Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 20,578
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 47,177
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,696 (it was 13,353 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 778 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 184 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.5%), Manufacturing (20.3%), Retail trade (11.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 125,21387.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9,6416.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,7842.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,7302.6%Two or more races
- 8440.6%Asian alone
- 320.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 200.01%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 43.9 years |
| Pennsylvania median age: | 40.9 years |
| Males: 74,049 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 69,215 |  (48.3%) |
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| Schuylkill County: | 2.0 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $58,614 ($32,699 in 1999)
| This county: | $58,614 |
| Pennsylvania: | $68,957 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $568 (lower quartile is $432, upper quartile is $691)
| This county: | $568 |
| State: | $872 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $120,700 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
| Schuylkill: | $120,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $222,300 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,154Detached houses: $193,199
Here: $193,199 State: $284,712 Townhouses or other attached units: $78,512
Here: $78,512 State: $229,107 In 2-unit structures: $105,349
Here: $105,349 State: $229,344 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,353
Here: $104,353 State: $281,770 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $472,475
Here: $472,475 State: $294,035 Mobile homes: $123,832
Here: $123,832 State: $85,730 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $143,191
Here: $143,191 State: $123,135
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $481
Institutionalized population: 6,565
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 139 buildings, average cost: $240,700
- 2020: 104 buildings, average cost: $219,100
- 2019: 92 buildings, average cost: $230,900
- 2018: 93 buildings, average cost: $227,300
- 2017: 105 buildings, average cost: $197,900
- 2016: 96 buildings, average cost: $187,800
- 2015: 99 buildings, average cost: $229,400
- 2014: 134 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2013: 93 buildings, average cost: $185,400
- 2012: 104 buildings, average cost: $163,500
- 2011: 101 buildings, average cost: $177,500
- 2010: 186 buildings, average cost: $163,700
- 2009: 146 buildings, average cost: $180,700
- 2008: 230 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 2007: 326 buildings, average cost: $137,000
- 2006: 411 buildings, average cost: $129,900
- 2005: 455 buildings, average cost: $112,900
- 2004: 567 buildings, average cost: $102,100
- 2003: 437 buildings, average cost: $98,300
- 2002: 367 buildings, average cost: $96,700
- 2001: 273 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2000: 289 buildings, average cost: $97,300
- 1999: 327 buildings, average cost: $96,800
- 1998: 269 buildings, average cost: $97,100
- 1997: 271 buildings, average cost: $89,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,120 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,649 (1.7%)
| Schuylkill County: | 12.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 43.9 years old
(Males: 42.1 years old, Females: 46.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 37.2 years old, American Indian residents: 44.6 years old, Asian residents: 16.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.5 years old, Other race residents: 28.6 years old)
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.
Local government website: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Stateline Creek (A), Purgatory Run (B), Bieler Run (C), Pine Run (D), North Fork Little Beaver Creek (E), Brush Run (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Benton County, Indiana 
, Carbon County 
, Uintah County, Utah , McDonough County, Illinois , Marshall County, Illinois , Van Wert County, Ohio , Scotland County, Missouri .
