Rheems, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,645.

Males: 797	(48.5%)
Females: 848	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17570.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,968 (it was $55,170 in 2000)

Rheems:	$63,968
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $193,757 (it was $127,200 in 2000)

Rheems:	$193,757
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $208,952; Detached houses: $226,284; Townhouses or other attached units: $129,689; Mobile homes: $24,231

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Races in Rheems:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Rheems: 89.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.2%), English (10.7%), United States (9.8%), Irish (8.2%), Italian (6.4%), Polish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 424 feet

Land area: 1.18 square miles.

Population density: 1396 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rheems

High school or higher: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 0.7%
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rheems CDP

Never married: 21.1%
Now married: 71.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 4.2%

27 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.7%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Rheems:	1.3% ($1,599)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (15.1 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (56.8 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (75.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Elizabethtown borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Mount Joy borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Maytown, PA (1.9 miles ), Marietta borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Wrightsville borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Columbia borough, PA (2.7 miles ), York Haven borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Salunga-Landisville, PA (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.13 N, Longitude: 76.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (34%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Child care workers (6%)

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Average climate in Rheems, Pennsylvania

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Rheems-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Rheems place center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 tornado 14.7 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Rheems:

YORK HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; YORK, PA)
PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 11 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (about 11 miles; COLUMBIA, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Rheems, PA

Amtrak stations near Rheems:

3 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
4 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
15 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rheems:

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 9 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 20 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 35 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)

Public elementary/middle school in Rheems:

Rheems Elementary School (Students: 415; Location: 130 Alida St; Grades: KG - 5)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	85.6%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	0.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

81 people in nursing homes

Rheems compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Rheems mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lancaster County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%) Electricity (28%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Religon statistics for Rheems

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mennonite Church USA	United Church of Christ
Adherents	20.7%	13.8%	11.6%	8.7%	6.2%
Congregations	2.7%	11.3%	6.8%	15.9%	4.8%

Name	Old Order Amish	Church of the Brethren	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Old Order Mennonite	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	4.5%	3.5%	3.4%	22.6%
Congregations	18.4%	3.5%	2.6%	5.0%	29.0%

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.

3.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.88%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Lancaster County: 0.08%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Chester County, PA	0.40% ($45,518 average AGI)
from York County, PA	0.28% ($40,261)
from Berks County, PA	0.23% ($43,649)

3.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.61%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($413 average AGI)
Lancaster County: 0.06%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to York County, PA	0.28% ($39,474 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.24% ($36,810)
to Chester County, PA	0.23% ($44,340)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rheems:

WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WPDC (1600 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, PA; Owner: JVJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rheems:

WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WWEC (88.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, PA; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE)
W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Rheems:

WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

1/4 Mi W, Call Sign: KUQ363
Assigned Frequencies : 152.915 MHz
Grant Date: 02/24/1997, Expiration Date: 04/06/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2002
Registrant: Union Quarries Inc, Carlisle, PA 17013

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N4GSR, Previous Call Sign: WB4IUG
Grant Date: 10/06/1987, Expiration Date: 10/06/1997, Cancelation Date: 10/07/1999
Registrant: Walter Cooke, 155 Broad St, Rheems, PA 17570

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-201T (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 31720 , Serial Number: 28R-7803297, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 04/25/1978
Registrant (Individual): Michael Shearer, Po Box 51, Rheems, PA 17570

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$83,680	7	$143,550	10	$116,867	3	$41,447
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	2	$117,625	1	$46,830
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$91,310	5	$145,610	2	$48,960
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$99,600	2	$189,115	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$97,840	0	$0

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See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0108.01

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$165,335	1	$182,550
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$123,460
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0108.01

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 9
Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - Rheems

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