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Lucerne Mines, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 937.
Population change since 2000: -1.5%
Males: 517  (55.3%)
Females: 420  (44.7%)
Median resident age:

40.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 15754.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,488 (it was $28,427 in 2000)
Lucerne Mines:

$61,488
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,768 (it was $13,976 in 2000)

Lucerne Mines CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,563 (it was $58,000 in 2000)
Lucerne Mines:

$125,563
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $121,452; detached houses: $123,624

Median gross rent in 2022: $929.

March 2022 cost of living index in Lucerne Mines: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.2%

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    • 85597.3%White alone
    • 111.3%Two or more races

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Ancestries: American (51.0%), Slovak (16.3%), Italian (13.6%), German (8.2%), Hungarian (4.1%), Irish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1120 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 1,090 people per square mile   (low).

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10 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.1%
Pennsylvania:

4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Lucerne Mines CDP:

1.1% ($619)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (43.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (215.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Homer City borough, PA (1.0 miles ),
Graceton, PA (1.8 miles ),
Coral, PA (2.0 miles ),
Indiana borough, PA (2.1 miles ),
Chevy Chase Heights, PA (2.4 miles ),
Black Lick, PA (2.5 miles ),
Jacksonville, PA (2.7 miles ),
Ernest borough, PA (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 40.55 N, Longitude: 79.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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

3.7%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Most common industries in Lucerne Mines, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Food & beverage stores (12.6%)
  • Health care (11.3%)
  • Educational services (9.7%)
  • Construction (9.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
  • Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (20.1%)
  • Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers (8.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7.1%)
  • Educational services (7.1%)
  • Repair & maintenance (7.1%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (4.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Food & beverage stores (19.7%)
  • Health care (18.2%)
  • Educational services (11.8%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (5.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
  • Personal & laundry services (5.4%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.9%)
Most common occupations in Lucerne Mines, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Cashiers (7.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.7%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.5%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (17.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.9%)
  • Construction laborers (5.9%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5.9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Cashiers (12.3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.9%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (9.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.4%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)

Average climate in Lucerne Mines, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 79.3. This is about average.

City:

79.3
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.260. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.260
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 5.60. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.60
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.606. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.606
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 33.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

33.4
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 20.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.7
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.9
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0476. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0476
U.S.:

0.0093

Tornado activity:

Lucerne Mines-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Lucerne Mines place center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category F4 tornado 35.1 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lucerne Mines-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 59% 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 194.2 miles away from the city 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 91.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 127.2 miles away from Lucerne Mines 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 164.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 303.1 miles away from Lucerne Mines center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 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 Indiana County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Lucerne Mines topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Lucerne Mines:

  • THE CARING HEART INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; HOMER CITY, PA)
  • BEACON RIDGE, A CHOICE COMM (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; INDIANA, PA)
  • CAMERON MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; INDIANA, PA)
  • INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; INDIANA, PA)
  • DCI OF INDIANA (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; INDIANA, PA)
  • INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN HOME (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; INDIANA, PA)
  • JULIA POUND CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; INDIANA, PA)

Amtrak station near Lucerne Mines:

  • 20 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lucerne Mines:

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (about 5 miles; Indiana, PA; Full-time enrollment: 14,471)
  • Wyo Tech-Blairsville (about 9 miles; Blairsville, PA; FT enrollment: 2,602)
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 27 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,815)
  • Seton Hill University (about 28 miles; Greensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 2,167)
  • Saint Francis University (about 28 miles; Loretto, PA; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • Westmoreland County Community College (about 31 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 4,669)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (about 40 miles; Altoona, PA; FT enrollment: 3,656)

Points of interest:

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Church in Lucerne Mines: Saint Louis Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

2.3 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

65.3%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.5%
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
3 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Lucerne Mines:

Marital status in Lucerne Mines, PA
  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

For population 25 years and over in Lucerne Mines:

  • High school or higher: 99.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.7
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

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

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Religion statistics for Lucerne Mines, PA (based on Indiana County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant16,44182
Catholic12,38317
Evangelical Protestant10,777100
Other1,3487
Orthodox4236
Black Protestant2332
None47,275-
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: 12
Here:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

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

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Here:

0.34 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Indiana County:

3.43 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 48
Indiana County:

5.48 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

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

8.8%
State:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.9%
Pennsylvania:

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

10.6%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

47.9%
Pennsylvania:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

40.4%
State:

47.1%

Average BMI:
Lucerne Mines:

28.0
Pennsylvania:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Lucerne Mines:

21.6%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Lucerne Mines:

14.1%
State:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

24.1%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
This city:

47.9%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Lucerne Mines:

84.1%
State:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Lucerne Mines, PA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Lucerne Mines:

  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAD (1450 AM; 1 kW; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lucerne Mines:

  • WLCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSVILLE, PA; Owner: LONGO MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WQMU (92.5 FM; INDIANA, PA; Owner: RMS MEDIA MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPCL (97.3 FM; NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INCORPORATED)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WHPA (93.5 FM; BARNESBORO, PA; Owner: VERNAL ENTERPRISES INC.)
  • WBRX (94.3 FM; PATTON, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lucerne Mines:

  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)

Lucerne Mines fatal accident list:

Jan 15, 2021 05:07 PM, Us-119 Patrick J Stapleton Hwy, Lat: 40.554436, Lon: -79.160092, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 37Number of bridges
  • 466ft / 142mTotal length
  • $10,177,000Total costs
  • 168,179Total average daily traffic
  • 18,799Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Lucerne Mines, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 21950-1959
  • 81960-1969
  • 131970-1979
  • 51990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 72010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Lucerne Mines, PA

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: N3VFH, Grant Date: 05/01/1995, Expiration Date: 05/01/2005, Cancellation Date: 05/02/2007, Registrant: Robert E States, Box 9 Hse 177, Lucerne Mines, PA 15754


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lucerne Mines, PA
  • 89.7%Utility gas
  • 10.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lucerne Mines, PA
  • 46.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 41.1%Utility gas
  • 12.3%Electricity


Lucerne Mines compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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