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Population (year 2000): 2,418. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,296 (-5.0% change)
 

Males: 1,158  (47.9%)
Females: 1,260  (52.1%)

Blair County

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16673.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,300 (it was $35,329 in 2000)
Roaring Spring  $36,300
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,300 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
Roaring Spring  $85,300
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Roaring Spring:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

Ancestries: German (41.4%), Irish (13.4%), United States (7.8%), English (6.0%), Italian (2.9%), Dutch (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/27/1888

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 2879 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Roaring Spring

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roaring Spring borough

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

19 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Roaring Spring:  1.2% ($873)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
Roaring Spring satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (92.0 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (108.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (224.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Claysburg, PA (4.7 miles ), Newry borough, PA (4.8 miles ), Martinsburg borough, PA (5.3 miles ), Duncansville borough, PA (6.7 miles ), Hollidaysburg borough, PA (6.7 miles ), Woodbury borough, PA (7.9 miles ), Altoona, PA (12.2 miles ), Saxton borough, PA (13.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 78.40 W


3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-8.1%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (20%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Health care (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


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Crime in Roaring Spring by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 1020
    per 100,000 42.20.085.30.0
Assaults 0120
    per 100,000 0.042.785.30.0
Burglaries 6155
    per 100,000 253.542.7213.2216.4
Thefts 40443736
    per 100,000 1689.91877.91577.81557.8
Auto thefts 0211
    per 100,000 0.085.442.643.3
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 157.4) 98.093.5124.180.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.87
US city average:  3.00

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Roaring Spring-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 57.0 miles away from the Roaring Spring city center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/9/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Roaring Spring topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Roaring Spring:
  • NASON HOSPITAL (105 NASON DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Roaring Spring:
  • ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
  • BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (about 12 miles; ALTOONA, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Roaring Spring, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roaring Spring:
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 7 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 31 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 52 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roaring Spring:
  • BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 5 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID: 7G4)
  • COVE VALLEY (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID: 6G6)
  • BEDFORD COUNTY (about 19 miles; BEDFORD, PA; ID: HMZ)

Amtrak station near Roaring Spring:
  • 13 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.roaringspring.net

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roaring Spring:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 12 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 33 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 68 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 76 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; FT enrollment: 3,576)
Public elementary/middle schools in Roaring Spring:
  • SPRING COVE MS (Students: 479; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • ROARING SPRING EL SCH (Students: 276; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Roaring Spring:
  • ROARING SPRING COMM LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,740; Location: 320 EAST MAIN ST; 26,572 books; 537 audio materials; 672 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)

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Court: Ormsby Craig District Justice Court (800 East Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Roaring Spring and their reported violations in the past:

IRON MASTERS CC (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Roaring Spring that have no violations reported:
  • HINISH ORCHARD SFLC (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Roaring Spring compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Roaring Spring (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Roaring Spring Branch at 809 East Main Street, branch established on 1959-06-19; Roaring Spring Drive-Up Facility Bra at Route 36 And Nason Drive, branch established on 2002-06-30. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Roaring Spring Giant Eagle Branch at Route 36 South, branch established on 1998-05-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Omega Bank: Roaring Spring Branch at 98 Nason Drive, branch established on 1989-03-30. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 3$4,111$16,4442$708
Police Protection - Officers 3$8,139$32,5561$609
Financial Administration 1$1,687$20,2441$735
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$5,697
Totals for Government 7$13,937$23,89212$7,749


Roaring Spring government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $137,000
    General - Other: $135,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    General Public Buildings: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Libraries: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $73,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $351,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $50,000
    All Other: $14,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $148,000
    Property: $104,000
    NEC: $67,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $164,000

3.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.19%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Blair County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cambria County, PA  0.45% ($28,300 average AGI)
from Bedford County, PA  0.24% ($27,168)
from Huntingdon County, PA  0.18% ($26,977)


3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.39%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Blair County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.37% ($30,783 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA  0.26% ($36,287)
to Bedford County, PA  0.23% ($29,536)


Strongest AM radio stations in Roaring Spring:
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WJSM (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
  • WRTA (1240 AM; 1 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALTOONA TRANS-AUDIO CORP, INC.)
  • WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBFD (1310 AM; 3 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Roaring Spring:
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Roaring Spring:
  • W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • W41CF (Channel 41; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WATM-TV (Channel 23; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WTAJ-TV (Channel 10; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W57AH (Channel 57; BROCKPORT, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WKBS-TV (Channel 47; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)

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