Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 123,48986.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,1347.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,0052.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,2332.3%Two or more races
  • 6690.5%Asian alone
  • 5010.4%Some other race alone
  • 730.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $223,489

Here:	$223,489
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,304

Here:	$92,304
State:	$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $127,555

Here:	$127,555
State:	$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,511

Here:	$119,511
State:	$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $524,069

Here:	$524,069
State:	$320,068

Mobile homes: $146,998

Here:	$146,998
State:	$92,414

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $300,489

Here:	$300,489
State:	$563,750

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2018 (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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,311 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,752 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Schuylkill County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pottsville, Tamaqua, Shenandoah, Schuylkill Haven, Mahanoy City, Minersville, Frackville, Ashland, St. Clair, Orwigsburg.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Indiana , Carbon County , Uintah County, Utah , McDonough County, Illinois , Marshall County, Illinois , Van Wert County, Ohio , Scotland County, Missouri .

Current college students: 4,303
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,126 (37.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 9422010 or later
• 8352000 to 2009
• 4801990 to 1999
• 1561980 to 1989
• 3171970 to 1979
• 624Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 40,624
• One, attached: 18,363
• Two: 1,055
• 3 or 4: 2,122
• 5 to 9: 1,080
• 10 to 19: 635
• 20 to 49: 738
• 50 or more: 1,000
• Mobile homes: 1,616
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Schuylkill County with a mortgage: 21,500 (2,410 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,310 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,717

Religion statistics for Schuylkill County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Schuylkill County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: August 10, 2018 - August 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1684: February 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 1684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2020 and 2021.1,000 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.

4.14% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,805 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.86% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($28,868 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($14,937 average AGI)

Schuylkill County:	1.29%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Berks County, PA	0.40% ($47,103 average AGI)
to Luzerne County, PA	0.39% ($41,619)
to Carbon County, PA	0.28% ($41,494)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.25% ($44,658)
to Northumberland County, PA	0.23% ($37,511)
to Lehigh County, PA	0.17% ($43,970)
to Lebanon County, PA	0.12% ($38,887)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Schuylkill County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 27,990 (7,626 living alone), Female householders: 30,232 (7,958 living alone)

• 26,578 spouses (26,394 opposite-sex spouses), 5,069 unmarried partners, (4,882 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 34,971 children (32,566 natural, 808 adopted, 1,597 stepchildren), 4,153 grandchildren, 1,100 brothers or sisters, 1,556 parents, 156 foster children, 1,046 other relatives, 2,470 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7,783

Size of family households: 19,485 2-persons, 8,679 3-persons, 5,729 4-persons, 2,376 5-persons, 847 6-persons, 860 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,584 1-person, 3,716 2-persons, 882 3-persons, 64 4-persons.

14,929 married couples with children.
9,006 single-parent households (2,262 men, 6,744 women).

93.5% of residents of Schuylkill speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $947,650,000 ($6,417 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $28,166,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $456,249,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $278,166,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,472,000
Federal grants: $140,101,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,564,000 ($5,530,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $50,098,000 ($9,305,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,609,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,811,000
Federal Government insurance: $100,329,000

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

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 26.00 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

• Year house built in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• 1662020 or later
• 1,8072010 to 2019
• 3,7632000 to 2009
• 4,7071990 to 1999
• 3,2571980 to 1989
• 8,0371970 to 1979
• 5,2831960 to 1969
• 5,4701950 to 1959
• 4,2491940 to 1949
• 30,5611939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 2923 rooms
• 1,9334 rooms
• 5,9285 rooms
• 11,6586 rooms
• 7,6877 rooms
• 7,7918 rooms
• 9,7049+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• 3251 room
• 8532 rooms
• 1,7613 rooms
• 1,5484 rooms
• 2,3685 rooms
• 3,0006 rooms
• 1,1647 rooms
• 8988 rooms
• 1,3129+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• 11no bedroom
• 7881 bedroom
• 7,2262 bedrooms
• 24,8233 bedrooms
• 9,0074 bedrooms
• 3,1385+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• 425no bedroom
• 3,3551 bedroom
• 3,6312 bedrooms
• 3,8773 bedrooms
• 1,7004 bedrooms
• 2415+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Schuylkill County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,360no vehicle
• 12,5101 vehicle
• 18,2022 vehicles
• 8,5983 vehicles
• 3,0504 vehicles
• 1,2735+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Schuylkill County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,690no vehicle
• 5,4891 vehicle
• 2,7832 vehicles
• 1,1003 vehicles
• 1214 vehicles
• 465+ vehicles

92.0% of Schuylkill County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 119,307
• Other state: 17,683
• Northeast: 9,807
• Midwest: 2,406
• South: 4,165
• West: 1,305

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,278
• Number of aged recipients: 266
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,012
• Number of recipients under 18: 497
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,216
• Number of recipients older than 64: 565
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,191
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,527

Schuylkill County on our top lists:

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"