Wheatland, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 695. Population change since 2000: -7.1%

Males: 319	(46.0%)
Females: 376	(54.0%)

Median resident age:	45.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16161.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,723 (it was $27,596 in 2000)

Wheatland:	$32,723
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,028

Wheatland:	$18,028
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,768 (it was $41,500 in 2000)

Wheatland:	$53,768
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $64,698; Detached houses: $64,956; Townhouses or other attached units: $22,872; Mobile homes: $29,286

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Races in Wheatland:

White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
Black (12.0%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Wheatland: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.4%), Irish (18.2%), English (11.1%), Italian (9.2%), United States (5.6%), Slovak (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/21/1872

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 788 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wheatland

High school or higher: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheatland borough

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 12.6%
Divorced: 13.7%

13 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.7%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Wheatland:	1.7% ($705)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Youngstown, OH (10.8 miles , pop. 82,026).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Akron, OH (54.0 miles , pop. 217,074).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (293.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Farrell, PA (0.9 miles ), Sharon, PA (1.4 miles ), Masury, OH (1.5 miles ), West Hill, OH (1.6 miles ), West Middlesex borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Hermitage, PA (1.7 miles ), Sharpsville borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Brookfield Center, OH (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.20 N, Longitude: 80.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-3.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (16%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Construction (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (31%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

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Wheatland-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Wheatland borough center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the borough center killed 16 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Wheatland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 70% 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 20.8 miles away from Wheatland center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 44.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.3 miles away from Wheatland center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 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) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from Wheatland 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 Wheatland:

SHARON REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 4 miles; SHARON, PA)
BELMONT PINES HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH)
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF MAHONING VALLEY (about 11 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH)

Amtrak station near Wheatland:

11 miles: YOUNGSTOWN (530 MAHONING AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheatland:

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; FT enrollment: 2,306)
SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
GENEVA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,059)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; KENT, OH; FT enrollment: 18,677)
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ALLIANCE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,188)
STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 53 miles; CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,324)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.1 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	57.9%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	14.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wheatland, PA

Wheatland compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly 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

Wheatland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Wheatland

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ
Adherents	42.3%	15.6%	15.0%	4.4%	2.9%
Congregations	10.2%	17.0%	18.2%	2.8%	2.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.6%	1.4%	1.4%	13.4%
Congregations	4.0%	2.3%	2.3%	3.4%	36.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$3,859	$23,154	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$1,539
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$638
Streets and Highways	2	$5,194	$31,164	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$9,053	$27,159	9	$2,177

Wheatland government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
Charges - Sewerage: $28,000
All Other: $8,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $92,000
Police Protection: $86,000

Regular Highways: $85,000

Central Staff Services: $34,000

Financial Administration: $27,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

General Public Buildings: $12,000

Sewerage: $7,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $43,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $28,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $37,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $77,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
Highways: $18,000
Tax - Property: $116,000
Individual Income: $111,000

NEC: $45,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $90,000

3.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,162 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.78%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($128 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.06%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Trumbull County, OH	0.39% ($72,180 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, PA	0.35% ($30,853)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.30% ($37,410)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($282 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Trumbull County, OH	0.43% ($26,661 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.37% ($28,247)
to Lawrence County, PA	0.31% ($32,609)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wheatland:

WPIC (790 AM; 1 kW; SHARON, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLOA (1470 AM; 1 kW; FARRELL, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WNIO (1390 AM; 10 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKST (1200 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBZY (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHKW (1440 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, OH; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBBW (1240 AM; 1 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wheatland:

WWIZ (103.9 FM; MERCER, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAKZ (95.9 FM; SHARPSVILLE, PA; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
WICT (95.1 FM; GROVE CITY, PA; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
WMXY (98.9 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHOT-FM (101.1 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRBP (101.9 FM; HUBBARD, OH; Owner: STOP 26-RIVERBEND, INC.)
WYFM (102.9 FM; SHARON, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYTN (91.7 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WLLF (96.7 FM; MERCER, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYSU (88.5 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WNCD (93.3 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
WQXK (105.1 FM; SALEM, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBBG (106.1 FM; NILES, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
W248AD (97.5 FM; NEW WILMINGTON, PA; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WEXC (107.1 FM; GREENVILLE, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCVJ (90.9 FM; JEFFERSON, OH; Owner: AGAPE SCHOOL, INC.)
WVMN (90.1 FM; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WGYY (100.3 FM; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
WSAJ-FM (91.1 FM; GROVE CITY, PA; Owner: GROVE CITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Wheatland:

WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
W50BF (Channel 50; SHARON, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
WFMJ-TV (Channel 21; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: WFMJ TELEVISION, INC.)
WFXI-CA (Channel 17; MERCER, PA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
WYFX-LP (Channel 62; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
WYTV (Channel 33; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF YOUNGSTOWN, LLC)
W52DS (Channel 52; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W56CL (Channel 56; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
WNEO (Channel 45; ALLIANCE, OH; Owner: NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OF OHIO, INC.)

Wheatland fatal accident list:
Jan 8, 2006 01:15 AM, Sr-0060, Lat: 41.199706, Lon: -80.488153, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 4, 2005 07:58 AM, Sr-418, Cherry St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 9, 1988 07:19 AM, 3015, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,778
Total average daily truck traffic: 555
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 3,823

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

71 Broadway Ave Boro Bldg, Call Sign: KGD407, Licensee ID: L00027204
Assigned Frequencies : 33.8200 MHz, 33.8800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 11/30/2013
Registrant: County Of Mercer, 205 S Erie St, Mercer, PA 16137, Phone: (412) 662-3800
Lat: 40.039361 Lon: -76.350028, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPTG380
Assigned Frequencies : 465.937 MHz
Grant Date: 09/26/2001, Expiration Date: 09/26/2011, Certifier: David M Cuda
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
20 Church St, Call Sign: WQDK993, Licensee ID: L00324855
Assigned Frequencies : 451.512 MHz
Grant Date: 09/22/2005, Expiration Date: 09/22/2015, Certifier: Harold E Dahringer
Registrant: Sharon Tube Company, 134 Mill St, Sharon, PA 16146, Phone: (724) 981-5200, Fax: (724) 981-5267

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$21,000	5	$21,800	10	$50,600	3	$26,333	4	$25,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$12,000	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	3	$35,000	13	$77,231	1	$3,000	2	$25,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$105,000	1	$10,000	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0310.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$19,000	1	$56,000
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 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0310.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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