Prompton, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 237. Population change since 2000: -2.5%

Males: 115	(48.6%)
Females: 122	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 18456.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,322 (it was $24,375 in 2000)

Prompton:	$30,322
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,376

Prompton:	$20,376
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,547 (it was $104,300 in 2000)

Prompton:	$162,547
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $182,406; Detached houses: $182,158; In 2-unit structures: $117,176

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Races in Prompton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Filipino (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Prompton: 94.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (30.0%), German (30.0%), Irish (14.4%), Welsh (10.3%), Polish (9.1%), Italian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 09/1850

Elevation: 1093 feet

Land area: 1.59 square miles.

Population density: 149 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Prompton

High school or higher: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 0.8%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prompton borough

Never married: 21.1%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 14.5%
Divorced: 5.7%

3 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.2%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Prompton:	1.2% ($1,208)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (21.1 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (83.6 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (90.2 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Bethany borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Honesdale borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Waymart borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Vandling borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Forest City borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Carbondale, PA (3.0 miles ), Hawley borough, PA (3.3 miles ), Mayfield borough, PA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.58 N, Longitude: 75.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+1.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Gasoline stations (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Other health and personal care stores (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Other health and personal care stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers (5%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)

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Prompton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Prompton borough center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 tornado 24.3 miles away from the borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Prompton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 96% 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 94.2 miles away from Prompton 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 93.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 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 68.5 miles away from Prompton center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 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 98.9 miles away from Prompton 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 Prompton:

WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HONESDALE, PA)
MARIAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CARBONDALE, PA)
MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)

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Airports located in Prompton:

Cavage Personal Use Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prompton:

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 22 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 47 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)

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Reservoir: Prompton Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Van Auken Creek (A), West Branch Lackawaxen River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	69.9%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	10.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prompton, PA

Prompton compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age 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 above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (12%) Wood (4%) Coal or coke (2%)

Religion statistics for Prompton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	57.8%	21.3%	6.8%	2.6%	1.9%
Congregations	15.1%	45.2%	4.1%	6.8%	4.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Free Methodist Church of North America	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.9%	5.0%
Congregations	4.1%	2.7%	1.4%	2.7%	13.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$333
Streets and Highways	1	$819	$9,828	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$819	$9,828	1	$333

Prompton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $8,000
Regular Highways: $4,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000

Sewerage: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $9,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000

6.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.94%
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 Lackawanna County, PA	1.01% ($30,665 average AGI)
from Pike County, PA	0.65% ($47,833)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.30% ($47,143)

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

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

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

to Lackawanna County, PA	1.50% ($34,316 average AGI)
to Pike County, PA	0.63% ($35,043)
to Luzerne County, PA	0.26% ($45,396)

Strongest AM radio stations in Prompton:

WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
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.)
WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prompton:

WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYCY (105.3 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDNH-FM (95.3 FM; HONESDALE, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBYH (89.1 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: 4 RIVERS COMMUNICATIONS B/G COMPANY)
W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Prompton:

W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)
WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
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.)
WWPS-LP (Channel 8; HAWLEY, ETC., PA; Owner: ROBERT G. NEUHAUS)
WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)

Prompton fatal accident list:
Jul 15, 2003 07:50 AM, Us-6, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 31, 2000 05:40 AM, Us-6, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 18, 1982 03:99 AM, 00006, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $514,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,198
Total average daily truck traffic: 706

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA3LHT, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/10/1995, Expiration Date: 04/10/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/11/2007
Registrant: William H Cross, Hc 65 Box 7, Prompton, PA 18456
Call Sign: N3YOQ, Previous Call Sign: N2VJY
Grant Date: 01/17/1997, Expiration Date: 03/29/2004, Cancelation Date: 03/30/2006
Registrant: Ronald M Weber, Hc65 Box 46b, Prompton, PA 18456

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