South Waverly, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 964. Population change since 2000: -2.3%

Males: 463	(48.1%)
Females: 501	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	44.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,525 (it was $41,375 in 2000)

South Waverly:	$49,525
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,105

South Waverly:	$28,105
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,256 (it was $73,400 in 2000)

South Waverly:	$122,256
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,998; Detached houses: $133,540; Townhouses or other attached units: $54,947; In 2-unit structures: $120,570; Mobile homes: $68,333

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Races in South Waverly:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in South Waverly: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (18.3%), German (16.2%), Irish (15.9%), English (13.6%), United States (11.8%), Polish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/28/1878

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 1098 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in South Waverly

High school or higher: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Waverly borough

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 61.9%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 9.7%

12 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.2%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

South Waverly:	1.6% ($1,179)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (27.9 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (97.6 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (156.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Waverly, NY (0.8 miles ), Sayre borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Athens borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Barton, NY (2.0 miles ), Chemung, NY (2.3 miles ), Nichols, NY (3.0 miles ), Baldwin, NY (3.0 miles ), Nichols, NY (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 42.00 N, Longitude: 76.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

South Waverly household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Health care (8%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (34%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Child care workers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.11
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in South Waverly, Pennsylvania

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South Waverly, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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South Waverly-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.6 miles away from the South Waverly borough center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 7.6 miles away from the borough center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

South Waverly-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from South Waverly center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near South Waverly:

ROBERT PACKER HOSP (about 2 miles; SAYRE, PA)
ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
ELMIRA PSYCH CENTER (about 15 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in South Waverly, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Waverly:

CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
ITHACA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 35 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	69.0%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.9%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	9.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Waverly, PA

South Waverly compared to Pennsylvania 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

South Waverly mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bradford County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%) Electricity (8%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for South Waverly

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	28.8%	26.2%	7.7%	7.2%	6.9%
Congregations	6.7%	34.2%	10.0%	10.0%	5.0%

Name	The Wesleyan Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	6.5%	3.5%	2.9%	2.3%	8.0%
Congregations	5.0%	2.5%	3.3%	4.2%	19.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$2,896	$34,752	1	$478
Other Government Administration	7	$17,375	$29,786	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,415	$32,490	6	$5,258
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$1,047
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		3	$702
Totals for Government	10	$25,686	$30,823	12	$7,485

South Waverly government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $62,000
Solid Waste Management: $40,000

Parks & Recreation: $0
Construction - Regular Highways: $238,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $148,000
General - Other: $106,000

Central Staff Services: $44,000

General Public Buildings: $26,000

Regular Highways: $25,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $70,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $207,000
Highways: $23,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $130,000
Individual Income: $84,000

NEC: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $201,000

3.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.87%
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:

from Tioga County, NY	0.47% ($25,450 average AGI)
from Chemung County, NY	0.35% ($30,780)
from Tioga County, PA	0.24% ($25,491)

4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tioga County, NY	0.59% ($23,804 average AGI)
to Chemung County, NY	0.42% ($26,245)
to Tioga County, PA	0.22% ($25,385)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Waverly:

WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WENY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Waverly:

WAVR (102.3 FM; WAVERLY, NY; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
W221AS (92.1 FM; SAYRE, PA; Owner: BIBLE LIGHTHOUSE, INC.)
WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around South Waverly:

W52CE (Channel 52; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)
W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)

South Waverly fatal accident list:
Mar 1, 1991 03:25 AM, 220, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 30, 1987 01:26 AM, 00287-Sp-A, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 13,473
Total average daily truck traffic: 673
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 20,601

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