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Races in Bucks County, Pennsylvania:
Detached houses: $412,233Here: $412,233State: $224,371 Townhouses or other attached units: $278,065Here: $278,065State: $160,289 In 2-unit structures: $259,014Here: $259,014State: $153,822 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,016Here: $232,016State: $204,155 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,816Here: $195,816State: $211,072 Mobile homes: $44,912Here: $44,912State: $35,442
Health of residents in Bucks County based on 364 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004: General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is about average. 77.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 53.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average. 64.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 75.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average. Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is more than average. Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average. 24.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.1% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.3%
Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bucks County is $742 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.
Cities in this county include: Levittown, Morrisville, Croydon, Bristol, Quakertown, Perkasie, Fairless Hills, Village Green-Green Ridge, Doylestown, Richboro.
2005 air pollution in Bucks County:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.121 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 18 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 56 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 14.3 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 35 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Burlington County, New Jersey , Hunterdon County, New Jersey , Mercer County, New Jersey , Warren County, New Jersey , Lehigh County , Montgomery County , Northampton County , Philadelphia County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bucks County: Clover Hill (A), Cliveden (B), Langhorne Country Club (C), Langhorne Crest (D), Langhorne Gables (E), Langhorne Station (F), Morningside (G), Fire Creek Acres (H), County Line Park (I), County Line Industrial Park (J), County Downe Park Terrace (K), Countryside Meadows (L), Country Village at Center Point (M), Clearview Estates (N), Stone Hurst (O), Stonebridge (P), Stoney Hill Homes (Q), Devonshire (R), Lower Southampton Industrial Park (S), Long Acres (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Stewarts Village Shopping Center (1), County Line Shopping Center (2), Summit Square Shopping Center (3), Rosemore Shopping Center (4), Gaslight Shopping Center (5), Richland Mall (6), Oxford Valley Mall (7), Oxford Valley Mall (8), Chalfont Village Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bucks County include: Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Mount Giliead African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Saint Mary Church (C), Saint Lukes Church (D), Warrington Fellowship Church (E), Saint Luke Lutheran Church (F), Saint Judes Church (G), Saint Josephs Church (H), Anchor Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Feaster Cemetery (1), Holy Trinity Cemetery (2), All Saints Cemetery (3), Nockamixon Cemetery (4), Solebury Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Our Lady Of Grace Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Curtis Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Magnolia Lake (C), Luxembourg, Lake (D), Honey Hollow Pond (E), Aquetong Lake (F), Lake Warren (G), Robin Run Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Licking Creek (A), Rabbit Run (B), Rapp Creek (C), Reading Creek (D), Geddes Run (E), Robin Run (F), Gallows Run (G), Rock Run (H), Rodges Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bucks County include: Font Hill County Park (1), State Game Lands Number 196 (2), State Game Lands Number 157 (3), Churchville Park (4), Churchville County Park (5), State Game Lands Number 139 (6), Tohickon Valley Park (7), Twin Oaks Park (8), Pleasant Valley Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Forest Grove Post Office (A), Plumsteadville Post Office (B), Rushland Post Office (C), Pineville Post Office (D), Mechanicsville Post Office (E), Jamison Post Office (F), Lahaska Post Office (G), Ottsville Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Bucks County: Clover Hill (A), Cliveden (B), Langhorne Country Club (C), Langhorne Crest (D), Langhorne Gables (E), Langhorne Station (F), Morningside (G), Fire Creek Acres (H), County Line Park (I), County Line Industrial Park (J), County Downe Park Terrace (K), Countryside Meadows (L), Country Village at Center Point (M), Clearview Estates (N), Stone Hurst (O), Stonebridge (P), Stoney Hill Homes (Q), Devonshire (R), Lower Southampton Industrial Park (S), Long Acres (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Stewarts Village Shopping Center (1), County Line Shopping Center (2), Summit Square Shopping Center (3), Rosemore Shopping Center (4), Gaslight Shopping Center (5), Richland Mall (6), Oxford Valley Mall (7), Oxford Valley Mall (8), Chalfont Village Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bucks County include: Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Mount Giliead African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Saint Mary Church (C), Saint Lukes Church (D), Warrington Fellowship Church (E), Saint Luke Lutheran Church (F), Saint Judes Church (G), Saint Josephs Church (H), Anchor Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Feaster Cemetery (1), Holy Trinity Cemetery (2), All Saints Cemetery (3), Nockamixon Cemetery (4), Solebury Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Our