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Population (year 2000): 5,548. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,239 (-5.6% change)
 

Males: 2,645  (47.7%)
Females: 2,903  (52.3%)

Schuylkill County

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

Zip codes: 17972.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,300 (it was $32,442 in 2000)
Schuylkill Haven  $35,300
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,400 (it was $66,600 in 2000)
Schuylkill Haven  $76,400
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Schuylkill Haven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (45.4%), Irish (15.2%), Italian (8.3%), Dutch (5.3%), Polish (4.6%), Welsh (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/23/1840

Elevation: 515 feet

Land area: 1.42 square miles.

Population density: 3704 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Schuylkill Haven

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Schuylkill Haven borough

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

93 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Schuylkill Haven:  1.5% ($977)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (26.1 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (83.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cressona borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Renningers, PA (2.3 miles ), Lake Wynonah, PA (2.9 miles ), Mount Carbon, PA (3.2 miles) , Landingville, PA (3.4 miles) , Palo Alto borough, PA (4.1 miles ), Friedensburg, PA (4.3 miles ), Mechanicsville borough, PA (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.63 N, Longitude: 76.17 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +854 (+15.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 610 (23.2%)


16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -208 (-3.6%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Apparel (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Schuylkill Haven by Year
Type 2001 2005 2006
Murders 010
    per 100,000 0.018.70.0
Rapes 011
    per 100,000 0.018.718.9
Robberies 100
    per 100,000 18.00.00.0
Assaults 7121
    per 100,000 126.118.7397.1
Burglaries 101525
    per 100,000 180.1280.6472.8
Thefts 111127120
    per 100,000 1999.62375.62269.3
Auto thefts 568
    per 100,000 90.1112.2151.3
Arson 233
    per 100,000 36.056.156.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 119.1) 130.4179.8230.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.33
US city average:  3.00

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Schuylkill Haven-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Schuylkill Haven city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 21.3 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Schuylkill Haven:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 5 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Schuylkill Haven:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 24 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 36 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Schuylkill Haven:
  • GRIMES (about 12 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 15 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
  • DECK (about 22 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; ID: 9D4)

College/University in Schuylkill Haven:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE SCHUYLKIL (Full-time enrollment: 981; Location: 200 UNIVERSITY DR; Public; Website: www.sl.psu.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Schuylkill Haven:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 25 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
Public high schools in Schuylkill Haven:
  • BLUE MOUNTAIN HS (Students: 1,002; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • SCHUYLKILL HAVEN SHS (Students: 425; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Schuylkill Haven:
  • SCHUYLKILL HAVEN EL CTR (Students: 518; Grades: KG - 04)
  • SCHUYLKILL HAVEN MS (Students: 424; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Schuylkill Haven:
  • SCHUYLKILL HAVEN FR PUB LIB (Operating income: $87,868; Location: 104 SAINT JOHN ST; 27,868 books; 243 audio materials; 184 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Schuylkill Haven compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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


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Banks with branches in Schuylkill Haven (2007 data):
  • Sovereign Bank: Wayne Township Branch at R. D. # 3, Route 183 (South), branch established on 1961-11-29; Schuylkill Haven Branch at 24-28 East Main Street, branch established on 1910-05-19. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • The First National Bank of Fredericksburg: Schuylkill Haven Branch at 45 West Main Street, branch established on 2003-08-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $162.1 mil, Deposits: $147.7 mil, headquarters in Fredericksburg, PA, positive income, 8 total offices
  • Leesport Bank: Schuylkill Haven Branch at 237 Route 61 South, branch established on 2001-07-09. Info updated 2006-12-04: Bank assets: $1,017.1 mil, Deposits: $705.4 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Leesport Financial Corp.
  • Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company: Schuylkill Haven Branch at 333 Center Avenue, branch established on 1888-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.7 mil, Deposits: $1,923.0 mil, headquarters in Bethlehem, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 57 total offices, Holding Company: Knbt Bancorp Inc.
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Schuylkill Haven Branch at One West Main Street, branch established on 1965-08-02. 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.
  • Union Bank and Trust Company: Redner's Supermarket Branch at Route 61 And Manheim Township Road, branch established on 1998-05-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $132.4 mil, Deposits: $119.4 mil, headquarters in Pottsville, PA, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bancorp, Inc.



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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
Police - Other 0$0 7$2,690
Police Protection - Officers 8$36,865$55,2980$0
Financial Administration 7$21,644$37,1040$0
Other and Unallocable 5$14,763$35,4312$779
Water Supply 9$27,699$36,9320$0
Natural Resources 5$15,582$37,3970$0
Electric Power 5$14,978$35,9470$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,607$19,2841$720
Streets and Highways 5$14,542$34,9010$0
Totals for Government 45$147,680$39,38110$4,189


Schuylkill Haven government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $502,000
  • Charges - All Other: $3,404,000
    Solid Waste Management: $287,000
    Parking Facilities: $16,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $13,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,744,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,540,000
    Water Utilities: $1,397,000
    Police Protection: $491,000
    Regular Highways: $364,000
    Central Staff Services: $347,000
    Housing & Community Development: $334,000
    Solid Waste Management: $227,000
    Health Services - Other: $179,000
    Parks & Recreation: $157,000
    Fire Protection: $103,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $937,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $703,000
    Benefit Payments: $94,000
    From Other Government: $72,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $62,000
    Interest Revenue: $50,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $13,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $288,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $434,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,324,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,685,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,945,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $674,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,390,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $251,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $158,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $142,000
    Regular Highways: $60,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,544,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,395,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $197,000
    Highways: $92,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $393,000
    Property: $220,000
    NEC: $153,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,056,000

3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.76%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Berks County, PA  0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA  0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA  0.31% ($29,281)


3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.39%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.26% ($30,014)


Strongest AM radio stations in Schuylkill Haven:
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Schuylkill Haven:
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Schuylkill Haven:
  • W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W61AG (Channel 61; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • W66AI (Channel 66; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)

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