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Population (year 2000): 2,639. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,504 (+32.8% change)
Males: 1,249  (47.3%)
Females: 1,390  (52.7%)

Berks County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,900 (it was $35,078 in 2000)
Sinking Spring  $39,900
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $130,900 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
Sinking Spring  $130,900
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Sinking Spring:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (37.2%), Italian (15.4%), Irish (12.9%), Polish (8.0%), English (6.3%), United States (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1913

Elevation: 347 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 2567 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




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For population 25 years and over in Sinking Spring

  • High school or higher: 86.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sinking Spring borough

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

99 residents are foreign born (2.4% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

This city:  3.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Sinking Spring:  1.7% ($1,709)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
Sinking Spring satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (6.7 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (64.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Whitfield, PA (1.2 miles ), West Wyomissing, PA (1.9 miles ), West Lawn borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Spring Ridge, PA (2.8 miles ), Wyomissing Hills borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Mohnton borough, PA (3.7 miles ), Wyomissing borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Wernersville borough, PA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.32 N, Longitude: 76.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,304 (+49.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 186 (14.9%)


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Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+6.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Sinking Spring by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.029.0
Robberies 110001
    per 100,000 37.937.70.00.00.029.0
Assaults 052023
    per 100,000 0.0188.666.40.059.887.1
Burglaries 251915182319
    per 100,000 947.0716.7498.0569.1687.6551.4
Thefts 968586598667
    per 100,000 3636.43206.32855.21865.32571.01944.3
Auto thefts 578496
    per 100,000 189.4264.1265.6126.5269.1174.1
Arson 200100
    per 100,000 75.80.00.031.60.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 238.3248.6183.6124.6184.5179.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.45
US city average:  3.00

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Sinking Spring-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Sinking Spring city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 13.6 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sinking Spring:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 5 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
  • WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Sinking Spring, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sinking Spring:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 6 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 24 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sinking Spring:
  • MORGANTOWN (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • GRIMES (about 20 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
  • DECK (about 21 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; ID: 9D4)


Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sinking Spring:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 4 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 38 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 40 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sinking Spring:
  • WILSON SOUTHERN JHS (Students: 689; Grades: 07 - 09)
  • CORNWALL TERRACE EL SCH (Students: 581; Grades: KG - 06)
  • SHILOH HILLS EL SCH (Students: 479; Grades: KG - 06)
  • LOWER HEIDELBERG EL SCH (Students: 154; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Sinking Spring:
  • SINKING SPRING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $99,844; Location: 506 PENN AVE; 9,119 books; 442 audio materials; 695 video materials; 42 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Sinking Spring and their reported violations in the past:

GANLYS PUB & DELI (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-11-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-15-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-15-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Site Visit (enforcement) (AUG-11-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-23-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2000), St Boil Water Order (JUN-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
GOUGLERSVILLE FIRE CO (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Sinking Spring compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sinking Spring (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: South Heidelberg Branch at 4830 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1999-05-03; Sinking Spring Branch at 400 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1953-05-25. 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.
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Heidelberg Branch at 4641 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1974-05-13; Spring Towne Centre Giant Branch at 2643 Shillington Road, branch established on 1995-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Leesport Bank: Sinking Spring Branch at 4708 Penn Avenue, branch established on 2003-05-12. 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.
  • National Penn Bank: Sinking Spring Branch at 3000 Shillington Road, branch established on 1996-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,411.4 mil, Deposits: $3,825.7 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
  • Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania: Spring Township Branch at 3101 Shillington Road, branch established on 2003-05-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $92.7 mil, Deposits: $81.1 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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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 Protection - Officers 5$17,001$40,8025$2,168
Streets and Highways 2$6,168$37,0080$0
Local Libraries 0$0 4$4,127
Police - Other 0$0 1$1,749
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,512
Other Government Administration 1$2,984$35,8088$2,984
Totals for Government 8$26,154$39,23119$12,540


Sinking Spring government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $400,000
    Solid Waste Management: $290,000
    Parks & Recreation: $60,000
    All Other: $52,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $139,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $438,000
    Sewerage: $312,000
    Police Protection: $295,000
    Regular Highways: $143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $103,000
    Central Staff Services: $103,000
    Fire Protection: $93,000
    Libraries: $66,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Housing & Community Development: $13,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $41,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,724,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,665,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $59,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $13,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,537,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $243,000
    Highways: $39,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $312,000
    NEC: $290,000
    Individual Income: $213,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $457,000

4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.81% ($47,814 average AGI)
from Chester County, PA  0.33% ($51,594)
from Lehigh County, PA  0.33% ($42,520)


4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.02%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.46% ($38,236 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.29% ($43,649)
to Lehigh County, PA  0.24% ($39,105)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sinking Spring:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, 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.)
  • WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sinking Spring:
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W280CQ (103.9 FM; SHILLINGTON, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Sinking Spring:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)

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