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.7% |
Current college students: 4,303
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,439 (50.4% naturalized citizens)
| Schuylkill County: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8082010 or later
- 7812000 to 2009
- 4031990 to 1999
- 1561980 to 1989
- 3171970 to 1979
- 624Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 36,076
- One, attached: 18,470
- Two: 1,840
- 3 or 4: 3,016
- 5 to 9: 1,930
- 10 to 19: 609
- 20 to 49: 1,145
- 50 or more: 1,517
- Mobile homes: 2,546
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68
Housing units in Schuylkill County with a mortgage: 19,684 (2,694 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 2,330 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,764
| Here: | 95.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 93.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Schuylkill County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 40,814 | 48 |
| Mainline Protestant | 37,489 | 144 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,719 | 73 |
| Other | 1,346 | 10 |
| Orthodox | 735 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 177 | 1 |
| None | 60,009 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 32
| Schuylkill County: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| This county: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
| Schuylkill County: | 3.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 114
| This county: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Schuylkill County: | 10.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Schuylkill County: | 30.3% |
| State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 9.3% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Schuylkill County:
Average size of farms: 132 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83,879
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $496.46
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $66,412
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63,602
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.71
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.73%
Corn for grain: 17315 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5024 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7962 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,233 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 568 acres
Earthquake activity:
Schuylkill County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 215.2 miles away from Schuylkill County center
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 28.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 243.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 225.1 miles away from the 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 28.9 miles away from Schuylkill County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 291.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Schuylkill County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 38,568 (73.4%)
- Carpooled: 4,456 (8.5%)
- Bus: 156 (0.3%)
- Ferryboat: 9 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 849 (1.6%)
- Bicycle: 65 (0.1%)
- Walked: 1,627 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 5,139 (9.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation and warehousing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Material moving occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Dominican Republic (26%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Germany (8%)
- Poland (5%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- India (3%)
- German (31%)
- Irish (12%)
- American (8%)
- Polish (7%)
- Italian (6%)
- English (4%)
- Pennsylvania German (4%)
People in group quarters in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 3,331 people in state prisons
- 1,526 people in federal prisons
- 1,418 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 270 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 108 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 76 people in group homes intended for adults
- 30 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 2,991 people in state prisons
- 2,034 people in nursing homes
- 1,399 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 220 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 195 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 119 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 99 people in religious group quarters
- 75 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 30 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 10 people in other group homes
- 8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
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)
| Here: | 4.14% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| 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 2019: 9.3
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 2019: 13.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 31,492 (26,198 aged, 5,294 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,240 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (4,566)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,788)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,382)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,644)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,296)
- Unspecified dementia (1,090)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (954)
- Congestive heart failure (779)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (768)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (689)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,283
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 381
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 43,020
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 948
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,448
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 24.2. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 150.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 89.9
- Suffocation - 26.1
- Poisoning - 24.2
- Other - 10.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 143,264- Male householders: 29,763 (9,566 living alone), Female householders: 28,449 (9,792 living alone)
23,996 spouses (23,810 opposite-sex spouses), 6,185 unmarried partners, (6,185 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37,830 children (34,887 natural, 387 adopted, 2,556 stepchildren), 2,367 grandchildren, 1,415 brothers or sisters, 1,524 parents, 23 foster children, 1,698 other relatives, 2,385 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 7,629
Size of family households: 17,009 2-persons, 8,007 3-persons, 6,065 4-persons, 2,190 5-persons, 1,084 6-persons, 663 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 19,358 1-person, 3,667 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 36 4-persons.
15,733 married couples with children.
10,136 single-parent households (5,241 men, 4,895 women).
94.3% of residents of Schuylkill speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% 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:
Births: 7,467| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 10,898
| Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +137
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +582
| 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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 2852020 or later
- 1,7612010 to 2019
- 4,0562000 to 2009
- 4,9051990 to 1999
- 4,2311980 to 1989
- 6,9401970 to 1979
- 3,4871960 to 1969
- 5,0371950 to 1959
- 4,2541940 to 1949
- 32,2611939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 591 room
- 182 rooms
- 3903 rooms
- 2,2594 rooms
- 5,7975 rooms
- 10,2586 rooms
- 8,7937 rooms
- 5,9508 rooms
- 9,4159+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 7001 room
