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Somerset County

Population in 2011: 1,022. Population change since 2000: -7.3%
 

Males: 427  (41.8%)
Females: 595  (58.2%)

Median resident age:  56.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  43.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,207 (it was $28,571 in 2000)
Paint:

$37,207
Pennsylvania:

$49,520
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,570

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $80,341 (it was $55,000 in 2000)
Paint:

$80,341
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $70,552; Detached houses: $80,135; Townhouses or other attached units: $39,700; In 2-unit structures: $48,788; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $16,049; Mobile homes: $24,608

Median gross rent in 2009: $587.

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  • White alone - 1,017 (99.4%)
  • Two or more races - 5 (0.5%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.10%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Paint: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.5%), Polish (14.1%), Italian (11.2%), English (10.3%), Hungarian (9.8%), United States (7.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1900

Elevation: 1678 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 2921 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Paint:

  • High school or higher: 70.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paint borough:

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 45.8%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 20.8%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

4 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $686 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $657 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (61.2 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (196.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Scalp Level borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Windber borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Belmont, PA (1.9 miles ), Geistown borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Lorain borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Davidsville, PA (2.2 miles ), Ferndale borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Benson, PA (2.2 miles) .

Latitude: 40.24 N, Longitude: 78.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Crime in Paint (2004):

  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (92.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 7.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.0)

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.7%
Pennsylvania:

8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+3.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (17%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (11%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (11%)
  • Wholesale trade (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Health care and social assistance (33%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Other services, except public administration (13%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Paint-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the Paint borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category F4 tornado 41.6 miles away from the borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Paint-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Somerset County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Paint:

  • WINDBER HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; WINDBER, PA)
  • CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
  • SOMERSET HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; SOMERSET, PA)

Amtrak station near Paint:

  • 8 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paint:

  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 2 miles; Johnstown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (about 31 miles; Indiana, PA; FT enrollment: 12,422)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (about 31 miles; Altoona, PA; FT enrollment: 3,924)
  • Westmoreland County Community College (about 38 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 3,608)
  • Allegany College of Maryland (about 42 miles; Cumberland, MD; FT enrollment: 2,309)
  • Frostburg State University (about 42 miles; Frostburg, MD; FT enrollment: 4,682)
  • California University of Pennsylvania (about 57 miles; California, PA; FT enrollment: 7,429)

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Notable location: Scalp Level - Paint Volunteer Fire Company (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Little Paint Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Somerset County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 40.4. This is worse than average.
City:

40.4
U.S.:

32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0476. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.0476
U.S.:

0.0222
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.194. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.194
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.55. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

4.55
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.15
U.S.:

9.39
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

17.9
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.4
U.S.:

9.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.3%
(19.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)

Average household size:
This borough:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  55.4%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paint, PA


177 people in nursing homes
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Paint compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Coal or coke (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:


2008 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Paint (based on Somerset County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.90%
Here61.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the BrethrenUnited Church of Christ
Adherents28.7%23.5%13.3%9.5%6.3%
Congregations9.1%18.2%17.7%11.6%7.6%
NameMennonite Church USAChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther
Adherents2.5%2.2%1.7%1.7%10.5%
Congregations4.0%2.5%3.0%3.0%23.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 18
This county:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Somerset County:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Somerset County:

0.51 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
This county:

3.60 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 46
Somerset County:

5.91 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.6%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

29.1%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Somerset County:

10.3%
State:

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$740
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$1,510
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 5$2,190
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$3,084
Totals for Government 0$0 17$7,524

Paint government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $56,000 ($54.79)
    All Other: $20,000 ($19.57)
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $33,000 ($32.29)
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $56,000 ($54.79)
    Regular Highways: $45,000 ($44.03)
    General Public Buildings: $38,000 ($37.18)
    Police Protection: $36,000 ($35.23)
    Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($16.63)
    General - Other: $16,000 ($15.66)
    Financial Administration: $6,000 ($5.87)
    Fire Protection: $6,000 ($5.87)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($3.91)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($17.61)
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000 ($9.78)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $304,000 ($297.46)
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $362,000 ($354.21)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $228,000 ($223.09)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $22,000 ($21.53)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $416,000 ($407.05)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($12.72)
    Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($1.96)
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $25,000 ($24.46)
    General Public Building: $3,000 ($2.94)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $113,000 ($110.57)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $20,000 ($19.57)
    All Other: $3,000 ($2.94)
  • Tax - Property: $44,000 ($43.05)
    Individual Income: $36,000 ($35.23)
    NEC: $0 ($0.00)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $61,000 ($59.69)

3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.26%
Pennsylvania average:

4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cambria County, PA  0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($57,607)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.82%
Pennsylvania average:

5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County:

0.05%
Pennsylvania average:

0.05%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($31,597)

Strongest AM radio stations in Paint:

  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WNTJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: GREATER JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Paint:

  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WUZI (105.7 FM; PORTAGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Paint:

  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)

Paint fatal accident list:

Mar 8, 1984 04:99 AM, 00222, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 29, 1983 09:99 PM, 00222, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 3, 1983 01:99 AM, 02839, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 22, 1982 01:99 AM, 02839, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 20,309
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,344


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$55,180
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2003 2002

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.00

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