Perkasie, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 8,651. Population change since 2000: -1.8%

Males: 4,297	(49.7%)
Females: 4,354	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 18944.

Estimated median household income in 2006: $61,300 (it was $52,000 in 2000)

Perkasie	$61,300
Pennsylvania:	$46,259

Estimated median house/condo value in 2006: $287,400 (it was $141,900 in 2000)

Perkasie	$287,400
Pennsylvania:	$145,200

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Races in Perkasie:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Black (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Perkasie: 103.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.7%), Irish (22.0%), English (11.8%), Italian (11.3%), Polish (6.8%), United States (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/20/1879

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 2.59 square miles.

Population density: 3341 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Perkasie

High school or higher: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Perkasie borough

Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 7.7%

84 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Perkasie:	1.6% ($2,215)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (18.5 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (27.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sellersville borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Silverdale borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Telford borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Souderton borough, PA (4.7 miles ), Quakertown borough, PA (5.8 miles ), Dublin borough, PA (6.2 miles ), Hatfield borough, PA (6.5 miles ), Trumbauersville borough, PA (6.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 75.29 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,636 (-18.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 728 (16.2%)

2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 267, 215

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Population change in the 1990s: +769 (+9.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Chemicals (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Perkasie by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	2	4	3
per 100,000	0.0	11.3	11.2	22.6	45.5	34.3
Robberies	0	0	1	1	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	11.2	11.3	22.8	34.3
Assaults	2	7	14	8	1	8
per 100,000	22.6	78.9	157.5	90.5	11.4	91.5
Burglaries	16	16	13	23	23	18
per 100,000	181.2	180.4	146.2	260.3	261.8	205.9
Thefts	195	120	131	148	147	163
per 100,000	2207.9	1353.3	1473.7	1675.2	1672.9	1864.1
Auto thefts	2	3	7	11	5	4
per 100,000	22.6	33.8	78.7	124.5	56.9	45.7
Arson	2	0	2	2	2	1
per 100,000	22.6	0.0	22.5	22.6	22.8	11.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	107.3	94.3	119.4	134.8	135.3	148.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (17 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.97
US city average:	3.00

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Perkasie-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the Perkasie city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 25.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Kyle Kroszner - College football player (Temple Owls).

Hospitals/medical centers near Perkasie:

GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SELLERSVILLE, PA)
ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA)
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; LANSDALE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perkasie:

LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
TRENTON MERCER (about 35 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 35 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Perkasie:

PENNRIDGE (about 2 miles; PERKASIE, PA; ID: N70)
QUAKERTOWN (about 7 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
DOYLESTOWN (about 13 miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA; ID: DYL)

Local government website: www.perkasieborough.org

Colleges/Universities in Perkasie:

UPPER BUCKS COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH (Full-time enrollment: 106; Location: 3115 RIDGE RD; Public)
BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 103; Location: ONE HILLENDALE DR; Public; Website: www.bucks.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perkasie:

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
BEAVER COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,016)
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 22 miles; ABINGTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,598)
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 23 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)

Public high school in Perkasie:

Upper Bucks County Avts School (Students: 758; Location: 3115 Ridge Rd; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Perkasie:

Pennridge Central Ms School (Students: 629; Location: 144 Walnut Street; Grades: 6 - 9)
Seylar Elementary School (Students: 553; Location: 820 Callowhill Rd; Grades: KG - 6)
Patricia A Guth Elementary School (Students: 514; Location: 601 N 7th St; Grades: KG - 6)
Pennridge South Ms School (Students: 490; Location: Fifth & Cedar Streets; Grades: 7 - 8)
Deibler Elementary School (Students: 490; Location: 1122 W Schwenkmill Rd; Grades: KG - 6)
Pennridge North Ms School (Location: 1500 North Fifth St; Grades: - )

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Church in Perkasie: Saint Andrews Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Pleasant Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Perkasie: Menlo Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Perkasie and their reported violations in the past:

JOSEPHS ITALIAN MARKET (Population served: 46, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

EAST ROCKHILL TWP PARK (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Perkasie that have no violations reported:

EMIL'S (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.0%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Perkasie compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Perkasie (2007 data):

First Savings Bank of Perkasie: 600 Market Street Branch, First Savings Bank Of Perkasie, Glenwood Center Operations Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,002.5 mil, Deposits: $637.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Fsb Mutual Holdings, Inc.
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Perkasie at 1131 N Fifth St, branch established on 1955-04-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
The Quakertown National Bank: Perkasie Branch at 607 Chestnut Street, branch established on 1982-05-17. Info updated 2006-10-30: Bank assets: $610.0 mil, Deposits: $478.9 mil, headquarters in Quakertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Qnb Corp.
Univest National Bank and Trust Co.: Perkasie Square Branch at Constitution Avenue, branch established on 1971-11-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,907.1 mil, Deposits: $1,491.3 mil, headquarters in Souderton, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Univest Corporation Of Pennsylvania

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	13	$60,097	$55,474	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$5,953	$35,718	5	$1,749
Streets and Highways	10	$32,248	$38,698	3	$3,822
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$4,526	$54,312	0	$0
Electric Power	7	$36,207	$62,069	0	$0
Financial Administration	5	$16,657	$39,977	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$9,234	$55,404	11	$2,967
Totals for Government	40	$164,923	$49,477	19	$8,539

5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.41%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($387 average AGI)
Bucks County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Philadelphia County, PA	1.26% ($49,877 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA	1.07% ($61,009)
from Mercer County, NJ	0.34% ($65,170)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($384 average AGI)
Bucks County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Montgomery County, PA	1.13% ($56,769 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.87% ($38,483)
to Mercer County, NJ	0.17% ($48,423)

Strongest AM radio stations in Perkasie:

WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WISP (1570 AM; 5 kW; DOYLESTOWN, PA; Owner: HOLY SPIRIT RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WNPV (1440 AM; 3 kW; LANSDALE, PA; Owner: WNPV INC.)
WNAP (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NORRISTOWN, PA; Owner: WNAP, INC)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Perkasie:

WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
WBMR (91.7 FM; TELFORD, PA; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Perkasie:

KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Perkasie fatal accident list for 2000:
Sep 30, 2000 09:26 AM, Sr-4087, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Perkasie fatal accident list for 1999:
Aug 6, 1999 08:14 AM, Sr-563, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1

Perkasie fatal accident list for 1987:
Sep 12, 1987 09:45 AM, Sr05630080, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 24, 1987 12:31 AM, S 7th St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Perkasie fatal accident list for 1986:
Jan 6, 1986 01:15 AM, 00386, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Perkasie fatal accident list for 1982:
May 30, 1982 05:99 AM, 09101, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1

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