Juniata County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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County population in July 2007: 23,168 (15% urban, 85% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,671
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,913

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Land area: 392 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 58 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Juniata County: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Juniata County, Pennsylvania:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 11,353	(49.7%)
Females: 11,468	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,003
County population in 2003: 23,154
Jobs in 2003: 6,865

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Total labor force in 2004: 13,086
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Juniata County:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,532 ($34,698 in 2000)

This county	$38,532
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,047

Juniata County	$121,047
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $395
Institutionalized population: 448
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Juniata County in 2000: $752

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2004 Presidential Election results in Juniata County Pennsylvania:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $581 (0.7%)

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 Rutherford.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Juniata County: Wistie (A), Lost Creek Golf Course (B), The Pinnacle (C), Guss Picnic Area (D), Tuscarora Academy Historic Site (E), Durward Station (F), Hawstone Overlook (G), Ski Snowpeak (H), Path (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Juniata County include: Saint Judes Church (A), Faith Church (B), Matamoras School and Church (C), Farmers Grove Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Saint James Church (F), Niemonds Church (G), Free Spring Church (H), Rock Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), McWilliams Cemetery (2), East Waterford Cemetery (3), Polk Cemetery (4), Thompson Cemetery (5), Lost Creek Cemetery (6), McCoysville 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: Quaker Run (A), George Creek (B), Roaring Run (C), Leiningers Run (D), East Licking Creek (E), Dutchman Run (F), Dunn Valley Creek (G), Schweyer Run (H), Doyle Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Juniata County include: State Game Lands Number 171 (1), State Game Lands Number 215 (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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)

Juniata County:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 64 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 32

Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

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

Juniata County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Juniata County
Average size of farms: 134 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $104999
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: $83839
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: $62032
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

Juniata 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 (16%)
Wood products (8%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Woodworkers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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

Korea (16%)
Chile (14%)
Austria (13%)
El Salvador (9%)
Honduras (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Cambodia (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Juniata County:

German (45%)
United States or American (20%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
Dutch (4%)
Swiss (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Juniata County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,469 (72%)
Carpooled: 2,015 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 45 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 312 (3%)
Other means: 61 (1%)
Worked at home: 517 (5%)

People in group quarters in Juniata County, Pennsylvania

424 people in nursing homes
24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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)

Here:	3.95%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Mifflin County, PA	0.59% ($30,547 average AGI)
from Perry County, PA	0.52% ($28,383)
from Snyder County, PA	0.32% ($27,379)
from Dauphin County, PA	0.27% ($32,625)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.24% ($37,682)
from Lancaster County, PA	0.21% ($32,526)
from York County, PA	0.16% ($34,000)

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

Here:	4.42%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Mifflin County, PA	0.56% ($25,098 average AGI)
to Perry County, PA	0.56% ($28,784)
to Cumberland County, PA	0.43% ($26,513)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.42% ($29,395)
to Snyder County, PA	0.40% ($32,833)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.12% ($22,727)
to York County, PA	0.11% ($32,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Births per 1000 population in Juniata County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Juniata County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Juniata County

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: 22,337

In family households: 19,904 (5,698 male householders, 789 female householders)
5,634 spouses, 6,925 children (6,386 natural, 155 adopted, 384 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 116 other relatives, 327 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,433 (920 male householders (728 living alone)), 1,173 female householders (1,072 living alone)), 340 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 484 (429 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,967 2-persons, 1,506 3-persons, 1,219 4-persons, 516 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,800 1-person, 252 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 5 4-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

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,092

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +33

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

Net internal migration: +233

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Juniata County

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:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 194
1995 to 1998: 711
1990 to 1994: 682
1980 to 1989: 1,422
1970 to 1979: 1,805
1960 to 1969: 856
1950 to 1959: 829
1940 to 1949: 653
1939 or earlier: 2,879

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Juniata County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 71 4 rooms: 575 5 rooms: 1,415 6 rooms: 1,745 7 rooms: 1,295 8 rooms: 884 9+ rooms: 669

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Juniata County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 22 2 rooms: 92 3 rooms: 249 4 rooms: 458 5 rooms: 453 6 rooms: 250 7 rooms: 167 8 rooms: 134 9+ rooms: 88

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Juniata County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 95 2 bedrooms: 1,298 3 bedrooms: 3,902 4 bedrooms: 1,088 5+ bedrooms: 283

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Juniata County:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 354 2 bedrooms: 769 3 bedrooms: 531 4 bedrooms: 187 5+ bedrooms: 46

Cars and other vehicles available in Juniata County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 296 1 vehicle: 1,339 2 vehicles: 3,241 3 vehicles: 1,240 4 vehicles: 414 5+ vehicles: 141

Cars and other vehicles available in Juniata County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 253 1 vehicle: 824 2 vehicles: 648 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 15 5+ vehicles: 18

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.

Juniata County:	68.2%
State average:	64.4%

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%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%) Wood (16%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Electricity (33%) Wood (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 367

Here:	14.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	5.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Here:	24.0%
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.)

Juniata County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $20,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,169,000
Welfare - Other: $658,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $628,000

General - Other: $444,000

Financial Administration: $433,000

Corrections - Other: $347,000

Central Staff Services: $250,000

General Public Buildings: $171,000

Natural Resources - Other: $155,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $147,000

Libraries: $83,000

Regular Highways: $71,000

Health Services - Other: $45,000

Parks & Recreation: $35,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $30,000

Housing & Community Development: $25,000

Solid Waste Management: $19,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,000
Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $1,100,000
Total Federal Securities: $648,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $647,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $558,000

Benefit Payments: $136,000

Local Employee Contribution: $117,000

From Local Government: $80,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $47,000

Interest Revenue: $45,000

Withdrawals: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $330,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $649,000
Health & Hospitals: $13,000

Highways: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $92,000
Other Capital Outlay - Judicial: $16,000
Police Protection: $16,000

Welfare - Other: $4,000

General - Other: $2,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,206,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,000,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $670,000
All Other: $131,000

Highways: $52,000

General Support: $35,000

Water Utilities: $17,000

Housing & Community Development: $8,000
Tax - Property: $2,924,000
NEC: $92,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,516,000

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)

Juniata County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)