Union County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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County population in July 2007: 43,724 (56% urban, 44% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,671
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,507

% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

Land area: 317 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 138 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Union County: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.2%), Manufacturing (22.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Union County, Pennsylvania:

White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
Black (6.9%)
Hispanic (3.9%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 23,036	(55.3%)
Females: 18,588	(44.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,019
County population in 2003: 42,381
Jobs in 2003: 18,664

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Total labor force in 2004: 17,783
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Union County:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,854 ($40,336 in 1999)

This county:	$48,854
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $503 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $634)

This county:	$503
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $156,498 (it was $97,200 in 2000)

Union County:	$156,498
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,550 - $231,579

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $211,877
Here: $211,877
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $274,215
Here: $274,215
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $161,743
Here: $161,743
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $241,714
Here: $241,714
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $35,358
Here: $35,358
State: $35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000
Here: $65,000
State: $97,532

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,232
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $393

Institutionalized population: 5,793

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: 1
Auto thefts: 0

Union County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Union County Pennsylvania:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,266 (1.3%)

Union County household income distribution in 2007

Union County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $745 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, Linntown, New Berlin, Hartleton.

Neighboring counties: Centre County , Clinton County , Lycoming County , Mifflin County , Northumberland County , Snyder County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Union County: Stone Haven Camp (A), Devitt Home (B), Laurelton State Village (C), Laurelton State Village Farms (D), Park Overlook (E), Karoondinha Camp (F), White Deer Valley Camp (G), Northeast Federal Penitentiary (H), Wesley Forest Camp (I), Nik-O-Mahs Camp (J), Mile Run Camp (K), Bucknell University Golf Course (L), Sand Spring Camp (M), Lick Run (N), Mount Luther Camp (O), Colonial Crest Golf Course (P), Camp Loka (Q), United Methodist Home (R), Kelly Township Office (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Union County include: Emmanuel Church (A), Faith Church (B), Saint Johns Church of Christ (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Foursquare Church (E), Old Order Mennonite Church (F), Reformed Baptist Church (G), Buffalo Church (H), United Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Luntz Cemetery (1), Ebenezer Cemetery (2), Union Church Cemetery (3), Hartleton Cemetery (4), Highland Cemetery (5), Old Cedars Cemetery (6), Lewis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: McClure, Lake (A), Halfway Lake (B), Spruce Run Reservoir (C), Mifflinburg Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rapid Run (A), Mile Run (B), Furnace Run (C), Sand Spring Run (D), Sheesley Run (E), Laurel Run (F), Spring Creek (G), Coral Run (H), Cold Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Union County include: State Game Lands Number 193 (1), Sand Bridge State Park (2), Joyce Kilmer Monument (3), Raymond B Winter State Park (4), Shikellamy State Park (5), Lincoln Park (6), State Game Lands Number 201 (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	9.0%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 3,717
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,537 (28% naturalized citizens)

Union County:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 423 1990 to 1994: 185 1985 to 1989: 256 1980 to 1984: 145 1975 to 1979: 87 1970 to 1974: 187 1970 to 1974: 65 1965 to 1969: 189

Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,347
One, attached: 715
Two: 582
3 or 4: 647
5 to 9: 360
10 to 19: 222
20 or more: 329
Mobile homes: 1,446
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 4,557 (424 second mortgage, 594 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,794

Here:	62.0% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 15,386
Total congregations: 62

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	3,158 (20.5%)	2,573 (16.7%)	2,478 (16.1%)	1,947 (12.7%)	759 (4.9%)
Congregations	9 (14.5%)	2 (3.2%)	15 (24.2%)	9 (14.5%)	3 (4.8%)

Name	Old Order Mennonite	Church of the Nazarene	Assemblies of God	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other
Adherents	572 (3.7%)	479 (3.1%)	410 (2.7%)	373 (2.4%)	2,637 (17.1%)
Congregations	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	17 (27.4%)

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

Religions in Union County - Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, Linntown, New Berlin, Hartleton

Agriculture in Union County
Average size of farms: 133 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $105597
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.39
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.17%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88026
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68947
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 31.23
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 42.04%
Corn for grain: 10857 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2119 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 10203 harvested acres
Vegetables: 277 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 64 acres

Union County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Union County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 94% 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 66.6 miles away from Union 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 68.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from Union County center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (11%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Furniture and related products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Postsecondary teachers (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Health technologists and technicians (3%)

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

Colombia (11%)
Mexico (10%)
Dominican Republic (8%)
Germany (7%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Union County (%):

German (41%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (7%)
English (6%)
Italian (5%)
Polish (3%)
Dutch (2%)

Union County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,301 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,596 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 138 (1%)
Walked: 1,286 (8%)
Other means: 74 (0%)
Worked at home: 597 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Union County, Pennsylvania

5290 people in federal prisons and detention centers
2684 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
472 people in nursing homes
138 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
17 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 $50,953.

