Paxtang, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2022: 1,637 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: +4.3%
 
Males: 792  (48.4%)
Females: 845  (51.6%)
Median resident age:

34.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17111.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,599 (it was $46,250 in 2000)
Paxtang:

$79,599
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,441 (it was $23,217 in 2000)

Paxtang borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $172,709 (it was $93,900 in 2000)
Paxtang:

$172,709
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $193,315; detached houses: $211,389; townhouses or other attached units: $151,260; in 2-unit structures: $146,989

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,146.

March 2022 cost of living index in Paxtang: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.4%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.9% for Black residents, 9.5% for American Indian residents)

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  • Races in Paxtang, PA (2022)
    • 96657.0%White alone
    • 26915.9%Black alone
    • 21112.4%Asian alone
    • 19711.6%Hispanic
    • 674.0%Two or more races
    • 20.1%American Indian alone

Races in Paxtang detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Paxtang, Pennsylvania as of April 24, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Paxtang is 1,502 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.


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Ancestries: German (13.6%), American (10.4%), Italian (2.9%), Irish (2.4%), English (1.4%), French (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 07/03/1914

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 3,914 people per square mile   (average).

Paxtang, Pennsylvania map

190 residents are foreign born (9.8% Asia).

This borough:

11.2%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,511 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,850 (1.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (31.9 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (66.9 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (91.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Penbrook borough, PA (1.2 miles ),
Lawnton, PA (1.3 miles ),
Oberlin, PA (1.3 miles ),
Progress, PA (1.4 miles ),
Enhaut, PA (1.4 miles ),
Steelton borough, PA (1.4 miles ),
Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, PA (1.4 miles ),
Bressler, PA (1.5 miles )

Latitude: 40.26 N, Longitude: 76.83 W

Distribution of median household income in Paxtang, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Paxtang, PA in 2022
Paxtang satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Most common industries in Paxtang, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Public administration (16.2%)
  • Health care (8.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (8.8%)
  • Educational services (8.7%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
  • Construction (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Public administration (19.5%)
  • Construction (7.3%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (7.3%)
  • Truck transportation (4.4%)
  • Educational services (3.6%)
  • Finance & insurance (3.6%)
  • Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (3.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (14.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (13.8%)
  • Educational services (13.6%)
  • Public administration (13.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
  • Social assistance (3.8%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (3.3%)
Most common occupations in Paxtang, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
  • Computer specialists (4.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
  • Registered nurses (3.5%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.1%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.0%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
  • Computer specialists (5.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.4%)
  • Registered nurses (6.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
  • Customer service representatives (4.0%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.6%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.6%)

Average climate in Paxtang, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Paxtang, Pennsylvania average temperatures Paxtang, Pennsylvania average precipitation Paxtang, Pennsylvania humidity Paxtang, Pennsylvania wind speed Paxtang, Pennsylvania snowfall Paxtang, Pennsylvania sunshine Paxtang, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 109. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

109
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2017 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.157
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 7.94. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.94
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2014 was 0.468. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.468
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.2
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.9
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 15.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

15.8
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Paxtang-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the Paxtang borough center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 22.3 miles away from the borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Paxtang-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 63% 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 173.1 miles away from the city 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 42.3 miles away from Paxtang 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 204.8 miles away from the city 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 43.9 miles away from Paxtang center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 285.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 244.3 miles away from Paxtang center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Dauphin County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Tropical Depressions: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Paxtang topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Paxtang:

  • VNA OF CENTRAL PA INC (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • DAUPHIN CO HOME AND HOSP (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • SPRING CREEK REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • BAYADA NURSES HARRISBURG (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HARRISBURG (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • VILLA TERESA (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • COMMUNITY GENERAL SUBACUTE CARE (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; HARRISBURG, PA)

Amtrak stations near Paxtang:

  • 3 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paxtang:

  • Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 4 miles; Harrisburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 13,276)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 7 miles; Middletown, PA; FT enrollment: 3,797)
  • Messiah College (about 11 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,035)
  • Dickinson College (about 20 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,505)
  • YTI Career Institute-York (about 21 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 23 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 31 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,585)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Paxtang Fire Company 1 Station 40 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Paxtang Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Dauphin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This borough:

2.4 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:

62.9%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:

8.5%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Paxtang:

Marital status in Paxtang, PA
  • Never married: 32.8%
  • Now married: 47.6%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

