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Somerset County

Population in 2011: 225. Population change since 2000: -11.4%
 

Males: 112  (49.8%)
Females: 113  (50.2%)

Median resident age:  48.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  43.3 years

Zip codes: 15485.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $22,594 (it was $20,625 in 2000)
Ursina:

$22,594
Pennsylvania:

$49,520
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $12,371

Ursina borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $67,905 (it was $32,500 in 2000)
Ursina:

$67,905
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $85,874; Detached houses: $118,407; Mobile homes: $33,007

Median gross rent in 2009: $408.

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  • White alone - 223 (99.1%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.4%)
  • Hispanic - 1 (0.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Ursina: 91.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.0%), United States (13.4%), Irish (10.6%), English (8.7%), Dutch (5.9%), Italian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1872

Elevation: 1356 feet

Land area: 0.74 square miles.

Population density: 305 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ursina:

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 24.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ursina borough:

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 15.3%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,125 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $391 (1.1%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (55.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (222.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Confluence borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Addison borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Casselman, PA (2.8 miles) , Markleysburg borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Ohiopyle, PA (3.1 miles) , New Centerville, PA (3.4 miles) , Friendsville, MD (3.4 miles ), Rockwood borough, PA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.82 N, Longitude: 79.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

Ursina household income distribution Ursina home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.7%
Pennsylvania:

8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: -73 (-22.3%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (37%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (59%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Therapists (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other financial specialists (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)

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Tornado activity:

Ursina-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Ursina borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Somerset County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 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 Ursina:

  • SOMERSET HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; SOMERSET, PA)
  • HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; CONNELLSVILLE, PA)
  • UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; UNIONTOWN, PA)

Amtrak station near Ursina:

  • 20 miles: CONNELLSVILLE (FRONT & WATER STS.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ursina:

  • Frostburg State University (about 25 miles; Frostburg, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,682)
  • Westmoreland County Community College (about 32 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 3,608)
  • Allegany College of Maryland (about 34 miles; Cumberland, MD; FT enrollment: 2,309)
  • California University of Pennsylvania (about 35 miles; California, PA; FT enrollment: 7,429)
  • West Virginia University (about 36 miles; Morgantown, WV; FT enrollment: 24,899)
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 41 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,925)
  • Fairmont State University (about 50 miles; Fairmont, WV; FT enrollment: 3,770)

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Somerset County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 3.82. This is significantly better than average.
City:

3.82
U.S.:

31.96
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.58. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

2.58
U.S.:

2.43
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.161. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.161
U.S.:

0.334


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 32.2%
(27.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 67.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Average household size:
This borough:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  65.3%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ursina, PA


Ursina compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%)
  • Coal or coke (11%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Electricity (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:


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

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.90%
Here61.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

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
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 18
Somerset County:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

0.51 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
Somerset County:

3.60 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 46
This county:

5.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Somerset County:

9.6%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Somerset County:

29.1%
State:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.3%
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$450
Totals for Government 0$0 1$450

Ursina government finances in 2002:

  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,000 ($35.56)
    Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($17.78)
    Financial Administration: $1,000 ($4.44)
    Fire Protection: $1,000 ($4.44)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($4.44)
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000 ($4.44)
    General - Other: $1,000 ($4.44)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($4.44)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($4.44)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,000 ($8.89)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($31.11)
    All Other: $1,000 ($4.44)
  • Tax - Individual Income: $10,000 ($44.44)
    Property: $3,000 ($13.33)
    NEC: $1,000 ($4.44)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $8,000 ($35.56)

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 Ursina:

  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ursina:

  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • 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.)
  • WAIJ (90.3 FM; GRANTSVILLE, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
  • W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ursina:

  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W35AW (Channel 35; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)

Ursina fatal accident list:

Feb 9, 2003 10:30 PM, Sr-281, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 15, 1995 10:15 PM, 3047, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $2,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,301
Total average daily truck traffic: 508
Total future (year 2019) average daily traffic: 4,777


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • 450 Ft E Of Brooks Tunnel (Lat: 39.826750 Lon: -79.302806), Call Sign: WNKU792
    Assigned Frequencies: 160.230 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/04/2003, Expiration Date: 01/26/2013
    Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc. J958, 4th Floor, 6375 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5963, Fax: (904) 332-6086, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KA3CXR, Licensee ID: L01121595
    Grant Date: 02/24/2006, Expiration Date: 02/24/2016
    Registrant: Paul A Woods, Ursina, PA 15485



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$65,830
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2003 2002

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0219.00


Most common first names in Ursina, PA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Joseph367.3 years
John375.0 years
Charles279.0 years
Harry275.0 years
Mary283.5 years
Thomas276.5 years
Most common last names in Ursina, PA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Younkin469.0 years
Burgess282.5 years
Tressler272.5 years
Blubaugh259.0 years
Levy287.4 years
King277.4 years
Rugg284.0 years
St Angelo271.0 years
Woods290.0 years

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