Seltzer, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 301.

Males: 136	(45.3%)
Females: 165	(54.7%)

Median resident age:	46.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17974.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,762 (it was $33,438 in 2000)

Seltzer:	$41,762
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,091

Seltzer:	$25,091
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,127 (it was $55,500 in 2000)

Seltzer:	$77,127
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,662; Detached houses: $93,384; Townhouses or other attached units: $64,933

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Races in Seltzer:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Seltzer: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Lithuanian (37.1%), Irish (25.1%), German (16.6%), Ukrainian (16.3%), Slovak (13.7%), Dutch (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.07 square miles.

Population density: 4348 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Seltzer

High school or higher: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seltzer CDP

Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 58.5%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 6.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Seltzer, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Seltzer to the number of sex offenders is 301 to 1.

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

Seltzer:	2.0% ($1,108)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (29.4 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (75.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Marlin, PA (1.1 miles ), Minersville borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Pottsville, PA (1.4 miles ), Heckscherville, PA (1.5 miles) , St. Clair borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Mechanicsville borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Mount Carbon, PA (1.7 miles) , Forrestville, PA (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.70 N, Longitude: 76.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (38%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Warehousing and storage (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (22%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (17%)
Health care (15%)
Other health and personal care stores (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (17%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)

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Average climate in Seltzer, Pennsylvania

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Seltzer, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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Seltzer-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the Seltzer place 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 23.1 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Seltzer-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 76% 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 27.4 miles away from Seltzer 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 28.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.6 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 38.1 miles away from Seltzer center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 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) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from Seltzer center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Seltzer:

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 2 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seltzer:

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 29 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 39 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	64.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Seltzer compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above 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 significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Seltzer mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%) Coal or coke (37%) Electricity (3%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Seltzer

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church
Adherents	56.8%	17.7%	11.0%	7.4%	0.8%
Congregations	27.6%	15.5%	16.2%	16.2%	1.3%

Name	Salvation Army	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other religions
Adherents	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	3.9%
Congregations	0.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	17.8%

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.

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 Seltzer:

WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seltzer:

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.)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W235AD (94.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ED TV ASSC)
WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Seltzer:

W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
W61AG (Channel 61; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
W66AI (Channel 66; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N3JCU, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/02/1991, Expiration Date: 04/02/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/03/2003
Registrant: William J Lescavage, Seltzer, PA 17974

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