Pike County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.2%), Retail trade (14.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.8%), Manufacturing (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Pike County, Pennsylvania business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Pike County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 23,074	(49.8%)
Females: 23,228	(50.2%)

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	Looking at moving to Pike County from Orange County, NY  (10 replies)
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	Looking to relocate family to Monroe County, Pike County PA from Long Island...  (31 replies)
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	Pike County Campgrounds  (6 replies)
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Pike County:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$54,028
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$746
State:	$555

Pike County:	$184,204
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $229,877

Here:	$229,877
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $222,767

Here:	$222,767
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $179,662

Here:	$179,662
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $356,646

Here:	$356,646
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $436,119

Here:	$436,119
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $45,455

Here:	$45,455
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: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $734 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $850 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1151 a month.

Cities in this county include: Matamoras, Milford.

Neighboring counties: Sussex County, New Jersey , Orange County, New York , Monroe County , Sullivan County, New York , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pike County: Cliff Park Inn Golf Course (A), Rock Hill Camp (B), Mishawaka Club (C), Hunters Range (D), Tamiment Resort Golf Course (E), Tamiment Ski Area (F), Tanglewood Golf Course (G), Ledgedale Recreation Area and Boat Launch (H), Glen Ridge Club (I), Tanglewood Ski Area (J), Beaver Run Club (K), Wilsonville Recreation Area and Boat Launch (L), Porters Lake Club (M), Masthope Ski Area (N), New Jersey Camp (O), Pocono Mountain Water Forest (P), Pocono Mountain Lake Resort (Q), Conashaugh Lakes (R), Camp Speers (S), Saw Creek Ski Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pike County include: Holy Trinity Church (A), Saint Marks Church (B), Saint Jacobi Church (C), Saint Anns Church (D), Good Shepherd Church (E), Pillar of Fire Church (F), Paupack Church (G), Saint Veronicas Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Moriah Cemetery (1), Woodtown Cemetery (2), Pine Grove Cemetery (3), Paupack Cemetery (4), Travis Cemetery (5), Delaware Cemetery (6), German Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver Lake (A), Welcome Lake (B), Nichecronk Pond (C), Pine Lake (D), Earnest, Lake (E), Verga Pond (F), Killams Pond (G), Rock Hill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poison Brook (A), Pond Eddy Creek (B), Long Meadow Brook (C), Gum Brook (D), Grassy Island Creek (E), Grassy Brook (F), Red Rock Run (G), Gin Brook (H), Gates Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pike County include: George W Childs State Park (1), State Game Lands Number 183 (2), State Game Lands Number 180 (3), Middle Delaware National Scenic River (4), Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (5), State Game Lands Number 116 (6), Ironwood Park (7), Promised Land State Park (8), State Game Lands Number 209 (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Current college students: 1,412
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,292 (65% naturalized citizens)

Pike County:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 46.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,986
• One, attached: 697
• Two: 354
• 3 or 4: 293
• 5 to 9: 124
• 10 to 19: 40
• 20 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 5,088
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 9,252 (733 second mortgage, 1,168 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,839

Here:	70.7% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Pike County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Pike County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly 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 87.8 miles away from Pike 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 87.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.3 miles away from Pike County center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from Pike County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,183 (79%) Carpooled: 2,472 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 384 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 56 (0%) Railroad: 101 (1%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 321 (2%) Other means: 82 (0%) Worked at home: 659 (3%)

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

8.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,795 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.26%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($242 average AGI)

Pike County:	0.06%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

3.07% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($13,954 average AGI)
5.13% relocated to other states ($29,600 average AGI)

Pike County:	5.13%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Monroe County, PA	0.92% ($33,720 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA	0.63% ($47,833)
to Orange County, NY	0.50% ($40,052)
to Sussex County, NJ	0.37% ($39,357)
to Lackawanna County, PA	0.33% ($31,683)
to Morris County, NJ	0.18% ($66,500)
to New York County, NY	0.15% ($86,931)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,977 (5,747 aged, 1,230 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,649 (10,196 male householders, 2,887 female householders)

  11,232 spouses, 14,127 children (13,083 natural, 359 adopted, 685 stepchildren), 502 grandchildren, 203 brothers or sisters, 382 parents, 496 other relatives, 624 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,263 (2,110 male householders (1,669 living alone)), 2,254 female householders (1,926 living alone)), 899 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 390 (261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,827 2-persons, 2,609 3-persons, 2,763 4-persons, 1,281 5-persons, 447 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,595 1-person, 678 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

91.4% of residents of Pike County speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,001,000 ($3437 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,028,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $115,851,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,365,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $33,000
Federal grants: $16,358,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,610,000 ($257,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,783,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $121,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,682,000

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+173 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

61% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Pennsylvania.

Pike County:	60.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 9627
• Northeast: 30903
• Midwest: 1060
• South: 1428
• West: 608

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,800

Here:	3.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	5.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	39.1%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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