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Dauphin County

Population in 2010: 9,765. Population change since 2000: +1.2%
Males: 4,559  (46.7%)
Females: 5,206  (53.3%)

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  43.3 years

Zip codes: 17109.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $44,708 (it was $41,641 in 2000)
Progress:

$44,708
Pennsylvania:

$49,520
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $25,496

Progress CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $152,702 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
Progress:

$152,702
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $146,456; Detached houses: $150,511; Townhouses or other attached units: $105,801; In 2-unit structures: $100,889; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $264,001; Mobile homes: $23,907

Median gross rent in 2009: $841.

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  • White alone - 5,876 (60.2%)
  • Black alone - 2,476 (25.4%)
  • Hispanic - 722 (7.4%)
  • Asian alone - 360 (3.7%)
  • Two or more races - 306 (3.1%)
  • Other race alone - 15 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 9 (0.09%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.01%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Progress: 98.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (7.3%), United States (6.2%), English (5.3%), Polish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 2.76 square miles.

Population density: 3541 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Progress:

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Progress CDP:

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

260 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.4% Africa).

This place:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,007 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,925 (1.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (32.9 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (68.8 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (91.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Penbrook borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Colonial Park, PA (1.3 miles ), Paxtang borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Harrisburg, PA (1.6 miles ), Lawnton, PA (1.6 miles ), Paxtonia, PA (1.8 miles ), Rutherford, PA (1.9 miles ), Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, PA (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.29 N, Longitude: 76.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,981 (-20.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 372 (7.7%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.9%
Pennsylvania:

8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Health care and social assistance (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Information (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)

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Average climate in Progress, Pennsylvania

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Tornado activity:

Progress-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the Progress place center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 24.2 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Progress-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 76% 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 42.2 miles away from the city 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 43.8 miles away from Progress 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 93.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from Progress center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Dauphin County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 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 Progress:

  • PINNACLE HEALTH HOSPITALS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; HERSHEY, PA)
  • HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; CAMP HILL, PA)

Amtrak stations near Progress:

  • 3 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Progress:

  • Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 3 miles; Harrisburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,838)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 9 miles; Middletown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,416)
  • Messiah College (about 13 miles; Grantham, PA; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • Dickinson College (about 20 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,340)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 26 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 4,643)
  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 32 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,127)
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 33 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 6,966)

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Notable locations in Progress: Dauphin Plaza (A), Progress Fire Company (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Dauphin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.7. This is worse than average.
City:

39.7
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.3
U.S.:

9.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.168. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.168
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.32. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

2.32
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.6
U.S.:

9.4
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

16.8
U.S.:

22.1


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.9%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.6% for Black residents, 31.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.1% for other race residents, 15.8% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  58.5%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
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: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Progress, PA

People in group quarters in Progress:

  • 110 people in nursing homes
  • 22 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Progress compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Dauphin County Pennsylvania:


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

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.54%
Here49.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents33.2%17.4%13.3%4.7%4.5%
Congregations6.2%21.8%14.5%6.2%3.6%
NameJewish General Conference Churches of GodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionOther
Adherents4.0%2.6%2.6%2.0%15.7%
Congregations1.8%6.2%1.5%2.5%35.6%
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: 51
Dauphin County:

2.00 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
Dauphin County:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 90
Dauphin County:

3.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 224
Here:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Dauphin County:

30.9%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

12.6%
State:

11.5%

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.18%
Pennsylvania average:

4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

0.09%
Pennsylvania average:

0.12%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, PA  1.08% ($36,392 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($36,810)
from York County, PA  0.44% ($31,613)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.95%
Pennsylvania average:

5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

0.06%
Pennsylvania average:

0.05%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, PA  1.22% ($40,564 average AGI)
to Lebanon County, PA  0.49% ($43,425)
to York County, PA  0.41% ($38,885)

Strongest AM radio stations in Progress:

  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKBO (1230 AM; 0 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Progress:

  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXPH (88.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF PA.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Progress:

  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED54$147,15727$112,036129$121,04420$31,4451$965,6508$84,1891$68,050
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$126,1901$11,81016$130,1596$44,5080$01$87,4200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$152,8564$121,16370$130,90412$19,6390$04$123,4850$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$110,9332$154,87038$132,5871$87,0300$01$150,3400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$06$139,5301$72,9000$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0220.00 , 0221.00, 0223.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$166,4026$162,347
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$221,9102$134,185
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$121,0800$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0220.00 , 0221.00, 0223.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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