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Blair County

Population in 2010: 1,083. Population change since 2000: -11.6%
Males: 530  (48.9%)
Females: 553  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  46.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  43.3 years

Zip codes: 16684.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $49,318 (it was $51,250 in 2000)
Tipton:

$49,318
Pennsylvania:

$49,520
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,820

Tipton CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $139,964 (it was $99,100 in 2000)
Tipton:

$139,964
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $141,928; Detached houses: $153,844; In 2-unit structures: $193,269; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,269; Mobile homes: $53,764

Median gross rent in 2009: $726.

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  • White alone - 1,071 (98.9%)
  • Black alone - 4 (0.4%)
  • Hispanic - 4 (0.4%)
  • Two or more races - 2 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 1 (0.09%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.09%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Tipton: 92.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.1%), Irish (13.4%), Italian (13.4%), English (13.3%), United States (10.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1010 feet

Land area: 1.85 square miles.

Population density: 587 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tipton:

  • High school or higher: 93.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tipton CDP:

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

41 residents are foreign born (2.1% Asia, 1.2% Europe).

This place:  3.3%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,666 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $760 (0.5%)
Tipton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (89.3 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (172.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bellwood borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Tyrone borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Birmingham, PA (2.3 miles) , Altoona, PA (3.2 miles ), Alexandria borough, PA (3.4 miles ), Ramey borough, PA (3.5 miles ), Sandy Ridge, PA (3.6 miles ), Williamsburg borough, PA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.64 N, Longitude: 78.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.5%
Pennsylvania:

8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (41%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (16%)
  • Health care and social assistance (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Manufacturing (27%)
  • Retail trade (25%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

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Tornado activity:

Tipton-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.4 miles away from the Tipton place center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/19/1996, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused $200,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Tipton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 98% 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 35.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Blair County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Floods: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Tipton:

  • JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER (ALTOONA) (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 11 miles away; ALTOONA, PA)
  • ALTOONA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; ALTOONA, PA)
  • MINERS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; HASTINGS, PA)

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Heliports located in Tipton:

Amtrak stations near Tipton:

  • 4 miles: TYRONE (10TH & LOGAN AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 10 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: HUNTINGDON (402 ALLEGHENY ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tipton:

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (about 9 miles; Altoona, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,924)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (about 26 miles; University Park, PA; FT enrollment: 43,065)
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 39 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,925)
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (about 46 miles; Indiana, PA; FT enrollment: 12,422)
  • Lock Haven University (about 56 miles; Lock Haven, PA; FT enrollment: 4,769)
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 58 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,920)
  • Dickinson College (about 66 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,340)

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Notable location: Tipton - Antis District Volunteer Fire Company Station 21 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Charlottsville Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tipton Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.0. This is significantly better than average.
City:

19.0
U.S.:

32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.160. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.160
U.S.:

0.360
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.17. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

4.17
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 11.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

11.4
U.S.:

10.5
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

16.0
U.S.:

22.1


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.3%

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.0%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.0%
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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tipton, PA


Tipton compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Tipton travel time to work - commute
Tipton mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Blair County Pennsylvania:


2008 Presidential Election results in Blair County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Tipton (based on Blair County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.89%
Here55.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of the BrethrenPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents44.4%15.5%13.2%6.1%2.6%
Congregations10.2%22.4%12.2%10.2%4.6%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Church of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian and Missionary AllianceOther
Adherents2.2%2.1%1.7%1.3%10.8%
Congregations2.6%6.1%1.5%3.6%26.5%
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: 25
This county:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Blair County:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
Blair County:

0.72 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44
This county:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 80
Blair County:

6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.8%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

30.8%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Blair County:

11.1%
State:

11.5%

3.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.19%
Pennsylvania average:

4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Blair County:

0.04%
Pennsylvania average:

0.12%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cambria County, PA  0.45% ($28,300 average AGI)
from Bedford County, PA  0.24% ($27,168)
from Huntingdon County, PA  0.18% ($26,977)


3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.39%
Pennsylvania average:

5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Blair County:

0.03%
Pennsylvania average:

0.05%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.37% ($30,783 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA  0.26% ($36,287)
to Bedford County, PA  0.23% ($29,536)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tipton:

  • WTRN (1340 AM; 1 kW; TYRONE, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
  • WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WRTA (1240 AM; 1 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALTOONA TRANS-AUDIO CORP, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tipton:

  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
  • WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tipton:

  • W41CF (Channel 41; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WATM-TV (Channel 23; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WTAJ-TV (Channel 10; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKBS-TV (Channel 47; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W57AH (Channel 57; BROCKPORT, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • Lat: 40.633750 Lon: -78.297278, Call Sign: WQBY666, Licensee ID: L00961101
    Assigned Frequencies: 72.1000 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/06/2005, Expiration Date: 01/06/2015, Certifier: Gary Perow
    Registrant: Orx
  • Tipton Rd, Tipton Rd Rr Crossing @ Mp Pt225.79 (Lat: 40.635583 Lon: -78.295278), Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.5 m, Overall height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WQCA507, Licensee ID: L00008014
    Assigned Frequencies: 160.800 MHz, 161.055 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/18/2005, Expiration Date: 01/18/2015, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Nw, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • LOST MOUNTAIN, N End Of Fire Tower Rd, 6 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 40.704528 Lon: -78.368222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQHR978
    Assigned Frequencies: 10735.0 MHz, 10975.0 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 10895.0 MHz, 11095.0 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6123.10 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/22/2007, Expiration Date: 10/22/2017, Certifier: Brian Feist
    Registrant: Cambria County, 401 Candlelight Drive, Ebensburg, PA 15931, Phone: (814) 472-2525, Fax: (814) 472-2057, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: N3LZM, Licensee ID: L00456846
    Grant Date: 01/29/2002, Expiration Date: 03/24/2012
    Registrant: Todd W Plummer, Tipton, PA 16684

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-31-310 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 162 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 828BD , Serial Number: 31-8212017, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 03/17/1982
    Registrant (Corporation): Bd Flight LLC, Po Box 304, Tipton, PA 16684



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$97,4402$133,4151$22,370
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$71,6100$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$75,3200$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0104.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$49,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0104.02

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 2

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