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Somerset County

Population in July 2007: 395. Population change since 2000: -7.0%
 

Males: 179  (45.3%)
Females: 216  (54.7%)

Median resident age:  42.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15563.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,827 (it was $30,313 in 2000)
Stoystown:  $36,827
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,274 (it was $63,200 in 2000)
Stoystown:  $89,274
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $113,767; Detached houses: $112,550; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,948; In 2-unit structures: $79,946; Mobile homes: $37,500

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Races in Stoystown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Stoystown: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.6%), Irish (7.0%), English (6.3%), Polish (5.8%), Italian (5.6%), United States (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/29/1819

Elevation: 2000 feet

Land area: 0.19 square miles.

Population density: 2093 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Stoystown

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stoystown borough

  • Never married: 14.7%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 16.5%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.5%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Stoystown:  1.1% ($715)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (58.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (201.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hooversville borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Friedens, PA (2.0 miles ), Boswell borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Indian Lake borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Shanksville borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Jennerstown borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Benson, PA (2.7 miles) , Jerome, PA (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.10 N, Longitude: 78.95 W

Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+10.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



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Stoystown-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the Stoystown borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 7/11/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Drew Shubik - College basketball player (Sacred Heart Pioneers).


Hospitals/medical centers near Stoystown:
  • WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WINDBER, PA)
  • SOMERSET COMM HOSP (about 11 miles; SOMERSET, PA)
  • CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Stoystown, PA

located in Stoystown:
Amtrak station near Stoystown:
  • 16 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

College/University in Stoystown:
  • NORTHWOOD SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY INC (Location: 116 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: northwoodtaxidermy.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stoystown:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 42 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 50 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
Public elementary/middle schools in Stoystown:
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Hotel: Gabo's Hotel Inc (1947 Lincoln Highway).

 

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

GRACE'S TAVERN (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
KINGS AND QUEENS RESTAURANT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
FOUL TIP RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-11-2006 and AUG-01-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2006), St Other (AUG-01-2006)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This borough:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  63.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  17.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stoystown, PA



Stoystown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Stoystown (2009 data):
  • First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Stoystown Branch at 100 East Main Street, branch established on 1968-11-18. Info updated 2008-09-10: Bank assets: $8,210.9 mil, Deposits: $6,089.0 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 239 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Coal or coke (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Stoystown

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the BrethrenUnited Church of Christ
Adherents28.7%23.5%13.3%9.5%6.3%
Congregations9.1%18.2%17.7%11.6%7.6%
NameMennonite Church USAChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.2%1.7%1.7%10.5%
Congregations4.0%2.5%3.0%3.0%23.2%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$740
Totals for Government 0$0 1$740



Stoystown government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $14,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $16,000
    Property: $12,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.26%
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 Cambria County, PA  0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($57,607)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($31,597)


Strongest AM radio stations in Stoystown:
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stoystown:
  • WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Stoystown:
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
  • WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W57BM (Channel 57; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $836,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,191
Total average daily truck traffic: 874

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Stoystown)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Rt.1,Box37a, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Call Sign: WPTJ666, Licensee ID: L00127121
    855.187 MHz, 855.412 MHz, 855.437 MHz, 855.637 MHz, 855.862 MHz, 855.887 MHz, 855.912 MHz, 855.937 MHz, 856.137 MHz, 856.287 MHz... (+281 more)
    Grant Date: 10/16/2001, Expiration Date: 10/16/2011, Certifier: Mary E Julius
    Registrant: Nextel Wip License Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 100 Nw Of Int Of Rts 281 & 30, Call Sign: WZV267, Licensee ID: L00079294
    Assigned Frequencies : 31.5200 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/30/1999, Expiration Date: 04/12/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/13/2004
    Registrant: Swank, Mike:swank, Dan:swank, Terry Dba Three S Coal Company, Stoystown, PA 15563, Phone: (814) 893-5480

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • WCCL TX, 3564 Ridge Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 44.5 m, Overall height: 45.4 m, Call Sign: WPNF732
    Grant Date: 12/05/1988, Expiration Date: 08/01/2014
    Registrant: Lightner Electronics Inc, 1771 Beaver Dam Road, Claysburg, PA 16625, Phone: (814) 239-8323, Fax: (814) 239-8402, Email:
  • Boswell, 1.0 Mi Sw Of 2mile & Trading Post Rds, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPTE335
    Assigned Frequencies : 10875.0 MHz, 6004.50 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/10/2001, Expiration Date: 09/10/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • RT 30, Us Route 30, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.3 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WQCK279
    Assigned Frequencies : 10995.0 MHz, 19380.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/23/2005, Expiration Date: 03/23/2015, Certifier: Roy Fritz
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 6701 Democracy Blvd, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20817, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 493-5162, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Somerset County Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB2770, Licensee ID: L00002414
    Assigned Frequencies : 0.20951 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/08/2008, Expiration Date: 07/15/2017
    Registrant: County Of Somerset, 300 North Court Avenue, Suite 500, Somerset, PA 15501, Phone: (814) 445-1599

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Stoystown)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-235 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5088M , Serial Number: 28-10928, Year manufactured: 1932, Airworthiness Date: 06/05/1967
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Gregory A Lowry, 119 Stauffer Rd, Stoystown, PA 15563, Other Owners: Wayne C Lowry, George G Tarrazi
  • Aircraft: FLIGHTSTAR INC SPYDER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 7049J , Serial Number: 223, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 05/22/2007
    Registrant (Individual): Allen C Fritz, 412 Brownstown Hl, Stoystown, PA 15563
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/06/1996


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 18
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

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