Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.2%), Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade (13.5%).

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Races in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 22,420	(48.2%)
Females: 24,066	(51.8%)

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Mifflin County:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,970
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$382
State:	$555

Mifflin County:	$116,269
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $152,150

Here:	$152,150
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $104,878

Here:	$104,878
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $109,321

Here:	$109,321
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,470

Here:	$148,470
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $253,504

Here:	$253,504
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $32,117

Here:	$32,117
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$97,532

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mifflin County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lewistown, Burnham, Highland Park, Belleville, Milroy, Yeagertown, Reedsville, Juniata Terrace, McVeytown, Kistler.

Neighboring counties: Centre County , Huntingdon County , Juniata County , Snyder County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mifflin County: American Legion Country Club (A), Blue Juniata Camp (B), Lewistown Country Club (C), CCC Camp (D), Methodist Training Camp (E), Camp Juniata (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mifflin County include: Parkview Church (A), Wayne Church (B), Ellen Chapel (C), Saint Marks Church (D), Fairview Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Wagner Church (G), Atkinson Mills Church (H), Maitland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Morrison Cemetery (1), Alfarata Cemetery (2), Hooleys Cemetery (3), Mennonite Cemetery (4), Lind Memorial Cemetery (5), Belltown Cemetery (6), Woodlawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Mount Union Reservoir (A), Laurel Creek Reservoir (B), Minehart Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greens Valley Stream (A), Long Hollow Run (B), Granville Run (C), Rock Run (D), Furnace Run (E), Minehart Run (F), Shanks Run (G), Shindle Run (H), Laurel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mifflin County include: State Game Lands Number 107 (1), Poe Paddy State Park (2), Reeds Gap State Park (3), State Game Lands Number 113 (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.1%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Current college students: 722
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 372 (65% naturalized citizens)

Mifflin County:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,619
• One, attached: 1,962
• Two: 1,072
• 3 or 4: 744
• 5 to 9: 550
• 10 to 19: 132
• 20 or more: 372
• Mobile homes: 2,196
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 98

Housing units in Mifflin County with a mortgage: 5,736 (636 second mortgage, 767 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,819

Here:	54.3% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Mifflin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/23/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Mifflin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 94% 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 85.9 miles away from Mifflin 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 87.5 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 13.7 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 79.0 miles away from Mifflin County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,571 (77%) Carpooled: 2,650 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Taxi: 38 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 808 (4%) Other means: 157 (1%) Worked at home: 929 (5%)

3.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,072 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.20%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.34% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($23,802 average AGI)
0.86% relocated from other states ($9,270 average AGI)

Mifflin County:	0.86%
Pennsylvania average:	2.15%

from Huntingdon County, PA	0.40% ($27,754 average AGI)
from Centre County, PA	0.32% ($35,418)
from Juniata County, PA	0.29% ($25,098)
from Snyder County, PA	0.16% ($27,556)
from Dauphin County, PA	0.16% ($33,000)
from Perry County, PA	0.10% ($30,222)
from York County, PA	0.09% ($49,125)

3.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,198 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.68%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.53% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($21,133 average AGI)
1.14% relocated to other states ($10,066 average AGI)

Mifflin County:	1.14%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Huntingdon County, PA	0.49% ($24,744 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA	0.34% ($30,700)
to Juniata County, PA	0.30% ($30,547)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.21% ($33,243)
to Cumberland County, PA	0.14% ($37,480)
to Snyder County, PA	0.14% ($30,840)
to Perry County, PA	0.11% ($38,474)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,714 (7,490 aged, 1,224 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,558 (10,741 male householders, 2,282 female householders)

  10,727 spouses, 13,516 children (12,606 natural, 173 adopted, 737 stepchildren), 621 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 293 parents, 362 other relatives, 807 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,237 (2,170 male householders (1,725 living alone)), 3,253 female householders (3,045 living alone)), 814 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 691 (625 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,013 2-persons, 2,977 3-persons, 2,492 4-persons, 958 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 290 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,770 1-person, 565 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

92.7% of residents of Mifflin County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $279,481,000 ($6048 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,718,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $126,900,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $69,511,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,959,000
Federal grants: $69,314,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,272,000 ($742,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,525,000 ($3,283,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $388,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,475,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,574,000

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

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.75 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

69% of Mifflin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Pennsylvania.

Mifflin County:	68.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 42628
• Northeast: 950
• Midwest: 724
• South: 1170
• West: 468

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,900

Here:	16.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	9.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	33.2%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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