Blair County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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County population in 2005: 126,795 (74% urban, 26% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 37,561
Renter-occupied apartments: 13,957

% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

Land area: 526 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 241 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 13.8%

Blair County:	13.8%
Pennsylvania:	11.9%

Median age of residents in 2005: 40 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Blair County: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Blair County, Pennsylvania business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Blair County, Pennsylvania:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 61,917	(47.9%)
Females: 67,227	(52.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,186
County population in 2003: 127,468
Jobs in 2003: 64,516

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Blair County,PA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 65,809
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Blair County:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $33,730
2005 median house value: $87,900
Median contract rent in 2005: $395
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $531
Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,492 ($32,861 in 2000)

This county	$36,492
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,403

Blair County	$102,403
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $411
Institutionalized population: 2,480
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Blair County in 2000: $756

Blair County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Blair County Pennsylvania:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,001 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $799 (1.0%)

Area name: Altoona, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blair County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Altoona, Upper Providence Township, Northwest Harborcreek, Tyrone, Hollidaysburg, Reserve Township, Roaring Spring, Martinsburg, Bellwood, Claysburg.

2005 air pollution in Blair County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.013 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 74 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bedford County , Cambria County , Centre County , Clearfield County , Huntingdon County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Blair County: Stacy Knob (A), Chimney Rock Beagle Club (B), South Burgoon Gap (C), Park Hills Plaza (D), Park Hill Golf Club (E), Allegrippus (F), Anderson Camp (G), Horseshoe Curve (H), Antis (I), Huntchinsons (J), McKenrick Mills (K), Wopsononock Lookout (L), Bennington (M), Celestine Locality (N), Greenwood Golf Course (O), Drab (P), Sinking Valley Country Club (Q), Kladder Station (R), Collier (S), Sparr (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Logan Valley Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Blair County include: Eight Square Chapel (A), Mount Hope Church (B), Albright Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Fairview Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Morrel Chapel (H), Asbury Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Snively Cemetery (1), Agudath Achim Cemetery (2), Logan Valley Cemetery (3), Saint Josephs Cemetery (4), Kensinger Cemetery (5), Noggle Cemetery (6), Fairview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Ganister Blue Hole (A), Plain Nine Reservoir (B), Kettle Reservoir (C), Allegheny Reservoir (D), Homer Gap Reservoir (E), Blair Gap Reservoir (F), Tyrone Reservoir Number Two (G), Tyrone Reservoir Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Polecat Run (A), Gypsy Run (B), Poplar Run (C), Green Springs Run (D), Redlick Run (E), Glenwhite Run (F), Middle Run (G), Riggles Gap Run (H), Roaring Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Blair County include: State Game Lands Number 278 (1), State Game Lands Number 147 (2), Lakemont Park (3), State Game Lands Number 267 (4), State Game Lands Number 166 (5), Canoe Creek State Park (6), Blair Memorial Park (7), Westfall Park (8), State Game Lands Number 118 (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 5,251
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,310 (70% naturalized citizens)

Blair County:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 246 1990 to 1994: 111 1985 to 1989: 84 1980 to 1984: 133 1975 to 1979: 193 1970 to 1974: 100 1970 to 1974: 59 1965 to 1969: 384

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.2%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 38,600
One, attached: 2,005
Two: 3,242
3 or 4: 2,480
5 to 9: 1,850
10 to 19: 963
20 or more: 1,962
Mobile homes: 3,933
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Blair County with a mortgage: 18,076 (1,758 second mortgage, 2,349 home equity loan, 97 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,538

Agriculture in Blair County
Average size of farms: 170 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125699
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $112.71
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $102676
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79549
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 39.54
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 52.33%
Corn for grain: 3930 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 424 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2435 harvested acres
Vegetables: 689 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 278 acres

Blair County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (9%)
Canada (9%)
India (8%)
Italy (8%)
Korea (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Russia (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Blair County:

German (40%)
Irish (12%)
Italian (11%)
United States or American (10%)
English (6%)
Polish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Blair County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 46,626 (82%)
Carpooled: 5,897 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 232 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 39 (0%)
Bicycle: 80 (0%)
Walked: 2,080 (4%)
Other means: 373 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,380 (2%)

People in group quarters in Blair County, Pennsylvania

2137 people in nursing homes
879 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
308 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
257 people in homes for the mentally retarded
210 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
87 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
84 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
48 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
47 people in religious group quarters
19 people in other group homes
14 people in homes for the mentally ill
11 people in homes for the physically handicapped
5 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,975.

