Pike County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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County population in July 2007: 58,633 (11% urban, 89% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 14,787
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,646

% of renters here:	15%
State:	29%

Land area: 547 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 85 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Pike County: 124.7 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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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:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Pike County, Pennsylvania:

White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
Hispanic (5.0%)
Black (3.3%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Other race (1.3%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,373
County population in 2003: 52,227
Jobs in 2003: 10,316

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Total labor force in 2004: 24,280
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.8%

Average household size:

Pike County:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,536 ($44,608 in 2000)

This county	$49,536
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $164,597

Pike County	$164,597
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $701
Institutionalized population: 263
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Pike County in 2000: $1069

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

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 469 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2001: 514 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2002: 723 buildings, average cost: $152,200
2003: 886 buildings, average cost: $172,000
2004: 1048 buildings, average cost: $175,200
2005: 1033 buildings, average cost: $193,500
2006: 1005 buildings, average cost: $204,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Pike County Pennsylvania:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,915 (1.6%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 153 1990 to 1994: 185 1985 to 1989: 235 1980 to 1984: 232 1975 to 1979: 163 1970 to 1974: 185 1970 to 1974: 187 1965 to 1969: 952

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

Agriculture in Pike County
Average size of farms: 198 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35211
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $505.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.22%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33636
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43009
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 44.77%
Vegetables: 4 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (3%)

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

Germany (13%)
Poland (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Italy (5%)
Canada (4%)
Romania (4%)
Dominican Republic (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pike County:

German (19%)
Irish (19%)
Italian (19%)
English (6%)
Polish (5%)
United States or American (4%)
Dutch (3%)

Pike County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Pike County, Pennsylvania

202 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
61 people in nursing homes
49 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $57,578.

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.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Pike County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Pike County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pike County

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%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 644.340
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 598.190
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.33

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.87
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30.18

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.2

Household type by relationship

Households: 45,912

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,081

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

Deaths: 1,808

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

Net international migration: +108

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

Net internal migration: +9,735

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

Population growth in Pike County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 656
1995 to 1998: 2,943
1990 to 1994: 5,025
1980 to 1989: 9,618
1970 to 1979: 7,341
1960 to 1969: 3,454
1950 to 1959: 1,982
1940 to 1949: 1,015
1939 or earlier: 2,647

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pike County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 234 4 rooms: 1,521 5 rooms: 3,220 6 rooms: 4,291 7 rooms: 2,693 8 rooms: 1,494 9+ rooms: 1,291

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 109 3 rooms: 356 4 rooms: 541 5 rooms: 657 6 rooms: 525 7 rooms: 282 8 rooms: 80 9+ rooms: 75

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pike County:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 289 2 bedrooms: 3,016 3 bedrooms: 8,519 4 bedrooms: 2,363 5+ bedrooms: 590

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike County:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 471 2 bedrooms: 882 3 bedrooms: 1,013 4 bedrooms: 207 5+ bedrooms: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 459 1 vehicle: 4,220 2 vehicles: 6,818 3 vehicles: 2,491 4 vehicles: 565 5+ vehicles: 234

Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 217 1 vehicle: 1,186 2 vehicles: 951 3 vehicles: 209 4 vehicles: 67 5+ vehicles: 16

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (7%) Coal or coke (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Utility gas (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Wood (4%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 211

Here:	3.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149

Here:	5.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 403

Here:	39.1%
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.)

Pike County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,878,000
Charges - All Other: $2,580,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $7,885,000
Corrections - Other: $7,604,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,894,000

Financial Administration: $1,299,000

Police Protection: $899,000

Central Staff Services: $814,000

Welfare - Other: $509,000

Natural Resources - Other: $394,000

General Public Buildings: $378,000

Libraries: $200,000

Housing & Community Development: $196,000

Health Services - Other: $158,000

Regular Highways: $69,000

Parks & Recreation: $37,000

Solid Waste Management: $30,000

Sewerage: $26,000

Fire Protection: $11,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000

Other Hospitals: $4,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $5,354,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $2,057,000

Total Federal Securities: $792,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $560,000

From Local Government: $500,000

Local Employee Contribution: $449,000

Total Other Securities: $373,000

Benefit Payments: $314,000

Interest Revenue: $273,000

Withdrawals: $174,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,219,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,310,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $18,880,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,430,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,131,000
Interest Earnings: $398,000

Rents: $23,000

Property Sale Other: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Corrections - Other: $254,000
Solid Waste Management: $133,000

Judicial: $98,000

General - Other: $32,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Central Staff: $4,000

Police Protection: $3,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,385,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,011,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,145,000
General Support: $38,000

Health & Hospitals: $28,000
Tax - Property: $11,011,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,949,000

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