Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 21,500
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 60,635
Renter-occupied apartments: 26,337 (it was 22,380 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 550 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 461 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (17.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 68%
- Government: 6%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
- Unpaid family work: 2%
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- 213,784100.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 10,9965.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 10,7225.0%Asian alone
- 10,5875.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,5093.0%Two or more races
- 5350.3%Some other race alone
- 2370.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 41.3 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 125,449 | ![]() |
Females: 127,921 | ![]() |

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Cumberland County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $75,391 ($46,707 in 1999)
This county: | $75,391 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $840 (lower quartile is $668, upper quartile is $1,131)
This county: | $840 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $214,200 (it was $116,500 in 2000)
Cumberland: | $214,200 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,532Detached houses: $274,975
Here: $274,975 State: $255,931 Townhouses or other attached units: $182,359
Here: $182,359 State: $201,403 In 2-unit structures: $144,076
Here: $144,076 State: $189,304 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,877
Here: $146,877 State: $200,358 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $231,747
Here: $231,747 State: $294,099 Mobile homes: $56,203
Here: $56,203 State: $62,605
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $564
Institutionalized population: 5,737
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1042 buildings, average cost: $97,900
- 1998: 1065 buildings, average cost: $112,200
- 1999: 1237 buildings, average cost: $105,900
- 2000: 926 buildings, average cost: $125,500
- 2001: 1009 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 2002: 1230 buildings, average cost: $128,200
- 2003: 1177 buildings, average cost: $142,200
- 2004: 1204 buildings, average cost: $171,300
- 2005: 1183 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2006: 1032 buildings, average cost: $186,500
- 2007: 1287 buildings, average cost: $161,200
- 2008: 906 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 2009: 640 buildings, average cost: $173,000
- 2010: 620 buildings, average cost: $182,300
- 2011: 503 buildings, average cost: $203,300
- 2012: 680 buildings, average cost: $203,600
- 2013: 875 buildings, average cost: $201,700
- 2014: 776 buildings, average cost: $190,800
- 2015: 689 buildings, average cost: $193,600
- 2016: 676 buildings, average cost: $201,800
- 2017: 818 buildings, average cost: $212,400
- 2018: 785 buildings, average cost: $204,700
- 2019: 702 buildings, average cost: $208,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,830 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,637 (1.3%)
Cumberland County: | 6.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 41.3 years old
(Males: 39.3 years old, Females: 43.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.1 years old, Black residents: 26.1 years old, American Indian residents: 56.5 years old, Asian residents: 36.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.3 years old, Other race residents: 31.3 years old)
Area name: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cumberland County is $550 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $875 a month.
Cities in this county include: Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, New Cumberland, Lower Allen, Enola, Shippensburg, Schlusser, Lemoyne, Boiling Springs.
2018 air pollution in Cumberland County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cumberland County: Blue Knob Recreation Area (A), Sulfur Springs Station (B), Valley Mill (C), Fishertown Station (D), Shaefer Overlook (E), Green Point (F), Parcell (G), Coveburg (H), Willow Grove (I), Hughes (J), Stuckeyville (K), Springville (L), Glendale (M), Bethel Park Campgrounds (N), Blankley Picnic Area (O), Steckman (P), Martin Hill Lot (Q), Evitts (R), Cruse (S), Pine Ridge (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cumberland County include: Union Church (A), Union Memorial Church (B), Upper Claar Church (C), Horne Church (D), Pleasant Union Church (E), Pleasant View Church (F), Holsinger Church (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Lybarger Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bedford Memorial Gardens (1), Stiefler Cemetery (2), Steele Cemetery (3), Bunker Hill Cemetery (4), Burger Cemetery (5), Camp Run Cemetery (6), Oakdale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Big Pond (A), Little Pond (B), Lake Groundhog (C), Lake Gordon (D), Red Oaks Lakes (E), Sportsmans Lake (F), Smith Reservoir (G), Shawnee Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bobs Creek (A), Wolf Camp Run (B), Yellow Creek (C), Sweet Root Creek (D), West Branch Sideling Hill Creek (E), Callihan Creek (F), Weimer Run (G), Spicer Brook (H), Tewell Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cumberland County include: State Game Lands Number 261 (1), State Game Lands Number 26 (2), State Game Lands Number 41 (3), Warriors Path State Park (4), Blue Knob State Park (5), State Game Lands Number 97 (6), State Game Lands Number 49 (7), State Game Lands Number 48 (8), Shawnee State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Huntingdon County
, Mercer County, Ohio
, Muskingum County, Ohio
, Union County, Indiana
, Tazewell County, Illinois
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Here: | 4.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 15,608
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 14,815 (59.7% naturalized citizens)
Cumberland County: | 5.8% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,9832010 or later
- 4,3952000 to 2009
- 3,2881990 to 1999
- 1,2221980 to 1989
- 9961970 to 1979
- 1,516Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62,908
- One, attached: 18,682
- Two: 3,025
- 3 or 4: 4,316
- 5 to 9: 4,756
- 10 to 19: 3,919
- 20 to 49: 1,707
- 50 or more: 2,925
- Mobile homes: 5,686
Housing units in Cumberland County with a mortgage: 45,121 (1,146 second mortgage, 7,227 home equity loan, 165 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26,408
Here: | 63.4% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cumberland County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 44,228 | 106 |
Catholic | 36,186 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 30,598 | 148 |
Other | 11,324 | 17 |
Orthodox | 1,241 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 605 | 5 |
None | 111,224 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cumberland County: | 1.80 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 2.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 10.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Cumberland County: | 25.6% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 12.8% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Cumberland County:
Average size of farms: 128 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $80,351
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.51
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.35%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60,974
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $64,693
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 32.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.02%
Corn for grain: 19303 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7622 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11043 harvested acres
Vegetables: 892 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 413 acres
Tornado activity:
Cumberland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 7797655.7 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/8/1996, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cumberland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 164.3 miles away from Cumberland County center
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 58.6 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 192.6 miles away from the county 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 60.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 231.7 miles away from Cumberland County center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 296.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 06, 1996 to September 08, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1138: September 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1138, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cumberland County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 111,155 (79.2%)
- Carpooled: 11,968 (8.5%)
- Bus: 873 (0.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,763 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 368 (0.3%)
- Walked: 5,631 (4.0%)
- Worked at home: 8,607 (6.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- India (26%)
- Korea (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (4%)
- Morocco (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- German (25%)
- American (12%)
- Irish (7%)
- Italian (5%)
- English (5%)
- European (4%)
- Polish (2%)
People in group quarters in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 6,288 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3,491 people in nursing homes
- 3,308 people in state prisons
- 358 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 120 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 46 people in religious group quarters
- 45 people in military barracks, etc.
- 44 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 42 people in other group homes
- 40 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 36 people in other workers' dormitories
- 35 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 28 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 14 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
People in group quarters in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 6,733 people in college/university student housing
- 3,441 people in state prisons
- 1,870 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 411 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 155 people in group homes intended for adults
- 91 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 87 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 16 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 11 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 6 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 5 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
6.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($55,620 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.42% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($993 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 0.07% Pennsylvania average: 0.03%
4.24% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($32,594 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($22,033 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 2.11% Pennsylvania average: 1.90%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Dauphin County, PA | ![]() |
from York County, PA | ![]() |
from Franklin County, PA | ![]() |
from Perry County, PA | ![]() |
from Lancaster County, PA | ![]() |
from Adams County, PA | ![]() |
from Lebanon County, PA | ![]() |
6.21% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($56,529 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.21% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,306 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 0.10% Pennsylvania average: 0.04%
3.76% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($28,305 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($26,917 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 2.35% Pennsylvania average: 2.27%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Dauphin County, PA | ![]() |
to York County, PA | ![]() |
to Franklin County, PA | ![]() |
to Perry County, PA | ![]() |
to Lancaster County, PA | ![]() |
to Adams County, PA | ![]() |
to Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 37,712 (33,702 aged, 4,010 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,340 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,876)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,886)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,500)
- Congestive heart failure (2,173)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,911)
- Unspecified dementia (1,652)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,388)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (1,139)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (914)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (855)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,232
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 201
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,880
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,061
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 929
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 62
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 85
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.0. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 55.4
- Suffocation - 22.8
- Poisoning - 15.6
- Other - 7.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 253,370- Male householders: 52,576 (13,166 living alone), Female householders: 49,247 (18,001 living alone)
51,961 spouses (51,607 opposite-sex spouses), 5,199 unmarried partners, (4,666 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 65,139 children (60,944 natural, 2,024 adopted, 2,171 stepchildren), 4,943 grandchildren, 1,186 brothers or sisters, 2,105 parents, 86 foster children, 1,452 other relatives, 5,943 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 13,533
Size of family households: 32,131 2-persons, 14,552 3-persons, 10,311 4-persons, 4,912 5-persons, 2,060 6-persons, 814 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 31,167 1-person, 4,843 2-persons, 637 3-persons, 359 4-persons, 37 5-persons.