For population 25 years and over in Paxtang:

  • High school or higher: 91.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

12.0
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Paxtang
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Paxtang, PA (based on Dauphin County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant43,691122
Catholic39,73916
Evangelical Protestant27,374164
Other10,39026
Black Protestant6,46431
Orthodox6895
None139,753-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 51
This county:

2.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
This county:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 90
Dauphin County:

3.52 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 224
Here:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Dauphin County:

9.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

30.9%
State:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Dauphin County:

12.6%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

51.0%
Pennsylvania:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

48.8%
Pennsylvania:

47.1%

Average BMI:
Here:

28.8
Pennsylvania:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Paxtang:

20.2%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

10.4%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Paxtang:

6.8
Pennsylvania:

6.8

Overweight people:
Paxtang:

35.5%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
Paxtang:

57.2%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Paxtang:

78.5%
Pennsylvania:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Paxtang, PA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$8,563$51,3780$0
Streets and Highways 2$11,408$68,4480$0
Financial Administration 0$0 2$1,031
Totals for Government 4$19,971$59,9132$1,031

Paxtang government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $386,000 ($235.80)
    Central Staff Services: $250,000 ($152.72)
    Regular Highways: $241,000 ($147.22)
    Sewerage: $214,000 ($130.73)
    Solid Waste Management: $166,000 ($101.41)
    General - Other: $101,000 ($61.70)
    Parks and Recreation: $56,000 ($34.21)
    Local Fire Protection: $37,000 ($22.60)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,000 ($1.83)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.61)

Paxtang government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $177,000 ($108.12)
    Sewerage: $84,000 ($51.31)
    Other: $55,000 ($33.60)
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $12,000 ($7.33)
    Fines and Forfeits: $9,000 ($5.50)
    General Revenue - Other: $4,000 ($2.44)
    Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($1.22)
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $82,000 ($50.09)
  • Tax - Property: $745,000 ($455.10)
    Individual Income: $184,000 ($112.40)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000 ($43.98)
    Public Utility License: $31,000 ($18.94)
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,000 ($9.16)

Paxtang government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000 ($7.94)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000 ($7.94)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000 ($7.94)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000 ($7.94)

Paxtang government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $814,000 ($497.25)

6.58% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.58%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($63 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

0.02%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cumberland County, PA  0.91% ($50,746 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.57% ($49,881)
from Lebanon County, PA  0.48% ($51,310)


6.69% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($57,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.69%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($249 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

0.04%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cumberland County, PA  1.44% ($46,129 average AGI)
to York County, PA  0.50% ($51,602)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.47% ($61,761)

Strongest AM radio stations in Paxtang:

  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKBO (1230 AM; 0 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Paxtang:

  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXPH (88.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF PA.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Paxtang:

  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)

Paxtang fatal accident list:

Jul 9, 1990 11:00 AM, 3012, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 6, 1981 04:00 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 15Number of bridges
  • 79ft / 23.8mTotal length
  • $2,623,000Total costs
  • 529,302Total average daily traffic
  • 55,168Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Paxtang, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 31930-1939
  • 91960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 11990-1999
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Paxtang, PA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Paxtang)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • ZVV, .3 Miles Ese Of Us 322, I-83 And I-283 (Lat: 40.250278 Lon: -76.807222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQJF659,
    Assigned Frequencies: 22760.0 MHz, 11445.0 MHz, 17810.0 MHz, 11525.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/21/2008, Expiration Date: 08/21/2018, Cancellation Date: 10/27/2018, Certifier: Kurt Maass, Registrant: Telecom Transport Management, Inc., 146 N. Canal Street, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98103, Phone: (206) 816-6907, Fax: (206) 545-9585, Email:


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full tract)
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Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$129,0507$110,57130$109,9335$29,4001$33,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$129,0002$114,0004$82,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$117,6671$76,00013$148,3854$76,0001$128,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$60,0009$135,3331$25,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$43,0000$04$131,2500$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0231.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$139,0003$118,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$117,0001$88,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0231.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Paxtang, PA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Paxtang, PA - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Paxtang, PA
  • 65.4%Utility gas
  • 27.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.1%Electricity
  • 1.8%Coal or coke
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Paxtang, PA
  • 55.9%Utility gas
  • 37.4%Electricity
  • 6.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Paxtang compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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