Stormstown, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 2,366. Population change since 2000: +47.7%

Males: 1,204	(50.9%)
Females: 1,162	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:	43.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $108,890 (it was $66,544 in 2000)

Stormstown:	$108,890
Pennsylvania:	$49,520

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $35,903

Stormstown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $267,700 (it was $145,500 in 2000)

Stormstown:	$267,700
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $279,661; Detached houses: $280,592; Townhouses or other attached units: $231,523; Mobile homes: $109,447

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,298.

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White alone - 2,274 (96.1%)
Two or more races - 30 (1.3%)
Hispanic - 29 (1.2%)
Asian alone - 21 (0.9%)
Black alone - 12 (0.5%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Stormstown: 95.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.5%), United States (12.7%), Irish (12.3%), English (10.5%), Italian (6.5%), Polish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1329 feet

Land area: 3.52 square miles.

Population density: 672 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Stormstown:

High school or higher: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.4%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stormstown CDP:

Never married: 14.4%
Now married: 76.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 4.8%

53 residents are foreign born (2.1% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This place:	3.3%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,863 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,743 (1.3%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (99.0 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (105.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (160.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Port Matilda borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Ramblewood, PA (2.3 miles ), Park Forest Village, PA (2.4 miles ), Julian, PA (2.6 miles) , Pine Grove Mills, PA (2.8 miles ), State College borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Houserville, PA (3.2 miles ), Lemont, PA (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 78.02 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	6.3%
Pennsylvania:	8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
Educational services (17%)
Retail trade (11%)
Manufacturing (10%)
Construction (8%)
Transportation and warehousing (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Educational services (29%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
Retail trade (15%)
Health care and social assistance (10%)
Manufacturing (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Engineers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Average climate in Stormstown, Pennsylvania

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Tornado activity:

Stormstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.8 miles away from the Stormstown place center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1975, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Stormstown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 18.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Centre County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Stormstown:

MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; STATE COLLEGE, PA)
J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; HUNTINGDON, PA)
LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; LEWISTOWN, PA)

Amtrak station near Stormstown:

15 miles: TYRONE (10TH & LOGAN AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stormstown:

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (about 9 miles; University Park, PA; Full-time enrollment: 43,065)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (about 27 miles; Altoona, PA; FT enrollment: 3,924)
Lock Haven University (about 39 miles; Lock Haven, PA; FT enrollment: 4,769)
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 56 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 57 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,920)
Dickinson College (about 60 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,340)
Susquehanna University (about 61 miles; Selinsgrove, PA; FT enrollment: 2,187)

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Centre County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.6. This is about average.

City:	31.6
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.47. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.47
U.S.:	9.59

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.32. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	2.32
U.S.:	2.43

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.60. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	5.60
U.S.:	9.39

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.1%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 61.5% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Pennsylvania:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	87.5%
Whole state:	67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stormstown, PA

Stormstown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Stormstown travel time to work - commute

Stormstown mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
Coal or coke (13%)
Wood (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Centre County Pennsylvania:

2008 Presidential Election results in Centre County Pennsylvania:

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Religion statistics for Stormstown (based on Centre County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.80%

Here		42.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	36.6%	19.6%	11.5%	4.7%	4.3%
Congregations	4.5%	28.1%	10.7%	9.6%	5.1%

Name	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	2.7%	2.6%	1.9%	1.9%	14.2%
Congregations	1.7%	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	32.6%

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: 20

This county:	1.39 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Centre County:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7

Centre County:	0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40

This county:	2.78 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 89

Centre County:	6.19 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	7.0%
Pennsylvania:	9.1%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	27.1%
Pennsylvania:	27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Centre County:	10.6%
State:	11.5%

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.93%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

1.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)
Centre County:
1.08%
Pennsylvania average:
0.12%

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

from Clearfield County, PA	0.38% ($30,517 average AGI)
from Clinton County, PA	0.29% ($32,896)
from Blair County, PA	0.28% ($36,287)

7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.69%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)
Centre County:
0.19%
Pennsylvania average:
0.05%

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

to Clearfield County, PA	0.32% ($26,831 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.27% ($33,780)
to Clinton County, PA	0.24% ($27,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Stormstown:

WRSC (1390 AM; 2 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WMAJ (1450 AM; 1 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WBLF (970 AM; 1 kW; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WCPA (900 AM; 3 kW; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stormstown:

WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WQWK (97.1 FM; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WLTS (94.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WTLR (89.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PENNSYLIA CHRISTIAN INST)
WZWW (95.3 FM; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Stormstown:

WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W13BY (Channel 13; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: GEORGE W. KIMBLE)
W36BE (Channel 36; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
W39BE (Channel 39; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
W07CD (Channel 7; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
W59AI (Channel 59; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
WHVL-LP (Channel 29; STATE COLLEGE, ETC., PA; Owner: CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$216,510	4	$167,198	17	$181,820	2	$116,035
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	1	$224,060	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	3	$162,473	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	3	$148,193	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0119.01

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$233,460
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0119.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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