Lady Of Grace Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Curtis Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Magnolia Lake (C), Luxembourg, Lake (D), Honey Hollow Pond (E), Aquetong Lake (F), Lake Warren (G), Robin Run Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Licking Creek (A), Rabbit Run (B), Rapp Creek (C), Reading Creek (D), Geddes Run (E), Robin Run (F), Gallows Run (G), Rock Run (H), Rodges Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bucks County include: Font Hill County Park (1), State Game Lands Number 196 (2), State Game Lands Number 157 (3), Churchville Park (4), Churchville County Park (5), State Game Lands Number 139 (6), Tohickon Valley Park (7), Twin Oaks Park (8), Pleasant Valley Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Forest Grove Post Office (A), Plumsteadville Post Office (B), Rushland Post Office (C), Pineville Post Office (D), Mechanicsville Post Office (E), Jamison Post Office (F), Lahaska Post Office (G), Ottsville Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 28,682 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 35,442 (58% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.4%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Bucks County with a mortgage: 112,496 (11,392 second mortgage, 19,892 home equity loan, 553 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 38,025
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Bucks County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/24/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
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Means of transportation to work
5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,837 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($387 average AGI)Bucks County: 0.05%Pennsylvania average: 0.12% 3.00% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($31,009 average AGI) 2.35% relocated from other states ($33,441 average AGI)Bucks County: 2.35%Pennsylvania average: 2.15%
5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,081 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($384 average AGI)Bucks County: 0.05%Pennsylvania average: 0.05% 2.97% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($26,046 average AGI) 2.69% relocated to other states ($32,652 average AGI)Bucks County: 2.69%Pennsylvania average: 2.30%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 84,893 (75,151 aged, 9,742 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Household type by relationship
136,020 spouses, 192,466 children (180,665 natural, 4,379 adopted, 7,422 stepchildren), 7,349 grandchildren, 2,908 brothers or sisters, 4,539 parents, 6,976 other relatives, 7,822 non-relatives
Size of family households: 61,485 2-persons, 38,089 3-persons, 37,839 4-persons, 16,813 5-persons, 5,721 6-persons, 1,893 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 46,963 1-person, 8,861 2-persons, 695 3-persons, 291 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
91.3% of residents of Bucks County speak English at home. 2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $2,692,694,000 ($4360 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $254,958,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,393,033,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $692,446,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,369,000 Federal grants: $263,334,000 Federal procurement contracts: $251,210,000 ($210,139,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $89,302,000 ($2,689,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $10,160,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $237,557,000 Federal Government insurance: $694,738,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 54.62 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)
64% of Bucks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $124,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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General: $3,382,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,990,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,848,000
Libraries: $1,672,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,637,000
Judicial & Legal: $237,000
Regular Highways: $177,000
Police Protection: $101,000
General Public Buildings: $18,000
Health Services - Other: $81,544,000
Corrections - Other: $43,289,000
General - Other: $39,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,217,000
Financial Administration: $12,464,000
Libraries: $8,985,000
Police Protection: $8,503,000
General Public Buildings: $7,347,000
Central Staff Services: $7,247,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,310,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,816,000
Regular Highways: $903,000
Sewerage: $330,000
Fire Protection: $323,000
Natural Resources - Other: $287,000
Solid Waste Management: $94,000
Total Other Securities: $80,804,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $42,781,000
Interest Revenue: $40,185,000
Total Federal Securities: $35,705,000
Securities - Mortgages: $23,402,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $14,486,000
Local Employee Contribution: $9,362,000
Benefit Payments: $8,909,000
From Local Government: $7,779,000
Withdrawals: $1,653,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,615,000
Interest Earnings: $3,719,000
Property Sale Other: $195,000
Financial Administration: $1,327,000
Police Protection: $604,000
Regular Highways: $320,000
Health - Other: $173,000
Welfare - Other: $97,000
Central Staff: $40,000
Natural Resource - Other: $21,000
Judicial: $11,000
Housing & Community Development: $7,000
Health & Hospitals: $65,344,000
All Other: $51,120,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,584,000
Highways: $482,000
NEC: $39,744,000
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