Races in Juniata County, Pennsylvania:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,842 ($34,698 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $403 (lower quartile is $301, upper quartile is $494)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $130,095 (it was $86,900 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,055 - $182,454

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $188,861

Here:	$188,861
State:	$223,477

Townhouses or other attached units: $255,318

Here:	$255,318
State:	$164,518

In 2-unit structures: $208,924

Here:	$208,924
State:	$166,566

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $226,733

Here:	$226,733
State:	$223,507

Mobile homes: $89,150

Here:	$89,150
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,685

Here:	$38,685
State:	$97,532

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $940
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $346

Institutionalized population: 258

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,417 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,213 (1.1%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.8%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 22.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.2% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 3.7% for other race residents, 7.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 20 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Juniata County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Port Royal, Mifflintown, McAlisterville, Thompsontown, Mifflin, Richfield, Mexico, East Salem, East Rutherford.

Juniata County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Juniata County: Hawstone Overlook (A), Durward Station (B), Lost Creek Golf Course (C), Guss Picnic Area (D), Tuscarora Academy Historic Site (E), Wistie (F), Ski Snowpeak (G), Path (H), The Pinnacle (I), Shippen Hall (J), Beale Township Fire Department Company 5 (K), Central Juniata Emergency Medical Services / Juniata County Wildland Firefighters (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Juniata County include: Whiteland Church (A), Lost Creek Church (B), Byron Church (C), Matamoras School and Church (D), McCabe Chapel (E), Tuscarora Church (F), Delaware Church (G), Rock Church (H), Saint James Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Lantz Cemetery (2), Thompson Cemetery (3), Bookwalter Cemetery (4), Brick Church Cemetery (5), Church Hill Cemetery (6), Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bear Pond (A), Zooks Dam (B), Clearview Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow Run (A), Tuscarora Creek (B), Tennis Run (C), Schweyer Run (D), Suloff Run (E), Spigelmyer Run (F), Warble Run (G), Jinnie Gap Run (H), Roaring Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Juniata County include: State Game Lands Number 215 (1), State Game Lands Number 171 (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Dauphin County , Franklin County , Huntingdon County , Mifflin County , Northumberland County , Perry County , Snyder County .

Current college students: 433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 234 (33% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,428
• One, attached: 395
• Two: 176
• 3 or 4: 194
• 5 to 9: 203
• 10 to 19: 108
• 20 or more: 127
• Mobile homes: 1,337
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 63

Housing units in Juniata County with a mortgage: 2,542 (275 second mortgage, 286 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,089

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.17%

Here		50.2%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 11,449
Total congregations: 75

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mennonite Church USA	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of the Brethren
Adherents	3,974 (34.7%)	2,390 (20.9%)	1,079 (9.4%)	878 (7.7%)	443 (3.9%)
Congregations	24 (32.0%)	10 (13.3%)	6 (8.0%)	7 (9.3%)	4 (5.3%)

Name	Old Order Amish	Brethren in Christ Church	Assemblies of God	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other
Adherents	408 (3.6%)	394 (3.4%)	380 (3.3%)	345 (3.0%)	1,158 (10.1%)
Congregations	6 (8.0%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	13 (17.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Juniata County - Port Royal, Mifflintown, McAlisterville, Thompsontown, Mifflin

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Juniata County:

Average size of farms: 134 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $104,999
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.48
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.70%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83,839
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.78%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,032
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.19%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 40.36%
Corn for grain: 7996 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2202 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4897 harvested acres
Vegetables: 46 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 396 acres

Tornado activity:

Juniata County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Juniata County-area historical earthquake activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 70.5 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 72.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 22.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from Juniata County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 5, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1898): April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3235): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 1, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1557): September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 20, 1999 to August 21, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1289): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 6, 1996 to September 8, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1138): September 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1138, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1093): January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Pennsylvania Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1085): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1085, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3105): March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Pennsylvania SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: October 20, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-523): October 20, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Juniata County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,322.

3.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,197 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.06% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($23,581 average AGI)
0.89% relocated from other states ($9,612 average AGI)

Juniata County:	0.89%
Pennsylvania average:	2.15%

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

4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,505 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($21,353 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($6,153 average AGI)

Juniata County:	1.03%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,770 (3,325 aged, 445 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1327.260
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 821.030
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17.02

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18.1
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55.3

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.51

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,344

• In family households: 21,127 (5,584 male householders, 1,255 female householders)

  5,662 spouses, 7,251 children (6,731 natural, 149 adopted, 371 stepchildren), 389 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 120 other relatives, 515 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,217 (1,298 male householders (1,024 living alone)), 1,339 female householders (1,151 living alone)), 580 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 292 (258 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,260 2-persons, 1,501 3-persons, 1,144 4-persons, 515 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 204 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,175 1-person, 390 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

93.8% of residents of Juniata County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $110,123,000 ($4708 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,897,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,693,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,253,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,870,000
Federal grants: $20,308,000
Federal procurement contracts: $968,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,031,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,110,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,431,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,054,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,536

Deaths: 1,092

Net international migration: +33

Net internal migration: +233

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.87 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

68% of Juniata County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 20789
• Northeast: 543
• Midwest: 287
• South: 693
• West: 178

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 367

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 461
• Number of aged recipients: 36
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 425
• Number of recipients under 18: 93
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 281
• Number of recipients older than 64: 87
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 187
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 223

Most common first names in Juniata County, PA among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	192	81.2 years
John	182	75.6 years
William	162	75.5 years
Charles	124	72.6 years
Robert	121	72.0 years
James	97	73.2 years
Ruth	91	79.4 years
Helen	77	80.4 years
George	73	76.4 years
Paul	69	75.2 years

Most common last names in Juniata County, PA among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	75	78.4 years
Swartz	71	75.1 years
Lauver	58	75.3 years
Graybill	54	77.3 years
Benner	49	77.2 years
Varner	47	78.5 years
Kauffman	47	80.6 years
Miller	37	84.2 years
Brubaker	36	81.6 years
Leister	32	74.3 years

Businesses in Juniata County, PA
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		McDonald's	1
Burger King	1		Subway	1
Curves	1		True Value	1
Econo Lodge	1		U-Haul	1
FedEx	1		UPS	3
H&R Block	2

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Juniata County on our top lists:

• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Denominations adherents"

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