34,541 married couples with children.
11,717 single-parent households (2,945 men, 8,772 women).
90.4% of residents of Cumberland speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,482,513,000 ($6,696 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $469,374,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $679,586,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $224,152,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,302,000
Federal grants: $125,124,000
Federal procurement contracts: $120,007,000 ($98,765,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $329,342,000 ($292,341,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,365,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $110,660,000
Federal Government insurance: $135,284,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,752Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 10,567
Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,732
Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,826
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.46 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)
Here: | 7.0 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 5,7442014 or later
- 3,7022010 to 2013
- 14,0102000 to 2009
- 13,3671990 to 1999
- 13,3091980 to 1989
- 13,4371970 to 1979
- 12,7601960 to 1969
- 9,9101950 to 1959
- 4,7351940 to 1949
- 16,9501939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 421 room
- 02 rooms
- 8123 rooms
- 3,7574 rooms
- 10,5995 rooms
- 14,1436 rooms
- 14,1277 rooms
- 10,5368 rooms
- 17,5139+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 1,1571 room
- 1,5942 rooms
- 5,2713 rooms
- 6,7524 rooms
- 6,0165 rooms
- 5,1736 rooms
- 1,4577 rooms
- 1,6138 rooms
- 1,2619+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 42no bedroom
- 7021 bedroom
- 12,3582 bedrooms
- 35,3283 bedrooms
- 18,0884 bedrooms
- 5,0115+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 1,157no bedroom
- 7,9801 bedroom
- 11,4982 bedrooms
- 6,9343 bedrooms
- 2,6564 bedrooms
- 695+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,681no vehicle
- 16,7811 vehicle
- 33,0012 vehicles
- 15,1473 vehicles
- 3,6954 vehicles
- 1,2245+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in renter-occupied apartments
- 4,551no vehicle
- 15,2071 vehicle
- 7,6542 vehicles
- 2,1323 vehicles
- 5554 vehicles
- 1955+ vehicles
85.1% of Cumberland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.