- 1492 rooms
- 1,6923 rooms
- 4,3704 rooms
- 2,7435 rooms
- 2,4896 rooms
- 1,7267 rooms
- 6108 rooms
- 7949+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 59no bedroom
- 7141 bedroom
- 7,8142 bedrooms
- 24,4513 bedrooms
- 7,1134 bedrooms
- 2,7885+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 731no bedroom
- 4,1781 bedroom
- 4,7382 bedrooms
- 4,3033 bedrooms
- 7924 bedrooms
- 5315+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Schuylkill County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,604no vehicle
- 11,6671 vehicle
- 17,0442 vehicles
- 8,3433 vehicles
- 2,3344 vehicles
- 1,9475+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Schuylkill County in renter-occupied apartments
- 3,025no vehicle
- 8,0311 vehicle
- 3,2792 vehicles
- 6583 vehicles
- 2474 vehicles
- 335+ vehicles
90.8% 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, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Schuylkill County: | 90.8% |
| State average: | 88.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 120,266
- Other state: 17,804
- Northeast: 9,641
- Midwest: 1,834
- South: 4,791
- West: 1,538
- 52.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.7%Electricity
- 11.1%Coal or coke
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.0%Utility gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 55.2%Electricity
- 28.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.6%Utility gas
- 3.8%Coal or coke
- 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%No fuel used
- 1.3%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,157
| Here: | 16.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 428
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 857
| Here: | 28.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 41.1% |
Schuylkill County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,201,000
Other: $9,480,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,729,000
Regular Highways: $446,000
General - Other: $163,000
General - Other: $84,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $26,009,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,764,000
Health - Other: $22,803,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,486,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,268,000
Health - Other: $17,408,000
Regular Highways: $8,800,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,920,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,523,000
General - Other: $6,958,000
Regular Highways: $6,653,000
Central Staff Services: $6,270,000
Corrections - Other: $5,768,000
Corrections - Other: $5,124,000
Central Staff Services: $3,811,000
Financial Administration: $3,553,000
Financial Administration: $2,343,000
General Public Buildings: $1,876,000
General - Other: $1,636,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,538,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
General Public Buildings: $1,428,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,149,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Solid Waste Management: $648,000
Parks and Recreation: $172,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $7,219,000
Other: $3,703,000
Public Welfare: $3,555,000
Public Welfare: $1,721,000
General Local Government Support: $124,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $746,000
Interest on Debt: $554,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,035,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,210,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,020,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,245,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,420,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,389,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,719,000
Interest Earnings: $835,000
Rents: $251,000
Rents: $247,000
Interest Earnings: $181,000
Donations From Private Sources: $45,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $1,083,000
Police Protection: $422,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $171,000
Public Welfare - Other: $133,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Parks and Recreation: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $50,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,071,000
Cash and Securities: $39,596,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,277,000
Cash and Securities: $3,967,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $34,586,000
Other: $23,144,000
Public Welfare: $19,157,000
Public Welfare: $11,903,000
General Local Government Support: $2,508,000
General Local Government Support: $1,928,000
- Tax - Property: $40,903,000
Property: $36,397,000
Other Selective Sales: $508,000
Other Selective Sales: $278,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,896,000
: $3,606,000
Schuylkill County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,201,000
Other: $9,480,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,729,000
Regular Highways: $446,000
General - Other: $163,000
General - Other: $84,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $26,009,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,764,000
Health - Other: $22,803,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,486,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,268,000
Health - Other: $17,408,000
Regular Highways: $8,800,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,920,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,523,000
General - Other: $6,958,000
Regular Highways: $6,653,000
Central Staff Services: $6,270,000
Corrections - Other: $5,768,000
Corrections - Other: $5,124,000
Central Staff Services: $3,811,000
Financial Administration: $3,553,000
Financial Administration: $2,343,000
General Public Buildings: $1,876,000
General - Other: $1,636,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,538,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
General Public Buildings: $1,428,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,149,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Solid Waste Management: $648,000
Parks and Recreation: $172,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $7,219,000
Other: $3,703,000
Public Welfare: $3,555,000
Public Welfare: $1,721,000
General Local Government Support: $124,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $746,000
Interest on Debt: $554,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,035,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,210,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,020,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,245,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,420,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,389,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,719,000
Interest Earnings: $835,000
Rents: $251,000
Rents: $247,000
Interest Earnings: $181,000
Donations From Private Sources: $45,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $1,083,000
Police Protection: $422,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $171,000
Public Welfare - Other: $133,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Parks and Recreation: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $50,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,071,000
Cash and Securities: $39,596,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,277,000
Cash and Securities: $3,967,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $34,586,000
Other: $23,144,000
Public Welfare: $19,157,000
Public Welfare: $11,903,000
General Local Government Support: $2,508,000
General Local Government Support: $1,928,000
- Tax - Property: $40,903,000
Property: $36,397,000
Other Selective Sales: $508,000
Other Selective Sales: $278,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,896,000
: $3,606,000
Schuylkill County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,201,000
Other: $9,480,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,729,000
