Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $730 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $528 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (63.1 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (208.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Rossiter-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the Rossiter place center causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/3/1980, a category F4 tornado 36.9 miles away from the place center injured 140 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rossiter-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% 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 86.5 miles away from the city center On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.3 miles away from Rossiter 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 Indiana County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Floods: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rossiter:
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
DUBOIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; DUBOIS, PA)
BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; BROOKVILLE, PA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rossiter:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (about 23 miles; Indiana, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,422)
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (about 32 miles; Clarion, PA; FT enrollment: 5,473)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (about 38 miles; Altoona, PA; FT enrollment: 3,924)
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 44 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Butler County Community College (about 51 miles; Butler, PA; FT enrollment: 2,380)
Westmoreland County Community College (about 57 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 3,608)
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (about 57 miles; University Park, PA; FT enrollment: 43,065)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.5. This is significantly better than average.
City:
19.5
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.55. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
4.55
U.S.:
2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 5.69. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.69
U.S.:
10.54
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.0%
(20.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.7 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
64.3%
Whole state:
67.5%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.6%
Whole state:
5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Rossiter (based on Indiana County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.17%
Here
43.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Old Order Amish
Adherents
34.4%
19.8%
13.4%
8.8%
2.6%
Congregations
6.8%
20.3%
14.7%
5.6%
8.5%
Name
Christian and Missionary Alliance
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Assemblies of God
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
Other
Adherents
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
14.3%
Congregations
2.3%
3.4%
2.8%
1.7%
33.9%
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: 12
Here:
1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Indiana County:
0.34 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
This county:
3.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 48
Indiana County:
5.48 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Indiana County:
8.8%
State:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
27.9%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.6%
Pennsylvania:
11.5%
4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,067 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.52%
Pennsylvania average:
4.99%
0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Indiana County:
0.25%
Pennsylvania average:
0.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
Call Sign: N3DDW Grant Date: 05/19/1997, Expiration Date: 05/19/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/20/2009 Registrant: Raymond E Rupert, 30 Clinton St, Rossiter, PA 15772
Call Sign: WB3GAI, Licensee ID: L00167155 Grant Date: 02/24/2010, Expiration Date: 04/27/2020 Registrant: David N Gillespie, 1983 Johnsonburg Rd, Rossiter, PA 15772-8405
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Fire: 8
Most common first names in Rossiter, PA among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Mary
37
76.3 years
John
34
76.4 years
James
24
74.4 years
George
20
73.4 years
Joseph
18
71.3 years
William
17
74.5 years
Robert
15
62.9 years
Charles
14
74.0 years
Margaret
10
80.0 years
Elizabeth
10
76.7 years
Most common last names in Rossiter, PA among deceased individuals
