Whitfield, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 3,168.

Males: 1,528	(48.2%)
Females: 1,640	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	43.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 19608.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $78,524 (it was $66,515 in 2000)

Whitfield:	$78,524
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $34,372

Whitfield:	$34,372
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $224,665 (it was $135,500 in 2000)

Whitfield:	$224,665
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $240,373; Detached houses: $240,327; Townhouses or other attached units: $36,176

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Races in Whitfield:

White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (0.7%)
Chinese (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Whitfield: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (46.0%), Irish (16.3%), Italian (13.6%), Polish (8.7%), English (6.2%), Scottish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 4717 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Whitfield

High school or higher: 97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 18.4%
Unemployed: 1.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whitfield CDP

Never married: 16.5%
Now married: 73.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 4.6%

96 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.5% Asia).

This place:	3.3%
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:

Whitfield:	1.8% ($2,375)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (4.3 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (51.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Lawn borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Sinking Spring borough, PA (1.0 miles ), West Wyomissing, PA (1.0 miles ), Wyomissing Hills borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Spring Ridge, PA (1.2 miles ), Wyomissing borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Shillington borough, PA (1.7 miles ), West Reading borough, PA (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 76.01 W

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Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (14%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Health care (8%)
Utilities (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Engineers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Average climate in Whitfield, Pennsylvania

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Whitfield-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Whitfield place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 11.6 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Whitfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 48% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 1.6 miles away from Whitfield center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 0.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 18.3 miles away from Whitfield center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 87.9 miles away from Whitfield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Whitfield:

CARON HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 4 miles; READING, PA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitfield:

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 2 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 32 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	82.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	2.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This place:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whitfield, PA

8 people in religious group quarters
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Whitfield compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Berks County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (8%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Whitfield

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	40.0%	26.3%	18.2%	4.1%	1.4%
Congregations	7.5%	25.6%	22.2%	6.6%	4.1%

Name	Mennonite Church USA	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%	6.4%
Congregations	6.9%	2.2%	1.3%	2.5%	21.3%

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.

4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.49%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Berks County: 0.07%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Montgomery County, PA	0.81% ($47,814 average AGI)
from Chester County, PA	0.33% ($51,594)
from Lehigh County, PA	0.33% ($42,520)

4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.02%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
Berks County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Montgomery County, PA	0.46% ($38,236 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.29% ($43,649)
to Lehigh County, PA	0.24% ($39,105)

Strongest AM radio stations in Whitfield:

WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whitfield:

WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
W280CQ (103.9 FM; SHILLINGTON, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Whitfield:

WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)

	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 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$176,295	29	$146,116	30	$120,154	13	$35,728	5	$118,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	5	$183,056	9	$124,692	2	$41,470	2	$71,445
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	3	$303,523	12	$180,233	4	$64,285	1	$165,230
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	3	$163,070	7	$145,949	1	$59,280	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$357,300	2	$173,750	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.03 , 0109.04

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	5	$180,958	1	$223,380	1	$52,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$165,720	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.03 , 0109.04

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