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Population (year 2000): 3,068. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,224 (+5.1% change)
 

Males: 1,337  (43.6%)
Females: 1,731  (56.4%)

Butler County

Median resident age:  22.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16057.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,100 (it was $24,554 in 2000)
Slippery Rock  $28,100
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,200 (it was $91,900 in 2000)
Slippery Rock  $112,200
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Slippery Rock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (15.5%), Italian (14.1%), English (11.3%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Polish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1302 feet

Land area: 1.69 square miles.

Population density: 1900 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Slippery Rock

  • High school or higher: 90.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.8%
  • Unemployed: 18.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Slippery Rock borough

  • Never married: 60.8%
  • Now married: 30.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 2.6%

193 residents are foreign born (3.5% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

This city:  6.3%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Slippery Rock:  1.5% ($1,372)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Youngstown, OH (40.9 miles , pop. 82,026).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (43.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (345.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Liberty borough, PA (3.8 miles ), Harrisville borough, PA (5.8 miles ), Grove City borough, PA (7.0 miles ), Barkeyville borough, PA (10.7 miles ), Prospect borough, PA (11.1 miles ), Portersville borough, PA (11.4 miles ), West Sunbury, PA (11.6 miles) , Volant, PA (14.5 miles) .

Latitude: 41.06 N, Longitude: 80.06 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,716 (+55.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 593 (43.3%)


722 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
22 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Area code: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+2.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (30%)
  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Postsecondary teachers (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)


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Crime in Slippery Rock by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.031.1
Robberies 32000
    per 100,000 97.764.90.00.00.0
Assaults 22003
    per 100,000 65.164.90.00.093.4
Burglaries 794117
    per 100,000 228.0292.0131.7350.8217.9
Thefts 4059294963
    per 100,000 1302.91914.3954.61562.51960.8
Auto thefts 11400
    per 100,000 32.632.4131.70.00.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.4) 113.0132.157.987.1137.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.94
US city average:  3.00

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Slippery Rock-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the Slippery Rock city center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.3 miles away from the city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Slippery Rock topographic map

Main business address for: SLIPPERY ROCK FINANCIAL CORP (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Slippery Rock:
  • UNITED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GROVE CITY, PA)
  • BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BUTLER, PA)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL OF NEW CASTLE (about 20 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Slippery Rock:
  • VENANGO REGIONAL (about 26 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; ID: FKL)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 45 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Slippery Rock:
  • GROVE CITY (about 10 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; ID: 29D)
  • BUTLER FARM SHOW (about 16 miles; BUTLER, PA; ID: 3G9)
  • ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 20 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; ID: 8G7)

College/University in Slippery Rock:
  • SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Full-time enrollment: 6,399; Location: 308 Old Main; Public; Website: www.sru.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Slippery Rock:
  • GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • GENEVA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,059)
  • YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; FT enrollment: 9,726)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 43 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
Public high school in Slippery Rock:
  • SLIPPERY ROCK AREA HS (Students: 795; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Slippery Rock:
  • SLIPPERY ROCK AREA MS (Students: 639; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SLIPPERY ROCK AREA EL SCH (Students: 493; Grades: KG - 05)

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Hotel: Evening Star Motel (915 New Castle Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Slippery Rock and their reported violations in the past:

LAKE ARTHUR FAMILY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 130, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
BEACON LITE MOBILE ESTATES (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-2004 and DEC-01-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-17-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-17-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and MAR-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-11-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-08-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-08-2004)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  39.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  42.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  25.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Slippery Rock compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Slippery Rock (2007 data):
  • First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Plaza Branch at 225 Grove City Road, branch established on 1972-09-18; Slippery Rock Main Branch at 100 South Main Street, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-07-26: Bank assets: $5,843.0 mil, Deposits: $4,385.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Slippery Rock Giant Eagle Branch at 223 Grove City Road, branch established on 2004-11-19. 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
  • Nextier Bank, National Association: Slippery Rock Branch at 121 South Main Street, branch established on 1974-07-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $476.9 mil, Deposits: $389.1 mil, headquarters in Evans City, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Nextier Incorporated



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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
Streets and Highways 1$2,398$28,7760$0
Financial Administration 1$1,853$22,2360$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$18,055$43,3320$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$571
Other Government Administration 1$3,095$37,1408$1,771
Totals for Government 8$25,401$38,1029$2,342



5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.39%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
Butler County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegheny County, PA  1.90% ($62,261 average AGI)
from Beaver County, PA  0.35% ($41,655)
from Armstrong County, PA  0.25% ($32,856)


5.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,418 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.04%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Butler County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegheny County, PA  1.26% ($113,869 average AGI)
to Beaver County, PA  0.37% ($43,324)
to Lawrence County, PA  0.18% ($40,248)


Strongest AM radio stations in Slippery Rock:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBZY (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKST (1200 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WNIO (1390 AM; 10 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Slippery Rock:
  • WRSK (88.1 FM; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Owner: SLIPPERY ROCK U BD TRUSTEES AND SG)
  • WSAJ-FM (91.1 FM; GROVE CITY, PA; Owner: GROVE CITY COLLEGE)
  • WICT (95.1 FM; GROVE CITY, PA; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • WMXY (98.9 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLER-FM (97.7 FM; BUTLER, PA; Owner: WBUT, INC.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLLF (96.7 FM; MERCER, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOXX (99.3 FM; FRANKLIN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVMN (90.1 FM; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WJST (92.1 FM; ELLWOOD CITY, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • W248AD (97.5 FM; NEW WILMINGTON, PA; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Slippery Rock:
  • WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • W56CL (Channel 56; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFXI-CA (Channel 17; MERCER, PA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • WFMJ-TV (Channel 21; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: WFMJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)

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