Foster Brook, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 1,251.
Males: 684  (54.7%)
Females: 567  (45.3%)
Median resident age:

49.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,776
Foster Brook:

$56,776
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,465

Foster Brook CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $104,842
Foster Brook:

$104,842
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $114,820; detached houses: $115,779; mobile homes: $69,787

Median gross rent in 2022: $829.

March 2022 cost of living index in Foster Brook: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.0%

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Ancestries: Italian (39.4%), German (24.0%), Irish (7.5%), American (7.3%), Welsh (5.0%), English (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1428 feet

6 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.6%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,192 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,284 (1.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheektowaga, NY (65.2 miles , pop. 79,988).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (65.4 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (227.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Bradford, PA (1.3 miles ),
Limestone, NY (1.9 miles ),
Carrollton, NY (2.3 miles ),
Rew, PA (2.5 miles),
Lewis Run borough, PA (2.8 miles ),
Allegany, NY (3.2 miles ),
St. Bonaventure, NY (3.2 miles ),
Red House, NY (3.3 miles)

Latitude: 41.98 N, Longitude: 78.62 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

Distribution of median household income in Foster Brook, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Foster Brook, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%

Tornado activity:

Foster Brook-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Foster Brook place center killed 4 people and injured 40 people.

On 5/15/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Foster Brook-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Foster Brook center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 283.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 133.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 256.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 303.6 miles away from Foster Brook 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 176.1 miles away from the city 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 McKean County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Foster Brook:

  • RAMSBOTTOM CENTER (Hospital, about 1 miles away; BRADFORD, PA)
  • DAVITA - BRADFORD DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 1 miles away; BRADFORD, PA)
  • BRADFORD ECUMENICAL HOME, INC (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; BRADFORD, PA)
  • MCKEAN COUNTY VNA (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; BRADFORD, PA)
  • PAVILION AT BRMC, THE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; BRADFORD, PA)
  • BRADFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; BRADFORD, PA)
  • OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; OLEAN, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Foster Brook:

  • St Bonaventure University (about 11 miles; Saint Bonaventure, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,286)
  • Jamestown Community College (about 33 miles; Jamestown, NY; FT enrollment: 3,384)
  • SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (about 47 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 3,483)
  • Alfred University (about 47 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 2,411)
  • SUNY at Fredonia (about 50 miles; Fredonia, NY; FT enrollment: 5,523)
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Online (about 57 miles; Orchard Park, NY; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • Erie Community College (about 65 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 11,035)

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McKean County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

63.6%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.0%
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: 0.2% of all households
22 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional) in 2010
19 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Foster Brook:

Marital status in Foster Brook, PA
  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

For population 25 years and over in Foster Brook:

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.9
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Foster Brook, PA (based on McKean County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic7,9879
Mainline Protestant7,44734
Evangelical Protestant5,05040
Other834
None22,883-
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: 13
McKean County:

2.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
McKean County:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
McKean County:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Here:

6.17 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 39
McKean County:

8.92 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.7%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.1%
Pennsylvania:

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

12.6%
State:

11.5%

Strongest AM radio stations in Foster Brook:

  • WESB (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
  • WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHDL (1450 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOEN (1360 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Foster Brook:

  • WBRR (100.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
  • WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQRM (106.3 FM; SMETHPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W213BC (90.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHKS (94.9 FM; PORT ALLEGANY, PA; Owner: L-COM INC.)
  • W265BB (100.9 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W257BA (99.3 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W231AH (94.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES RADIO, INC.)
  • WDDH (97.5 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: LAUREL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMXO (101.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
  • WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WPSB (90.1 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCID (89.1 FM; FRIENDSHIP, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKEG-LP (104.7 FM; LIMESTONE, NY; Owner: LIMESTONE COMMUNITY RADIO)
  • WJQZ (103.5 FM; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Foster Brook:

  • WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
  • WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W30BW (Channel 30; OLEAN, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WONS-LP (Channel 25; OLEAN, NY; Owner: CHOICE OLEAN TELEVISION STATION, INC.)
  • W20AB (Channel 20; OLEAN, NY; Owner: CHOICE OLEAN TELEVISION STATION, INC.)

Foster Brook fatal accident list:

Oct 17, 2015 06:25 PM, Sr-346 Derrick Rd, Main St, Lat: 41.977147, Lon: -78.617047, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jul 13, 2011 08:00 PM, Sr-346, Lat: 41.970842, Lon: -78.593467, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 7, 2008 07:58 AM, Sr-346, Lat: 41.971010, Lon: -78.593190, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 18Number of bridges
  • 164ft / 49.6mTotal length
  • $6,530,000Total costs
  • 32,309Total average daily traffic
  • 2,727Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Foster Brook, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11940-1949
  • 11950-1959
  • 11960-1969
  • 51970-1979
  • 21980-1989
  • 11990-1999
  • 22000-2009
  • 52010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Foster Brook, PA
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Foster Brook, PA
  • 88.2%Utility gas
  • 4.6%Electricity
  • 3.8%Other fuel
  • 3.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Foster Brook, PA
  • 100.0%Utility gas


Foster Brook compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
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