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

6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($314 average AGI)
Union County: 0.08%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

4.49% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($21,982 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($13,644 average AGI)
Union County: 2.06%
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 Northumberland County, PA	1.78% ($30,529 average AGI)
to Snyder County, PA	0.89% ($35,884)
to Lycoming County, PA	0.42% ($27,456)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.11% ($23,067)
to Montour County, PA	0.11% ($27,067)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.10% ($51,357)
to Centre County, PA	0.09% ($28,417)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Union County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Union County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Union County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,234 (5,612 aged, 622 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: 2.34
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15957.4
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 318.350
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 65657.77

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 932.040
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 862.490
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.59

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51.35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 83.47

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.59

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,942

In family households: 28,216 (7,863 male householders, 1,406 female householders)
8,053 spouses, 9,740 children (8,961 natural, 298 adopted, 481 stepchildren), 314 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 152 parents, 210 other relatives, 384 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,726 (1,615 male householders (1,289 living alone)), 2,307 female householders (2,041 living alone)), 804 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8,682 (5,775 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,397 2-persons, 1,957 3-persons, 1,807 4-persons, 645 5-persons, 319 6-persons, 144 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,330 1-person, 464 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

89.6% of residents of Union County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $288,748,000 ($6759 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,903,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $92,711,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,138,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,155,000
Federal grants: $31,899,000
Federal procurement contracts: $36,732,000 ($11,944,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $88,113,000 ($1,939,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $726,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,048,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,036,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,135

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,910

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +346

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

Net internal migration: +998

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Union County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.35 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 146
1995 to 1998: 869
1990 to 1994: 1,212
1980 to 1989: 2,068
1970 to 1979: 2,687
1960 to 1969: 1,505
1950 to 1959: 1,108
1940 to 1949: 856
1939 or earlier: 4,233

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 726 5 rooms: 1,968 6 rooms: 2,427 7 rooms: 1,890 8 rooms: 1,197 9+ rooms: 1,330

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 58 2 rooms: 209 3 rooms: 627 4 rooms: 1,036 5 rooms: 575 6 rooms: 471 7 rooms: 255 8 rooms: 125 9+ rooms: 151

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 149 2 bedrooms: 1,688 3 bedrooms: 5,276 4 bedrooms: 2,036 5+ bedrooms: 519

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County:
	no bedroom: 82 1 bedroom: 896 2 bedrooms: 1,400 3 bedrooms: 807 4 bedrooms: 212 5+ bedrooms: 110

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 381 1 vehicle: 2,098 2 vehicles: 4,948 3 vehicles: 1,676 4 vehicles: 414 5+ vehicles: 154

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 668 1 vehicle: 1,728 2 vehicles: 883 3 vehicles: 176 4 vehicles: 42 5+ vehicles: 10

59% of Union County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.

Union County:	58.9%
State average:	64.4%

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

This state: 30022
Northeast: 4494
Midwest: 1356
South: 2969
West: 946

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50.1%) Electricity (29.4%) Coal or coke (6.0%) Wood (5.9%) Utility gas (4.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43.4%) Electricity (40.4%) Utility gas (7.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.1%) Coal or coke (2.8%) Wood (1.8%) No fuel used (0.7%) Other fuel (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 573

Here:	13.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 167

Here:	7.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,039

Here:	86.7%
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.)

Union County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $2,480,000
Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,550,000
Welfare - Other: $1,837,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,143,000

Central Staff Services: $1,028,000

Corrections - Other: $976,000

Police Protection: $670,000

Financial Administration: $578,000

Natural Resources - Other: $396,000

General Public Buildings: $267,000

Parks & Recreation: $37,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $4,680,000
Total Federal Securities: $4,652,000

Benefit Payments: $436,000

Local Employee Contribution: $285,000

Interest Revenue: $285,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $33,000

Withdrawals: $29,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,331,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $898,000
General Revenue, NEC: $276,000
Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $75,000
Police Protection: $53,000

Judicial: $41,000

Financial Administration: $33,000

Central Staff: $31,000

Corrections - Other: $18,000

General Public Building: $5,000

Welfare - Other: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,759,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,033,000
Highways: $1,297,000
Tax - Property: $4,017,000
NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,804,000

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Union County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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