Cumberland County: | 85.1% |
State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 179,679
- Other state: 56,031
- Northeast: 18,962
- Midwest: 11,493
- South: 20,962
- West: 4,614
- 40.7%Utility gas
- 26.5%Electricity
- 20.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.1%Wood
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 53.1%Electricity
- 32.6%Utility gas
- 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%No fuel used
- 1.2%Wood
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 21.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 7.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 36.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Cumberland County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $608,000
- Charges - Other: $34,894,000
Regular Highways: $1,206,000
Solid Waste Management: $277,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $38,748,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $26,789,000
Public Welfare - Other: $20,605,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,465,000
Health - Other: $10,583,000
Central Staff Services: $6,684,000
Police Protection: $6,249,000
Corrections - Other: $5,551,000
General - Other: $5,535,000
Financial Administration: $4,742,000
General Public Buildings: $1,931,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,579,000
Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
Regular Highways: $606,000
Solid Waste Management: $320,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $159,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $131,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Financial Administration: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,076,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,756,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,715,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $396,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $674,000
Interest Earnings: $519,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,258,000
General - Other: $1,237,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $919,000
General Public Building: $804,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $401,000
Central Staff Services: $375,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Financial Administration: $230,000
Police Protection: $172,000
Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
Corrections - Other: $46,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $59,931,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $3,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $89,732,000
Highways: $3,806,000
General Local Government Support: $2,707,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,611,000
Other: $1,626,000
- Tax - Property: $52,085,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,107,000
Other License: $207,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $55,560,000
Cumberland County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $608,000
- Charges - Other: $34,894,000
Regular Highways: $1,206,000
Solid Waste Management: $277,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $38,748,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $26,789,000
Public Welfare - Other: $20,605,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,465,000
Health - Other: $10,583,000
Central Staff Services: $6,684,000
Police Protection: $6,249,000
Corrections - Other: $5,551,000
General - Other: $5,535,000
Financial Administration: $4,742,000
General Public Buildings: $1,931,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,579,000
Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
Regular Highways: $606,000
Solid Waste Management: $320,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $159,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $131,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Financial Administration: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,076,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,756,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,715,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $396,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $674,000
Interest Earnings: $519,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,258,000
General - Other: $1,237,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $919,000
General Public Building: $804,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $401,000
Central Staff Services: $375,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Financial Administration: $230,000
Police Protection: $172,000
Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
Corrections - Other: $46,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $59,931,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $3,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $89,732,000
Highways: $3,806,000
General Local Government Support: $2,707,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,611,000
Other: $1,626,000
- Tax - Property: $52,085,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,107,000
Other License: $207,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $55,560,000
Cumberland County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $608,000
- Charges - Other: $34,894,000
Regular Highways: $1,206,000
Solid Waste Management: $277,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $38,748,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $26,789,000
Public Welfare - Other: $20,605,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,465,000
Health - Other: $10,583,000
Central Staff Services: $6,684,000
Police Protection: $6,249,000
Corrections - Other: $5,551,000
General - Other: $5,535,000
Financial Administration: $4,742,000
General Public Buildings: $1,931,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,579,000
Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
Regular Highways: $606,000
Solid Waste Management: $320,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $159,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $131,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Financial Administration: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,076,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,756,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,715,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $396,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $674,000
Interest Earnings: $519,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,258,000
General - Other: $1,237,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $919,000
General Public Building: $804,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $401,000
Central Staff Services: $375,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Financial Administration: $230,000
Police Protection: $172,000
Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
Corrections - Other: $46,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $59,931,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $3,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $89,732,000
Highways: $3,806,000
General Local Government Support: $2,707,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,611,000
Other: $1,626,000
- Tax - Property: $52,085,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,107,000
Other License: $207,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $55,560,000
Cumberland County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $608,000
- Charges - Other: $34,894,000
Regular Highways: $1,206,000
Solid Waste Management: $277,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $38,748,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $26,789,000
