Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This borough: |  16.9% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This borough: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Punxsutawney, PA
People in group quarters in Punxsutawney
- 107 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 60 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Punxsutawney compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above 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.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Punxsutawney (2009 data):
- S&T Bank: Mahoning Branch at 539 West Mahoning Street, branch established on 1971-12-10; Hampton Avenue Branch at 232 Hampton Avenue, branch established on 1976-09-14. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $4,410.7 mil, Deposits: $3,228.5 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: S & T Bancorp, Inc.
- CNB Bank: Punxsutawney Branch at 571 West Mahoning Street, branch established on 1990-02-02. Info updated 2007-05-10: Bank assets: $991.2 mil, Deposits: $815.0 mil, headquarters in Clearfield, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Financial Corporation
- Marion Center Bank: Punxsutawney Office Branch at 514 West Mahoning Street, branch established on 2000-02-07. Info updated 2007-03-22: Bank assets: $237.0 mil, Deposits: $173.2 mil, headquarters in Marion Center, PA, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bankers' Corporation
- National City Bank: Punxsutawney Branch at 200 East Mahoning Street, branch established on 1991-11-08. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $146,057.8 mil, Deposits: $104,197.4 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Indiana First Savings Bank: Punxsutawney Office Branch at 8 Beyer Road, branch established on 2002-09-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $220.0 mil, Deposits: $187.6 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
- Community First Bank: Punxsutawney at 102 Indiana Street, branch established on 2006-08-28. Info updated 2006-06-14: Bank assets: $80.6 mil, Deposits: $64.0 mil, headquarters in Reynoldsville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Community First Bancorp, Inc.
- First Commonwealth Bank: Punxy Plaza Branch at 573 West Mahoning Street, branch established on 1971-11-05. Info updated 2007-11-29: Bank assets: $6,373.9 mil, Deposits: $4,305.3 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 114 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Pennsylvania:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (91%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Punxsutawney
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.53%
| Here | | 54.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian and Missionary Alliance |
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| Adherents | 39.3% | 26.0% | 9.3% | 3.6% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 9.1% | 34.1% | 10.6% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
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| Name | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | Old Order Amish | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 10.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 23.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,277 | $19,662 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $35,672 | $42,806 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $36,664 | $43,997 | 2 | $1,982 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $6,266 | $25,064 | 12 | $6,089 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $17,506 | $30,010 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $24,308 | $32,411 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
41 | $123,693 | $36,203 | 14 | $8,071 |
Punxsutawney government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,503,000
All Other: $43,000
Parking Facilities: $34,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $270,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $700,000
General - Other: $593,000
Police Protection: $499,000
Regular Highways: $358,000
Housing & Community Development: $224,000
Central Staff Services: $171,000
General Public Buildings: $93,000
Financial Administration: $58,000
Fire Protection: $47,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $30,000
Libraries: $26,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000
Parking Facilities: $4,000
Air Transportation: $1,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $1,166,000
Benefit Payments: $136,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $92,000
Local Employee Contribution: $79,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $64,000
Interest Revenue: $-10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $108,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $272,000
General Revenue, NEC: $91,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $22,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,836,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $173,000
Highways: $110,000
Housing & Community Development: $75,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $911,000
Individual Income: $307,000
NEC: $127,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,122,000
4.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,958 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.57% | | 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:
4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,275 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Punxsutawney:
- WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCED (1420 AM; 5 kW; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
- WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
- WCPA (900 AM; 3 kW; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
- WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Punxsutawney:
- WPXZ-FM (104.1 FM; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
- WYTR (103.3 FM; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
- WOWQ (102.1 FM; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMKX (105.5 FM; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: STRATTAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOKW (102.9 FM; CURWENSVILLE, PA; Owner: RAYMARK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQYX (93.1 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WDSN (106.5 FM; REYNOLDSVILLE, PA; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)
- WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
- W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
- WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WDBA (107.3 FM; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: DU BOIS AREA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
- WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Punxsutawney:
- WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
- W45BT (Channel 45; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 15
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 16
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 85
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 91
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Punxsutawney fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 64 meters (210ft)
Total costs: $5,574,000
Total average daily traffic: 61,099
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,398
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 1.2 Miles S.E. Of, Call Sign: KNKN562, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, LLC - State Rd. 3017, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 130.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN869
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5- Fred Kleber, Route No. 3017, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 130.1 m
- KATHY A SKILES, Punxsutawney Station, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 36.6 m
Registrant: Pa State Police Technical Support Division, 1800 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 540-5020, Email:
- Bill Mueller, Off Rt. 36 1 Mile North Of Punxsutawney, Pa, Type: Tower, Structure height: 95.1 m, Overall height: 96.9 m
Registrant: Renda Radio Wpxz, Rt 36 North, Punxsutawney, PA 15767, Phone: (814) 938-6000, Email:
- Rosa M Morrison, Bowers Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 500 Beyer Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Punxsutawney, PA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 66 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Punxsutawney)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Punxsutawney)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 36
- Hazardous Condition: 5
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - Punxsutawney
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Punxsutawney, PA
Punxsutawney on our top lists:
- #70 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #16 (15767) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Slavic first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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