For population 25 years and over in Pymatuning South:
High school or higher: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pymatuning South CDP:
Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 10.1%
9 residents are foreign born
This place:
1.9%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $900 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $813 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Youngstown, OH (30.3 miles , pop. 82,026).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Cleveland, OH (62.8 miles , pop. 478,403).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (297.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Pymatuning South-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1985, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.3 miles away from the Pymatuning South place center killed 18 peopleand injured 310 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the place center killed 16 peopleand injured 125 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pymatuning South-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 3.5 miles away from the city center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from Pymatuning South center On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 34.8 miles away from the city center On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from Pymatuning South center On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Armstrong County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pymatuning South:
EDGEWOOD SURGICAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; TRANSFER, PA)
UPMC HORIZON (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; GREENVILLE, PA)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CONNEAUT MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; CONNEAUT, OH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pymatuning South:
Allegheny College (about 19 miles; Meadville, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
Youngstown State University (about 30 miles; Youngstown, OH; FT enrollment: 10,872)
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (about 31 miles; Edinboro, PA; FT enrollment: 6,252)
Grove City College (about 32 miles; Grove City, PA; FT enrollment: 2,499)
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (about 38 miles; Slippery Rock, PA; FT enrollment: 7,651)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (about 44 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 2,574)
Mercyhurst College (about 47 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 3,674)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.3. This is about average.
City:
35.3
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.4. This is about average.Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.4
U.S.:
9.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 5.26. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.26
U.S.:
2.88
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.5%
(35.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 66.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Pymatuning South (based on Armstrong County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.85%
Here
57.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Methodist Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents
31.5%
19.7%
15.9%
12.0%
4.4%
Congregations
9.6%
15.4%
20.5%
16.7%
3.8%
Name
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
United Church of Christ
Church of the Brethren
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
3.7%
3.3%
1.2%
1.2%
7.0%
Congregations
3.2%
4.5%
1.3%
3.2%
21.8%
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: 18
Armstrong County:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Armstrong County:
0.72 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Armstrong County:
3.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
Here:
5.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
10.5%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Armstrong County:
29.7%
Pennsylvania:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.8%
State:
11.5%
4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,063 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.00%
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: