Cambria County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 40.4. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.194. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.29. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0476. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.3%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.3 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 57.6% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sankertown, PA
17 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Sankertown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above 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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cambria County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Sankertown (based on Cambria County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.61%
| Here |  | 81.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of the Brethren | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 67.2% | 13.6% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 29.7% | 23.2% | 7.3% | 4.5% | 4.9% |
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| Name | American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Christian and Missionary Alliance | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 5.5% |
| Congregations | 0.8% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 22.8% |
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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: 31 | This county: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Cambria County: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12 | Cambria County: | 0.83 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38 | This county: | 2.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 82 | Cambria County: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 10.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 31.3% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Cambria County: | 8.7% | | State: | 11.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,416 | $16,992 | 1 | $506 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $824 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,076 | $24,912 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $3,492 | $20,952 | 3 | $1,330 |
Sankertown government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $36,000 ($53.41)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $82,000 ($121.66)
General - Other: $61,000 ($90.50)
Water Utilities: $36,000 ($53.41)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($47.48)
Central Staff Services: $27,000 ($40.06)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($10.39)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($7.42)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($2.97)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($2.97)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000 ($7.42)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($8.90)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($7.42)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $139,000 ($206.23)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $75,000 ($111.28)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($22.26)
All Other: $5,000 ($7.42)
- Tax - Individual Income: $39,000 ($57.86)
Property: $28,000 ($41.54)
NEC: $9,000 ($13.35)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000 ($71.22)
3.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,835 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.35% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($297 average AGI)| Cambria County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,968 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.02% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($111 average AGI)| Cambria County: | 0.02% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sankertown:
- WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WRDD (1580 AM; 1 kW; EBENSBURG, PA)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRTA (1240 AM; 1 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALTOONA TRANS-AUDIO CORP, INC.)
- WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
- WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sankertown:
- WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
- WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
- WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
- W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
- WUZI (105.7 FM; PORTAGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHPA (93.5 FM; BARNESBORO, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES INC.)
- WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
- WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBRX (94.3 FM; PATTON, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
- WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)
- WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Sankertown:
- 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)
- W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
- W57AH (Channel 57; BROCKPORT, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
- WKBS-TV (Channel 47; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
- WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
Sankertown fatal accident list:
Aug 5, 1984 02:99 AM, High St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 22, 1978 03:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $53,350 | 1 | $171,520 | 1 | $22,070 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $39,450 | 1 | $94,950 | 1 | $16,070 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $80,520 | 1 | $27,260 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $73,970 | 1 | $79,590 | 1 | $25,600 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $99,010 | 1 | $34,340 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $92,910 | 1 | $75,520 | 1 | $21,400 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $109,850 | 1 | $18,870 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50,460 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $76,120 | 1 | $93,280 | 1 | $21,330 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $95,790 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $54,990 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $77,150 | 2 | $56,465 | 1 | $32,080 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35,120 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $59,565 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75,750 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $74,860 | 4 | $75,590 | 1 | $21,510 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47,530 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $58,140 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $72,730 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $93,860 | 2 | $79,265 | 1 | $16,160 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $54,120 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $92,350 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $49,000 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $51,240 | 2 | $53,525 | 1 | $25,150 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $64,740 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $30,770 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $53,120 | 1 | $35,210 | 1 | $15,650 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $51,190 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $74,810 | 2 | $42,080 | 1 | $13,760 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47,290 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $47,420 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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