Races in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,514 ($33,622 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $478 (lower quartile is $355, upper quartile is $555)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $127,067 (it was $84,500 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,360 - $200,346

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $190,802

Here:	$190,802
State:	$223,477

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,349

Here:	$244,349
State:	$164,518

In 2-unit structures: $114,335

Here:	$114,335
State:	$166,566

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,796

Here:	$96,796
State:	$223,507

Mobile homes: $77,546

Here:	$77,546
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $201,164

Here:	$201,164
State:	$97,532

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,269
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $381

Institutionalized population: 258

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,798 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,582 (1.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.4%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.5% for Black residents, 36.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 31.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 45 years old
(Males: 44 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 46 years old, Asian residents: 40 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Susquehanna County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $609 a month.

Cities in this county include: Forest City, Susquehanna Depot, Montrose, Hallstead, New Milford, Great Bend, Oakland, Lanesboro, Union Dale, Hop Bottom.

Susquehanna County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Susquehanna County: Jessup Overlook (A), Elk Mountain Ski Center (B), Angle Corners (C), Bennett Corners (D), Franklin Corners (E), Bradley Corners (F), Green Corners (G), Starrucca Station (H), Shannon Hill (I), Transue (J), Old Mill Village (K), Palma (L), Harding Corners (M), Bumps Corners (N), Harris Corners (O), Burdick Corners (P), Camp Arrowhead (Q), Camp Choconut (R), Carter Corners (S), Chase Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Susquehanna County include: Union Church (A), Locust Hill Church (B), Lyons Street Church (C), West Lenox Church (D), Welch Hill Church (E), Ararat Church (F), Free Church (G), Franklin Hill Church (H), Saint Augustine Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lamb Cemetery (1), Tyler Hill Cemetery (2), Williams Pond Cemetery (3), Willow View Cemetery (4), Boles Cemetery (5), Strickland Cemetery (6), Brackney Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Booth Millpond (A), Sinkhole Swamp (B), Mud Pond (C), Roberts Pond (D), Carlin Pond (E), Coterell Lake (F), Butler Lake (G), Cord Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Creek (A), Burdick Creek (B), Wellmans Creek (C), North Branch Wyalusing Creek (D), North Branch Meshoppen Creek (E), Fall Brook (F), Laurel Lake Creek (G), Nick Creek (H), Jones Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Susquehanna County include: State Game Lands Number 175 (1), Salt Springs State Park (2), State Game Lands Number 140 (3), State Game Lands Number 236 (4), State Game Lands Number 35 (5), Montrose Area High School Memorial Stadium (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Broome County, New York , Bradford County , Lackawanna County , Tioga County, New York , Wayne County , Wyoming County .

Current college students: 1,028
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 543 (71% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,057
• One, attached: 252
• Two: 915
• 3 or 4: 604
• 5 to 9: 226
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 or more: 341
• Mobile homes: 3,352
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 72

Housing units in Susquehanna County with a mortgage: 4,089 (315 second mortgage, 471 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,119

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.57%

Here		34.6%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 14,602
Total congregations: 78

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	5,465 (37.4%)	5,214 (35.7%)	915 (6.3%)	590 (4.0%)	490 (3.4%)
Congregations	30 (38.5%)	12 (15.4%)	6 (7.7%)	4 (5.1%)	7 (9.0%)

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	459 (3.1%)	353 (2.4%)	316 (2.2%)	183 (1.3%)	617 (4.2%)
Congregations	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	12 (15.4%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Susquehanna County - Forest City, Susquehanna Depot, Montrose, Hallstead, New Milford

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Susquehanna County:

Average size of farms: 170 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38,658
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $41.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.94%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36,973
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55,679
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.96%
Corn for grain: 1428 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 69 harvested acres
Vegetables: 67 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 161 acres

Tornado activity:

Susquehanna County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Susquehanna County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.8 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 90.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3235): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 2, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1587): April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 1, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1557): September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Severe Storms, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 31, 1998 to June 2, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1219): June 8, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1219, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1093): January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Pennsylvania Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1085): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1085, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Pennsylvania Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: January 4, 1994 to February 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1015): March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1015, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3105): March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Susquehanna County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,630.

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.

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,119 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.74% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($16,706 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($17,413 average AGI)

Susquehanna County:	2.65%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,587 (6,567 aged, 1,020 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.76
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6440.410
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 287.770
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 18063.12

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 970.940
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1167.980
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21.37

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21.36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 37.98

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.75

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 126.6. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 43,074

• In family households: 36,250 (9,241 male householders, 2,891 female householders)

  9,585 spouses, 11,546 children (10,612 natural, 288 adopted, 646 stepchildren), 798 grandchildren, 228 brothers or sisters, 341 parents, 244 other relatives, 1,142 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,824 (2,956 male householders (2,340 living alone)), 2,710 female householders (2,366 living alone)), 1,158 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 282 (258 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,946 2-persons, 2,617 3-persons, 2,121 4-persons, 942 5-persons, 339 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,706 1-person, 841 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

97.0% of residents of Susquehanna County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $211,121,000 ($5021 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,079,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,391,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,774,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,229,000
Federal grants: $35,637,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,362,000 ($1,308,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,729,000 ($754,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $802,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,989,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,570,000

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

Births: 2,348

Deaths: 2,362

Net international migration: +13

Net internal migration: -33

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

70% of Susquehanna County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 26087
• Northeast: 13141
• Midwest: 613
• South: 1131
• West: 514

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 309

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 180

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 225

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 919
• Number of aged recipients: 107
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 812
• Number of recipients under 18: 163
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 574
• Number of recipients older than 64: 182
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 340
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 422

Most common first names in Susquehanna County, PA among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	1,127	80.9 years
John	967	74.8 years
William	707	74.5 years
Joseph	609	74.6 years
James	507	72.5 years
Anna	479	82.2 years
Robert	443	70.3 years
Frank	439	75.8 years
Helen	435	79.9 years
Charles	421	74.9 years

Most common last names in Susquehanna County, PA among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	231	78.1 years
Jones	139	74.4 years
Brown	136	77.5 years
Williams	133	77.7 years
Miller	128	75.5 years
Johnson	99	75.7 years
Davis	93	73.9 years
Shaffer	87	78.4 years
Thompson	86	77.3 years
Lewis	80	76.7 years

Businesses in Susquehanna County, PA
Name	Count		Name	Count
Burger King	1		McDonald's	3
Curves	1		RadioShack	1
Dennys	1		Rite Aid	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		Subway	3
FedEx	4		True Value	2
H&R Block	2		U-Haul	3
Holiday Inn	1		UPS	2

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