West Hills, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,173.

Males: 556	(47.4%)
Females: 617	(52.6%)

Median resident age:	45.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16201.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,881 (it was $33,398 in 2000)

West Hills:	$42,881
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,935

West Hills:	$22,935
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $132,215 (it was $92,900 in 2000)

West Hills:	$132,215
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

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Races in West Hills:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in West Hills: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.4%), Irish (17.2%), Italian (15.5%), English (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Polish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 3.31 square miles.

Population density: 355 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Hills

High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Hills CDP

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 66.9%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 9.8%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

West Hills:	2.1% ($1,943)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (35.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (238.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Kittanning borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Kittanning borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Applewold borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Manorville borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Ford City borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Lenape Heights, PA (2.1 miles ), Ford Cliff borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Worthington borough, PA (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.82 N, Longitude: 79.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

West Hills household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
Construction (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Mathematical science occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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West Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the West Hills place center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.8 miles away from the place center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

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

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from West Hills center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/3/2001 at 22:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from West Hills center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near West Hills:

ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; KITTANNING, PA)
BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BUTLER, PA)
CLARION HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; CLARION, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Hills:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 35 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	78.0%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	8.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This place:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Hills, PA

7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

West Hills 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 significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Armstrong County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for West Hills

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	31.5%	19.7%	15.9%	12.0%	4.4%
Congregations	9.6%	15.4%	20.5%	16.7%	3.8%

Name	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	United Church of Christ	Church of the Brethren	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.7%	3.3%	1.2%	1.2%	7.0%
Congregations	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	3.2%	21.8%

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.

4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.00%
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 Westmoreland County, PA	0.99% ($30,585 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.71% ($33,038)
from Butler County, PA	0.46% ($30,844)

4.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
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 Westmoreland County, PA	0.85% ($30,404 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.71% ($31,936)
to Butler County, PA	0.66% ($32,856)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Hills:

WTYM (1380 AM; 1 kW; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Hills:

WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLER-FM (97.7 FM; BUTLER, PA; Owner: WBUT, INC.)
WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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)
WYTR (103.3 FM; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WQMU (92.5 FM; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WLCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSVILLE, PA; Owner: LONGO MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Hills:

W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
W60BL (Channel 60; BUTLER, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
WBOA-LP (Channel 64; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$90,800	5	$112,822	7	$74,306	4	$30,938	1	$57,520	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$108,550	2	$55,760	1	$43,860	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	2	$57,305	7	$104,816	1	$90,250	1	$27,220	1	$60,060
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$121,110	2	$118,300	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$69,650	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9805.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$74,715	1	$77,580
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9805.00

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