mountainhome-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 91% 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 71.2 miles away from Mountainhome 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 70.5 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 40.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from Mountainhome center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from Mountainhome 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 Mountainhome:
  • POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; SCRANTON, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Mountainhome, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainhome:
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 11 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 26 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
Public high school in Mountainhome:
Private elementary/middle school in Mountainhome:
  • EVERGREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: ROUTE 390 PO BOX 53; Grades: 6 - 11)
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Library in Mountainhome:
  • BARRETT FRIENDLY LIBRARY (Operating income: $122,160; Location: P O BOX 604; 20,768 books; 753 audio materials; 1,284 video materials; 143 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  6.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mountainhome, PA



Mountainhome compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mountainhome (2009 data):
  • FIRST KEYSTONE NATIONAL BANK: Route 390 And Price Branch at Route 390 And Price Drive, branch established on 2000-11-30. Info updated 2007-11-20: Bank assets: $721.9 mil, Deposits: $506.0 mil, headquarters in Berwick, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: First Keystone Corporation
  • NBT Bank, National Association: Mountainhome Branch at Route 390, branch established on 1996-12-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,306.9 mil, Deposits: $3,937.9 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, 123 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Coal or coke (5%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


Religion statistics for Mountainhome

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.28%
Here45.3%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Adherents61.9%11.2%10.9%2.8%2.7%
Congregations13.5%23.6%14.6%6.7%6.7%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal Church The Wesleyan ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents2.6%1.1%1.1%0.8%4.8%
Congregations4.5%2.2%2.2%1.1%24.7%
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.


8.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,795 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.18%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)
Monroe County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kings County, NY  0.59% ($52,194 average AGI)
from Northampton County, PA  0.51% ($40,863)
from Queens County, NY  0.48% ($62,417)


7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,771 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.38%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($196 average AGI)
Monroe County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Northampton County, PA  0.78% ($43,248 average AGI)
to Carbon County, PA  0.29% ($36,205)
to Luzerne County, PA  0.29% ($33,515)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mountainhome:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WILT (960 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT POCONO, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mountainhome:
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
  • WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WWYY (107.1 FM; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBYH (89.1 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: 4 RIVERS COMMUNICATIONS B/G COMPANY)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Mountainhome:
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • 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.)
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WWPS-LP (Channel 8; HAWLEY, ETC., PA; Owner: ROBERT G. NEUHAUS)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 12300 West Of Intersection Of State Rtes 191 And 390, Call Sign: KNKA326
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 05/15/2015
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: PIPER L-21B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 1022Y , Serial Number: 54-2521
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Alvin L Austin, Po Box 256, Mountainhome, PA 18342, Other Owners: Paul A Asure, Edgar J Smith
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-260 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8791E , Serial Number: 32-7600012, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 03/04/1976
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Mark A Reisenwitz, Po Box 118, Mountainhome, PA 18342, Other Owners: Gretchen A Reisenwitz


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