Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.1% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Pittston, PA
2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
2 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
West Pittston 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in West Pittston (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: West Side Branch at 28 Luzerne Avenue, branch established on 1909-03-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- PNC Bank, National Association: West Pittston Branch at 510 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1988-03-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank: 801 Wyoming Avenue Branch at 801 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1999-02-09. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $561.9 mil, Deposits: $410.4 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (47%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,394 | $37,576 | 6 | $10,176 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,714 | $20,568 | 12 | $5,327 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $622 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $356 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $49 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,760 | $21,120 | 11 | $4,705 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $399 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $13,961 | $27,922 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $26,829 | $29,268 | 35 | $21,633 |
West Pittston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $23,000
Parking Facilities: $7,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $480,000
Police Protection: $268,000
Regular Highways: $262,000
Central Staff Services: $80,000
Fire Protection: $55,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Housing & Community Development: $35,000
Sewerage: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $22,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Financial Administration: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
Health Services - Other: $3,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,478,000
Benefit Payments: $84,000
Interest Revenue: $7,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $223,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $300,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $195,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $328,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $80,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $639,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $150,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $92,000
All Other: $64,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,000
General Support: $4,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $428,000
Property: $280,000
NEC: $106,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $545,000
3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.58% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)| Luzerne County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.63% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)| Luzerne County: | 0.02% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Pittston:
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
- WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
- WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WICK (1400 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANCOM, INC.)
- WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Pittston:
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDMT (102.3 FM; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around West Pittston:
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
- W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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West Pittston, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 83
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 89
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15
West Pittston fatal accident list:
Jan 14, 2002 01:27 AM, Us-11, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 23, 1992 12:00 AM, 92, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 24, 1992 12:04 AM, 92, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 24, 1983 12:99 AM, 00368, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 27, 1975 05:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
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