Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

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Races in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 104,213	(48.8%)
Females: 109,461	(51.2%)

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Cumberland County:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$58,604
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Cumberland County:	$168,400
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

This county:	$624
State:	$555

Cumberland County:	$168,400
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $219,400

Here:	$219,400
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,008

Here:	$156,008
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $133,403

Here:	$133,403
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,489

Here:	$128,489
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,043

Here:	$102,043
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $30,485

Here:	$30,485
State:	$35,442

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

Cumberland County:	6.0%
Pennsylvania:	11.6%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

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.

2005 air pollution in Cumberland County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Dauphin County , Franklin County , Perry County , York County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cumberland County: Spruce Run Vista (A), Gateway Plaza (B), Armitage Golf Course (C), Huntsdale State Fish Hatchery (D), Red Tank (E), Doners Station (F), Bethany Village (G), Center (H), Big Pond Furnace (I), Big Spring State Fish Hatchery (J), West Shore Golf Course (K), West Shore Country Club (L), Greythorne Station (M), Hampden Industrial Park (N), Hampden Square (O), New Kingston Station (P), Carlisle Junction (Q), Buzzards Rocks Vista (R), Carlisle Fairgrounds (S), Carlisle Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Windsor Park Shopping Center (1), Capital City Mall (2), Eastgate Shopping Center (3), Hills Shopping Center - West (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cumberland County include: Saint Mathews Church (A), Alliance Church (B), Hopewell Church (C), Waggoner Church (D), Saint Eleanor Regina (E), Opossum Hill Union Church (F), Uriah Church (G), Mohlers Church (H), Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: John Graham Memorial Cemetery (1), Cumberland County Home Cemetery (2), Mount Holly Springs Cemetery (3), Poplar Grove Cemetery (4), Prospect Cemetery (5), McClures Gap Cemetery (6), Goodyear Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fuller Lake (A), Laurel Forge Pond (B), Big Pond (C), Chambersburg Reservoir (D), Mount Holly Springs Reservoir (E), Laurel Lake (F), Opossum Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Run (A), Green Spring Creek (B), Middle Spring Creek (C), Rock Run (D), Sage Run (E), Sears Run (F), Doubling Gap Creek (G), Dogwood Run (H), Simmons Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cumberland County include: Kings Gap State Park (1), Tumbling Run Game Preserve (2), Colonel Denning State Park (3), State Game Lands Number 169 (4), North Middleton Park (5), Mount Holly Park (6), Pine Grove Furnace State Park (7), Center Square Park (8), Williams Grove Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.1%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Current college students: 15,608
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,923 (52% naturalized citizens)

Cumberland County:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 53,203
• One, attached: 11,054
• Two: 3,105
• 3 or 4: 3,967
• 5 to 9: 4,089
• 10 to 19: 2,922
• 20 or more: 2,453
• Mobile homes: 6,126
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Cumberland County with a mortgage: 34,669 (3,812 second mortgage, 5,840 home equity loan, 183 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,460

Here:	67.8% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Cumberland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1991, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 86,917 (82%) Carpooled: 9,720 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 498 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Railroad: 25 (0%) Taxi: 53 (0%) Motorcycle: 62 (0%) Bicycle: 332 (0%) Walked: 4,440 (4%) Other means: 543 (1%) Worked at home: 3,261 (3%)

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,372 average AGI)

Cumberland County:	0.20%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

4.52% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($24,992 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($18,053 average AGI)

Cumberland County:	2.34%
Pennsylvania average:	2.15%

from Dauphin County, PA	1.42% ($40,564 average AGI)
from York County, PA	0.87% ($38,928)
from Franklin County, PA	0.36% ($35,582)
from Perry County, PA	0.33% ($29,765)
from Adams County, PA	0.17% ($37,590)
from Lancaster County, PA	0.16% ($37,614)
from Lebanon County, PA	0.10% ($35,577)

6.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($880 average AGI)

Cumberland County:	0.07%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

3.86% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($25,346 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($19,208 average AGI)

Cumberland County:	2.20%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Dauphin County, PA	1.28% ($36,392 average AGI)
to York County, PA	0.85% ($49,538)
to Perry County, PA	0.32% ($34,318)
to Franklin County, PA	0.24% ($34,982)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.15% ($45,703)
to Lebanon County, PA	0.09% ($43,965)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.09% ($28,157)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 36,367 (33,314 aged, 3,053 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 166,862 (46,141 male householders, 10,124 female householders)

  47,436 spouses, 55,674 children (51,619 natural, 1,600 adopted, 2,455 stepchildren), 1,694 grandchildren, 745 brothers or sisters, 1,047 parents, 1,349 other relatives, 2,652 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 32,850 (11,416 male householders (8,798 living alone)), 15,366 female householders (13,384 living alone)), 6,068 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 13,962 (7,261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 26,746 2-persons, 12,750 3-persons, 10,990 4-persons, 4,061 5-persons, 1,150 6-persons, 568 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,182 1-person, 3,700 2-persons, 551 3-persons, 216 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

94.3% of residents of Cumberland County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,482,513,000 ($6696 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

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.46 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

58% of Cumberland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.

Cumberland County:	58.1%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 161488
• Northeast: 14326
• Midwest: 9235
• South: 15662
• West: 3958

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,500

Here:	13.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	11.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	37.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%