Rouzerville, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 942.

Males: 466	(49.5%)
Females: 476	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17250.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,378 (it was $27,031 in 2000)

Rouzerville:	$31,378
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,002

Rouzerville:	$22,002
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,750 (it was $80,700 in 2000)

Rouzerville:	$143,750
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,965; Detached houses: $151,547; Townhouses or other attached units: $159,324; Mobile homes: $27,250

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Races in Rouzerville:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Black (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Rouzerville: 93.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (33.1%), United States (19.0%), Irish (10.4%), English (6.7%), French (2.0%), Slovak (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 685 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 1444 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rouzerville

High school or higher: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rouzerville CDP

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 14.8%
Divorced: 5.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
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:

Rouzerville:	0.9% ($756)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (21.9 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (56.6 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (127.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Wayne Heights, PA (1.3 miles ), Highfield-Cascade, MD (1.4 miles ), Fort Ritchie, MD (1.6 miles ), Waynesboro borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Leitersburg, MD (2.4 miles ), Smithsburg, MD (2.5 miles ), Cavetown, MD (2.7 miles ), Carroll Valley borough, PA (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.73 N, Longitude: 77.52 W

Rouzerville household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (16%)
Construction (14%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (28%)
Finance and insurance (22%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (22%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Health technologists and technicians (11%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Personal appearance workers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)

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Rouzerville-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Rouzerville place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1961, a category 3 tornado 21.9 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Rouzerville-area historical earthquake activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Rouzerville center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 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 73.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from Rouzerville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rouzerville:

WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WAYNESBORO, PA)
WESTERN MD CENTER (about 10 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)
BROOK LANE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 14 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)

Airports located in Rouzerville:

Bittner-Whitsel Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak station near Rouzerville:

16 miles: HAGERSTOWN (GREYHOUND STA., 10527 SHARPSTOWN PK.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rouzerville:

FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 18 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 30 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; FT enrollment: 3,576)
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.2%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This place:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rouzerville, PA

Rouzerville compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Rouzerville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%) Electricity (30%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Rouzerville

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	19.5%	16.9%	13.6%	7.7%	5.8%
Congregations	19.2%	4.1%	10.4%	7.3%	4.1%

Name	Brethren in Christ Church	Assemblies of God	Church of the Brethren	Mennonite Church USA	Other religions
Adherents	5.7%	5.1%	4.7%	4.2%	16.8%
Congregations	5.7%	5.7%	5.7%	7.3%	30.6%

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.

5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,803 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.37%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($528 average AGI)
Franklin County: 0.06%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Washington County, MD	1.21% ($51,267 average AGI)
from Frederick County, MD	0.38% ($53,848)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.37% ($34,982)

3.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($478 average AGI)
Franklin County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Cumberland County, PA	0.58% ($35,582 average AGI)
to Washington County, MD	0.44% ($34,733)
to Adams County, PA	0.16% ($38,196)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rouzerville:

WHGT (1380 AM; 1 kW; WAYNESBORO, PA)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBG (1590 AM; 5 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXTR (820 AM; 4 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rouzerville:

WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
WQCM (94.3 FM; GREENCASTLE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WWMD (101.5 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
WIKZ (95.1 FM; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WMTB-FM (89.9 FM; EMMITSBURG, MD; Owner: MOUNT SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Rouzerville:

W51CY (Channel 51; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)

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