Public Welfare - Other: $20,605,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,999,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,465,000
Health - Other: $10,583,000
Central Staff Services: $6,684,000
Police Protection: $6,249,000
Corrections - Other: $5,551,000
General - Other: $5,535,000
Financial Administration: $4,742,000
General Public Buildings: $1,931,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,579,000
Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
Regular Highways: $606,000
Solid Waste Management: $320,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $159,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $131,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Financial Administration: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,076,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,756,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,715,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $396,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $674,000
Interest Earnings: $519,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,258,000
General - Other: $1,237,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $919,000
General Public Building: $804,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $401,000
Central Staff Services: $375,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Financial Administration: $230,000
Police Protection: $172,000
Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
Corrections - Other: $46,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $59,931,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $3,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $89,732,000
Highways: $3,806,000
General Local Government Support: $2,707,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,611,000
Other: $1,626,000
- Tax - Property: $52,085,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,107,000
Other License: $207,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $55,560,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,944
- Number of aged recipients: 234
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,710
- Number of recipients under 18: 383
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,180
- Number of recipients older than 64: 381
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 685
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 870
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 43 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,206 | $167,158 | 1,651 | $175,660 | 6,661 | $166,536 | 747 | $58,070 | 28 | $820,714 | 315 | $129,311 | 59 | $66,407 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 45 | $161,378 | 110 | $157,009 | 490 | $158,498 | 93 | $33,108 | 3 | $9,560,000 | 15 | $165,133 | 31 | $39,903 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 128 | $160,945 | 231 | $117,684 | 1,601 | $172,587 | 280 | $47,971 | 4 | $412,250 | 81 | $131,963 | 127 | $46,228 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 103 | $156,757 | 136 | $149,397 | 1,223 | $174,860 | 72 | $80,597 | 0 | $0 | 37 | $117,676 | 21 | $78,048 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 18 | $137,389 | 29 | $155,655 | 251 | $176,614 | 19 | $70,737 | 1 | $275,000 | 6 | $165,833 | 9 | $39,444 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 42 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 361 | $210,584 | 270 | $208,430 | 3 | $258,667 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 74 | $240,595 | 74 | $217,068 | 3 | $140,333 | 1 | $177,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 31 | $220,903 | 39 | $231,436 | 2 | $254,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 22 | $210,000 | 12 | $188,667 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $195,000 | 2 | $182,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Cumberland County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,800 | 81.6 years |
John | 1,632 | 75.3 years |
William | 1,265 | 74.7 years |
Robert | 1,140 | 71.8 years |
Charles | 996 | 75.7 years |
Helen | 943 | 81.3 years |
George | 894 | 76.4 years |
James | 788 | 73.3 years |
Margaret | 778 | 81.5 years |
Ruth | 773 | 81.2 years |
Most common last names in Cumberland County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 663 | 77.7 years |
Smith | 498 | 77.3 years |
Myers | 377 | 77.0 years |
Snyder | 211 | 77.1 years |
Brown | 204 | 76.2 years |
Martin | 202 | 77.3 years |
Jones | 183 | 75.2 years |
Baker | 183 | 78.0 years |
Sheaffer | 161 | 78.5 years |
Johnson | 160 | 73.7 years |
Businesses in Cumberland County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
ALDI | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
AT&T | 6 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 5 | Macy's | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Applebee's | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 19 | |
Arby's | 5 | Mazda | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | McDonald's | 15 | |
Audi | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | Microtel | 1 | |
Avenue | 1 | Motel 6 | 3 | |
BMW | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 3 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nike | 11 | |
Best Western | 4 | Nissan | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 5 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Burger King | 6 | Old Country Buffet | 1 | |
CVS | 12 | Old Navy | 2 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 3 | Panera Bread | 3 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 5 | |
Cracker Barrel | 2 | Payless | 2 | |
Curves | 3 | Penske | 3 | |
DHL | 3 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Pizza Hut | 7 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Quality | 3 | |
Dennys | 2 | Quiznos | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 4 | RadioShack | 4 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 9 | Red Robin | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 3 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Rite Aid | 12 | |
FedEx | 45 | Rodeway Inn | 3 | |
Finish Line | 1 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 4 | Sprint Nextel | 5 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Staples | 3 | |
GNC | 9 | Starbucks | 6 | |
GameStop | 7 | Subaru | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Subway | 22 | |
Giant | 6 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Goodwill | 3 | T-Mobile | 11 | |
Gymboree | 1 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
H&R Block | 10 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
Haworth | 1 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
Hilton | 3 | Talbots | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Target | 2 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
Home Depot | 2 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 11 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | UPS | 49 | |
Jones New York | 9 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 6 | |
KFC | 5 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Kincaid | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kmart | 4 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Kohl's | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Kroger | 10 | Wendy's | 9 | |
LA Fitness | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wingate | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | YMCA | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 |
Cumberland County on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"