Regular Highways: $446,000
General - Other: $163,000
General - Other: $84,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $26,009,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,764,000
Health - Other: $22,803,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,486,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,268,000
Health - Other: $17,408,000
Regular Highways: $8,800,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,920,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,523,000
General - Other: $6,958,000
Regular Highways: $6,653,000
Central Staff Services: $6,270,000
Corrections - Other: $5,768,000
Corrections - Other: $5,124,000
Central Staff Services: $3,811,000
Financial Administration: $3,553,000
Financial Administration: $2,343,000
General Public Buildings: $1,876,000
General - Other: $1,636,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,538,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
General Public Buildings: $1,428,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,149,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Solid Waste Management: $648,000
Parks and Recreation: $172,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $7,219,000
Other: $3,703,000
Public Welfare: $3,555,000
Public Welfare: $1,721,000
General Local Government Support: $124,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $746,000
Interest on Debt: $554,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,035,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,210,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,020,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,245,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,420,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,389,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,719,000
Interest Earnings: $835,000
Rents: $251,000
Rents: $247,000
Interest Earnings: $181,000
Donations From Private Sources: $45,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $1,083,000
Police Protection: $422,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $171,000
Public Welfare - Other: $133,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Parks and Recreation: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $50,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,071,000
Cash and Securities: $39,596,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,277,000
Cash and Securities: $3,967,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $34,586,000
Other: $23,144,000
Public Welfare: $19,157,000
Public Welfare: $11,903,000
General Local Government Support: $2,508,000
General Local Government Support: $1,928,000
- Tax - Property: $40,903,000
Property: $36,397,000
Other Selective Sales: $508,000
Other Selective Sales: $278,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,896,000
: $3,606,000
Schuylkill County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,201,000
Other: $9,480,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,729,000
Regular Highways: $446,000
General - Other: $163,000
General - Other: $84,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $26,009,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,764,000
Health - Other: $22,803,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,486,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,268,000
Health - Other: $17,408,000
Regular Highways: $8,800,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,920,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,523,000
General - Other: $6,958,000
Regular Highways: $6,653,000
Central Staff Services: $6,270,000
Corrections - Other: $5,768,000
Corrections - Other: $5,124,000
Central Staff Services: $3,811,000
Financial Administration: $3,553,000
Financial Administration: $2,343,000
General Public Buildings: $1,876,000
General - Other: $1,636,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,538,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
General Public Buildings: $1,428,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,149,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Solid Waste Management: $648,000
Parks and Recreation: $172,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $7,219,000
Other: $3,703,000
Public Welfare: $3,555,000
Public Welfare: $1,721,000
General Local Government Support: $124,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $746,000
Interest on Debt: $554,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,035,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,210,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,765,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,020,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,245,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,420,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,389,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,719,000
Interest Earnings: $835,000
Rents: $251,000
Rents: $247,000
Interest Earnings: $181,000
Donations From Private Sources: $45,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $1,083,000
Police Protection: $422,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $171,000
Public Welfare - Other: $133,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Parks and Recreation: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $50,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,071,000
Cash and Securities: $39,596,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,277,000
Cash and Securities: $3,967,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $34,586,000
Other: $23,144,000
Public Welfare: $19,157,000
Public Welfare: $11,903,000
General Local Government Support: $2,508,000
General Local Government Support: $1,928,000
- Tax - Property: $40,903,000
Property: $36,397,000
Other Selective Sales: $508,000
Other Selective Sales: $278,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,896,000
: $3,606,000
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
| Most common first names in Schuylkill County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 3,336 | 73.6 years |
| Mary | 3,216 | 80.1 years |
| Joseph | 2,273 | 73.4 years |
| Anna | 2,076 | 80.6 years |
| William | 1,869 | 73.3 years |
| Helen | 1,503 | 79.8 years |
| Charles | 1,309 | 74.5 years |
| George | 1,238 | 74.3 years |
| Margaret | 1,167 | 78.9 years |
| Robert | 1,055 | 70.7 years |
| Most common last names in Schuylkill County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 646 | 76.1 years |
| Smith | 410 | 75.2 years |
| Moyer | 293 | 74.9 years |
| Jones | 282 | 74.8 years |
| Brown | 258 | 77.1 years |
| Williams | 227 | 76.5 years |
| Davis | 225 | 76.4 years |
| Brennan | 217 | 75.7 years |
| Zimmerman | 211 | 75.6 years |
| Wagner | 201 | 76.4 years |
| Businesses in Schuylkill County, PA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
| AT&T | 2 | Kroger | 12 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 4 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
| Arby's | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
| CVS | 2 | New Balance | 3 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | Payless | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Curves | 3 | Quiznos | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 4 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Deb | 1 | Rite Aid | 8 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 6 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 2 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| FedEx | 8 | Staples | 1 | |
| Ford | 4 | Subway | 12 | |
| GNC | 5 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
| GameStop | 2 | True Value | 4 | |
| Gap | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
| Giant | 2 | UPS | 15 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | YMCA | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | |||
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