Worthington, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 726. Population change since 2000: -6.0%

Males: 345	(47.6%)
Females: 381	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16262.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,802 (it was $31,000 in 2000)

Worthington:	$39,802
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,924 (it was $67,400 in 2000)

Worthington:	$95,924
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

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Races in Worthington:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Worthington: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.2%), Irish (12.5%), English (7.5%), Dutch (5.7%), United States (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/15/1855

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 1288 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Worthington

High school or higher: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 9.4%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Worthington borough

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 58.3%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 8.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.3%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Worthington:	2.1% ($1,420)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (32.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (243.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Hills, PA (2.2 miles ), West Kittanning borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Kittanning borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Applewold borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Manorville borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Ford City borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Ford Cliff borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Lenape Heights, PA (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.84 N, Longitude: 79.63 W

Area code: 724

Worthington household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+8.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Health care (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
Mining (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Construction (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Worthington (2004):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Average climate in Worthington, Pennsylvania

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Worthington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Worthington 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 42.5 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 Worthington:

ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; KITTANNING, PA)
BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BUTLER, PA)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 27 miles; CRANBERRY TWP, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Worthington, PA

Airports located in Worthington:

J T Willie Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Worthington:

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; FT enrollment: 2,306)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)

Private elementary/middle school in Worthington:

LUTHERAN CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: PO BOX 555; Grades: PK - 9)

Library in Worthington:

W W F COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $34,030; Location: BOX 85, 214 EAST MAIN ST; 10,898 books; 471 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	69.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	9.2%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Worthington, PA

29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Worthington 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.
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

Worthington mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Armstrong County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religon statistics for Worthington

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.
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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	0	$0		1	$430
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$238
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$1,560
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$370
Totals for Government	0	$0		12	$2,598

Worthington government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $40,000
Police Protection: $20,000

General - Other: $19,000

Central Staff Services: $13,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Libraries: $4,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $187,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $52,000
Highways: $13,000

Housing & Community Development: $12,000
Tax - Property: $36,000
Individual Income: $34,000

NEC: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $35,000

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 Worthington:

KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTYM (1380 AM; 1 kW; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES, 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.)
WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Worthington:

WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WLER-FM (97.7 FM; BUTLER, PA; Owner: WBUT, INC.)
WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WYTR (103.3 FM; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Worthington:

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)
WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
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)
WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
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)
WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)

Worthington fatal accident list:
Sep 25, 2002 09:16 AM, Us-422, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Feb 20, 1999 02:15 AM, Us-422, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 6, 1994 12:04 AM, 422, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 31, 1989 08:35 AM, 422, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1981 08:01 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 22, 1979 12:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 56 meters (184ft)
Total costs: $804,000
Total average daily traffic: 30,948
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,537

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

East 422, Structure height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN625, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, LLC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Tim McDougall, East 422, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.3 m, Overall height: 92.3 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

5mi E Of Kittanning Rt 422 Bx 131, Call Sign: WQN239
Assigned Frequencies : 44.8400 MHz, 44.8800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/29/2005, Expiration Date: 08/01/2015, Cancelation Date: 01/22/2007
Registrant: Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797, Phone: (717) 787-4023, Fax: (717) 787-2832, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Worthington, East 422, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.3 m, Call Sign: WPNH770, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 2121.60 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, LLC
WORTHINGTON, E 422 3 Mi W Of, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WPNH775, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 02/15/2005, Certifier: Ronald L Ripley
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Worthington)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7575X , Serial Number: 17248075, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1960
Registrant (Individual): Carl L Waugaman, 353 Airport Rd, Worthington, PA 16262

	C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$49,270	1	$13,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$85,540	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9804.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 2

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