West View, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 6,725. Population change since 2000: -6.9%

Males: 3,153	(46.9%)
Females: 3,572	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,322 (it was $38,264 in 2000)

West View:	$46,322
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,120 (it was $80,800 in 2000)

West View:	$110,120
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $122,210; Detached houses: $119,873; Townhouses or other attached units: $142,251; In 2-unit structures: $196,931; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,810; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in West View:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Black (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in West View: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.4%), Irish (27.3%), Italian (13.6%), Polish (8.8%), English (7.1%), Slovak (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/1905

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 6664 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West View

High school or higher: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West View borough

Never married: 29.8%
Now married: 49.2%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 9.2%

55 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.8%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

West View:	2.1% ($1,669)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (6.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (260.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ross Township, PA (0.9 miles ), Bellevue borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Ben Avon Heights borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Avalon borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Ben Avon borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Emsworth borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Stowe Township, PA (1.8 miles ), Reserve Township, PA (1.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.52 N, Longitude: 80.03 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,263 (-31.1%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 471 (12.4%)

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West View, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -445 (-5.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Health care (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

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Crime in West View by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	13.7	14.0	14.1	0.0	0.0
Robberies	5	3	7	3	3	1
per 100,000	68.7	41.0	97.8	42.4	43.0	14.9
Assaults	3	2	5	1	2	8
per 100,000	41.2	27.4	69.9	14.1	28.6	119.3
Burglaries	2	14	22	12	10	14
per 100,000	27.5	191.5	307.5	169.6	143.2	208.8
Thefts	168	159	169	193	171	158
per 100,000	2307.4	2175.4	2362.0	2728.3	2449.2	2356.8
Auto thefts	25	18	15	7	6	7
per 100,000	343.4	246.3	209.6	99.0	85.9	104.4
Arson	0	0	2	0	1	4
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	28.0	0.0	14.3	59.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	150.5	148.9	187.3	155.8	133.5	145.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.19
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in West View, Pennsylvania

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West View, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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West View-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the West View borough 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 50.1 miles away from the borough center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near West View:

OHIO VALLEY GENL HOSP (about 6 miles; MCKEES ROCKS, PA)
ALLE-KISKI MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA)
CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in West View, PA

Amtrak station near West View:

6 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

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

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Point Park College is now Point Park University. Robert Morris College is now Robert Morris University.

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Churches in West View include: Mount Calvary Church (A), Saint Lukes Church (B), West View Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Park Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in West View: West View Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	60.6%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	6.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

5 people in religious group quarters
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

West View compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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.

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Banks with branches in West View (2009 data):

PNC Bank, National Association: West View Branch at 435 Perrysville Avenue, branch established on 1950-10-09. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
First National Bank of Pennsylvania: West View Branch at 728 Center Avenue, branch established on 1986-06-02. 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

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

West View mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for West View

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	68.7%	6.5%	5.2%	3.5%	1.7%
Congregations	21.2%	15.8%	11.1%	9.2%	4.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Muslim Estimate	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%	10.3%
Congregations	3.8%	2.6%	0.7%	2.7%	28.9%

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
Financial Administration	4	$13,722	$41,166	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	10	$44,749	$53,699	2	$5,681
Police - Other	0	$0		11	$9,155
Streets and Highways	4	$17,001	$51,003	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	7	$26,962	$46,221	0	$0
Totals for Government	25	$102,434	$49,168	13	$14,836

West View government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $88,000
Parking Facilities: $58,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $116,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $846,000
Regular Highways: $535,000

Central Staff Services: $217,000

Financial Administration: $103,000

General Public Buildings: $97,000

Fire Protection: $84,000

Housing & Community Development: $50,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000

Sewerage: $12,000

General - Other: $11,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,868,000
Total Other Securities: $1,407,000

Total Federal Securities: $829,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $827,000

Benefit Payments: $220,000

Interest Revenue: $79,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $60,000

Local Employee Contribution: $36,000

From Local Government: $30,000

From Other Government: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $117,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $702,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $620,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $82,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $118,000
Interest Earnings: $35,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,000
Fire Protection: $6,000

General Public Building: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $577,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $300,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $153,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $113,000
All Other: $51,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $809,000
Individual Income: $506,000

NEC: $225,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,137,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.69%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County: 0.21%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Westmoreland County, PA	0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA	0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA	0.18% ($113,869)

4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County: 0.08%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Westmoreland County, PA	0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA	0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA	0.27% ($62,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in West View:

KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West View:

WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around West View:

KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
WWBP-LP (Channel 25; FREEDOM, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

West View, Pennsylvania:

Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

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 View fatal accident list:
Apr 9, 1984 04:99 AM, 00246, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 1981 11:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 1, 1978 01:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $280,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 150

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in West View)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

338 Ridgewood Ave, Call Sign: KGF661, Licensee ID: L00100174
Assigned Frequencies : 33.8600 MHz, 33.9200 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2000, Expiration Date: 04/30/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/30/2003
Registrant: West View, Borough Of, 441 Perrysville Ave Municiple Bldg, Pittsburgh, PA 15229, Phone: (412) 931-2800
West View PA, Lat: 40.578000 Lon: -80.050806, Call Sign: WQBM726
Assigned Frequencies : 462.387 MHz
Grant Date: 11/06/2004, Expiration Date: 11/06/2014, Certifier: Rick Riccardi
Registrant: Hexagram Inc., 23905 Mercantile Rd., Cleveland, OH 44122, Phone: (216) 896-8600, Fax: (216) 896-8577, Email:

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