For population 25 years and over in South New Castle:
High school or higher: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South New Castle borough:
Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 6.8%
13 residents are foreign born
This borough:
1.6%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $919 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,074 (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Youngstown, OH (18.0 miles , pop. 82,026).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (41.7 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (281.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
South New Castle-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1985, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the South New Castle borough center killed 18 peopleand injured 310 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the borough center killed 9 peopleand injured 120 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
South New Castle-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.8 miles away from the city center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from South New Castle center On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from the city center On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.4 miles away from the city center On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from South New Castle center On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near South New Castle:
ELLWOOD CITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; ELLWOOD CITY, PA)
JAMESON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; NEW CASTLE, PA)
ST ELIZABETH BOARDMAN HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; YOUNGSTOWN, OH)
Amtrak station near South New Castle:
19 miles: YOUNGSTOWN (530 MAHONING AVE.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South New Castle:
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (about 17 miles; Slippery Rock, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,651)
Youngstown State University (about 19 miles; Youngstown, OH; FT enrollment: 10,872)
Grove City College (about 19 miles; Grove City, PA; FT enrollment: 2,499)
Butler County Community College (about 25 miles; Butler, PA; FT enrollment: 2,380)
Robert Morris University (about 33 miles; Moon Township, PA; FT enrollment: 3,106)
Pittsburgh Technical Institute (about 40 miles; Oakdale, PA; FT enrollment: 2,192)
Community College of Allegheny County (about 41 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 8,525)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.4. This is about average.
City:
37.4
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.56. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 1.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.56
U.S.:
2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 21.5. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
21.5
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.4. This is about average.Closest monitor was 15.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.4
U.S.:
9.6
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0854. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0854
U.S.:
0.0222
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0930. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 1.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0930
U.S.:
0.3342
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 1.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.3
U.S.:
9.4
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.0%
(22.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.2% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for South New Castle (based on Lawrence County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 65.26%
Here
65.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents
53.0%
17.2%
7.1%
3.0%
2.5%
Congregations
11.1%
24.2%
11.1%
4.6%
2.6%
Name
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Old Order Amish
Baptist General Conference
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
11.0%
Congregations
5.9%
9.2%
0.7%
3.3%
27.5%
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: 15
Lawrence County:
1.65 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
Lawrence County:
0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Lawrence County:
2.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 59
Here:
6.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.9%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Lawrence County:
28.1%
Pennsylvania:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.9%
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
0
$0
1
$249
Other Government Administration
0
$0
4
$360
Streets and Highways
0
$0
3
$294
Totals for Government
0
$0
8
$903
3.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,106 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.32%
Pennsylvania average:
4.99%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