3.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.19%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Blair County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

1.95% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,672 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($15,965 average AGI)
Blair County: 1.20%
Pennsylvania average: 2.15%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Cambria County, PA	0.45% ($28,300 average AGI)
from Bedford County, PA	0.24% ($27,168)
from Huntingdon County, PA	0.18% ($26,977)
from Centre County, PA	0.18% ($35,500)
from Clearfield County, PA	0.11% ($33,709)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.08% ($31,947)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.04% ($38,905)

3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.39%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Blair County: 0.03%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

1.97% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,682 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($16,274 average AGI)
Blair County: 1.38%
Pennsylvania average: 2.30%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Cambria County, PA	0.37% ($30,783 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA	0.26% ($36,287)
to Bedford County, PA	0.23% ($29,536)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.20% ($28,680)
to Huntingdon County, PA	0.15% ($30,280)
to Clearfield County, PA	0.08% ($28,436)
to Cumberland County, PA	0.07% ($39,788)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Blair County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Blair County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Blair County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,027 (21,769 aged, 3,258 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.92
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19133.43
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 370.290
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 61542.5

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1174.340
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1269.770
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.83

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38.28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84.39

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.25
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 125,029

In family households: 105,972 (27,280 male householders, 7,987 female householders)
27,421 spouses, 36,953 children (34,262 natural, 754 adopted, 1,937 stepchildren), 1,820 grandchildren, 628 brothers or sisters, 688 parents, 895 other relatives, 2,300 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 19,057 (6,608 male householders (5,381 living alone)), 9,747 female householders (8,943 living alone)), 2,702 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,115 (2,521 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,756 2-persons, 8,595 3-persons, 6,926 4-persons, 2,789 5-persons, 867 6-persons, 334 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,324 1-person, 1,636 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 119 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

96.9% of residents of Blair County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $867,304,000 ($6804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,349,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $404,138,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $201,686,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,890,000
Federal grants: $178,704,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,291,000 ($2,160,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $58,596,000 ($4,808,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,823,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,329,000
Federal Government insurance: $83,170,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,520

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 8,475

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +164

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,419

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Blair County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.36 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 698
1995 to 1998: 2,077
1990 to 1994: 2,345
1980 to 1989: 4,678
1970 to 1979: 7,277
1960 to 1969: 4,666
1950 to 1959: 6,134
1940 to 1949: 5,199
1939 or earlier: 21,987

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blair County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 145 3 rooms: 507 4 rooms: 2,611 5 rooms: 7,071 6 rooms: 10,748 7 rooms: 7,787 8 rooms: 4,837 9+ rooms: 3,848

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 331 2 rooms: 859 3 rooms: 2,394 4 rooms: 3,572 5 rooms: 3,021 6 rooms: 2,199 7 rooms: 911 8 rooms: 472 9+ rooms: 198

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blair County:
	no bedroom: 37 1 bedroom: 719 2 bedrooms: 8,034 3 bedrooms: 21,442 4 bedrooms: 6,265 5+ bedrooms: 1,064

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blair County:
	no bedroom: 442 1 bedroom: 3,790 2 bedrooms: 5,660 3 bedrooms: 3,239 4 bedrooms: 704 5+ bedrooms: 122

Cars and other vehicles available in Blair County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,885 1 vehicle: 11,251 2 vehicles: 17,086 3 vehicles: 5,368 4 vehicles: 1,518 5+ vehicles: 453

Cars and other vehicles available in Blair County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,151 1 vehicle: 7,259 2 vehicles: 2,853 3 vehicles: 512 4 vehicles: 118 5+ vehicles: 64

67% of Blair County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.

Blair County:	66.9%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 115832
Northeast: 3264
Midwest: 3025
South: 4193
West: 1085

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Electricity (6%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,486

Here:	10.9%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 439

Here:	6.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 886

Here:	18.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Blair County government finances in 2004:

Construction - Regular Highways: $282,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $11,993,000
Corrections - Other: $5,284,000

General - Other: $5,209,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,926,000

Financial Administration: $1,019,000

Police Protection: $1,012,000

Central Staff Services: $961,000

General Public Buildings: $644,000

Regular Highways: $458,000

Health Services - Other: $399,000

Solid Waste Management: $191,000

Libraries: $135,000

Parks & Recreation: $68,000

Natural Resources - Other: $64,000

Air Transportation: $25,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $21,106,000
Total Federal Securities: $9,313,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $6,425,000

Interest Revenue: $1,635,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $1,587,000

Benefit Payments: $1,559,000

Local Employee Contribution: $956,000

Withdrawals: $420,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,151,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,810,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,425,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,650,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $21,585,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $568,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000

Property Sale Other: $23,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,155,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,000,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $14,097,000
Public Welfare: $8,720,000

All Other: $4,018,000

Highways: $718,000
Tax - Property: $15,832,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,293,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

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