Pike County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,929
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,787
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,114 (it was 2,646 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 547 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 108 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.0%), Retail trade (13.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 45,18376.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,45412.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,9955.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,3123.9%Two or more races
- 8491.4%Asian alone
- 2160.4%Some other race alone
- 200.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 49.0 years |
| Pennsylvania median age: | 40.9 years |
| Males: 30,160 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 28,757 |  (48.8%) |
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| Pike County: | 2.0 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,983 ($44,608 in 1999)
| This county: | $74,983 |
| Pennsylvania: | $71,798 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,095 (lower quartile is $843, upper quartile is $1,457)
| This county: | $1095 |
| State: | $922 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $244,306 (it was $117,500 in 2000)
| Pike: | $244,306 |
| Pennsylvania: | $245,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,593Detached houses: $268,944
Here: $268,944 State: $317,202 Townhouses or other attached units: $288,382
Here: $288,382 State: $254,369 In 2-unit structures: $307,970
Here: $307,970 State: $249,182 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $372,834
Here: $372,834 State: $297,446 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $704,325
Here: $704,325 State: $320,068 Mobile homes: $97,613
Here: $97,613 State: $92,414
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $663
Institutionalized population: 430
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Pike County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.76.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
54.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
60.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
71.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 168 buildings, average cost: $361,100
- 2021: 166 buildings, average cost: $298,900
- 2020: 119 buildings, average cost: $293,200
- 2019: 113 buildings, average cost: $266,900
- 2018: 97 buildings, average cost: $261,700
- 2017: 86 buildings, average cost: $243,100
- 2016: 75 buildings, average cost: $265,100
- 2015: 76 buildings, average cost: $272,700
- 2014: 85 buildings, average cost: $285,200
- 2013: 71 buildings, average cost: $207,100
- 2012: 78 buildings, average cost: $217,800
- 2011: 102 buildings, average cost: $258,400
- 2010: 189 buildings, average cost: $229,400
- 2009: 230 buildings, average cost: $206,800
- 2008: 411 buildings, average cost: $219,400
- 2007: 709 buildings, average cost: $215,300
- 2006: 1005 buildings, average cost: $204,400
- 2005: 1033 buildings, average cost: $193,500
- 2004: 1048 buildings, average cost: $175,200
- 2003: 886 buildings, average cost: $172,000
- 2002: 723 buildings, average cost: $152,200
- 2001: 514 buildings, average cost: $138,800
- 2000: 469 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 1999: 433 buildings, average cost: $124,500
- 1998: 379 buildings, average cost: $123,500
- 1997: 390 buildings, average cost: $115,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,464 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,165 (1.3%)
| Pike County: | 10.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 49.0 years old
(Males: 48.3 years old, Females: 50.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.3 years old, Black residents: 46.3 years old, American Indian residents: 42.9 years old, Asian residents: 46.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.2 years old, Other race residents: 40.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $734 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $850 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1151 a month.
Cities in this county include: Saw Creek, Hemlock Farms, Pocono Woodland Lakes, Matamoras, Gold Key Lake, Sunrise Lake, Birchwood Lakes, Conashaugh Lakes, Milford, Pocono Ranch Lands.
Local government website: WWW.PIKEPA.ORG
Neighboring counties: Ashtabula County, Ohio 
, Crawford County , Luzerne County , Poweshiek County, Iowa , Rock Island County, Illinois .
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 1,412
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,588 (71.2% naturalized citizens)
| Pike County: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 9522010 or later
- 1,0032000 to 2009
- 6991990 to 1999
- 4671980 to 1989
- 3481970 to 1979
- 1,139Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): + minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 34,959
- One, attached: 1,348
- Two: 387
- 3 or 4: 431
- 5 to 9: 183
- 10 to 19: 50
- 20 to 49: 211
- 50 or more: 265
- Mobile homes: 2,166
Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 12,700 (1,001 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 741 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 465
| Here: | 2.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 93.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Pike County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 12,500 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,533 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,351 | 12 |
| Other | 4 | 1 |
| None | 39,981 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| Pike County: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
| Pike County: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 39
| This county: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Pike County: | 8.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Pike County: | 30.3% |
| State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 10.5% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Pike County:
Average size of farms: 198 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35,211
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $505.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.22%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33,636
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,009
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 44.77%
Vegetables: 4 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Pike County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 184.6 miles away from Pike County 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 county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 229.9 miles away from the county 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 87.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 227.9 miles away from Pike County 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 280.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 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: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1587: April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Flooding, Severe Storms, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 31, 1998 to June 02, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1219: June 08, 1998, FEMA Id: 1219, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pike County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 5, Storms: 4, Blizzard: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9,820 (65.5%)
- Carpooled: 1,362 (9.1%)
- Bus: 58 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 384 (2.6%)
- Bicycle: 43 (0.3%)
- Walked: 260 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 3,481 (23.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Dominican Republic (10%)
- Russia (7%)
- Ghana (6%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Ukraine (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- Italian (16%)
- Irish (14%)
- German (12%)
- American (8%)
- English (4%)
- Polish (4%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Pike County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 335 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 95 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 17 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 15 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in college/university student housing
- 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Pike County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 202 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 61 people in nursing homes
- 49 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2020 and 2021.1,000 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.
7.76% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,810 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.76% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.75% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($17,456 average AGI)
5.01% relocated to other states ($42,353 average AGI)
Pike County: 5.01% Pennsylvania average: 2.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Monroe County, PA |  0.73% ($45,565 average AGI) |
| to Wayne County, PA | 0.71% ($53,122) |
| to Orange County, NY | 0.42% ($51,876) |
| to Lackawanna County, PA | 0.32% ($46,644) |
| to Sussex County, NJ | 0.29% ($51,750) |
| to New York County, NY | 0.16% ($89,297) |
| to Luzerne County, PA | 0.15% ($37,706) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,662 (7,862 aged, 1,800 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,069 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pike County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (780)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (715)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (573)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (352)
- Unspecified dementia (147)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (131)
- Congestive heart failure (110)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (91)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (91)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (87)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 598
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 135.5. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 69.1
- Other - 66.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 58,917- Male householders: 12,918 (3,333 living alone), Female householders: 11,289 (3,328 living alone)
13,029 spouses (12,902 opposite-sex spouses), 1,686 unmarried partners, (1,631 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,943 children (13,712 natural, 370 adopted, 856 stepchildren), 1,072 grandchildren, 393 brothers or sisters, 809 parents, 23 foster children, 821 other relatives, 1,468 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 374
Size of family households: 7,850 2-persons, 3,485 3-persons, 2,526 4-persons, 1,183 5-persons, 545 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,662 1-person, 1,456 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 110 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
7,018 married couples with children.
1,890 single-parent households (877 men, 1,013 women).
87.3% of residents of Pike speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,001,000 ($3,437 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,028,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $115,851,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,365,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $33,000
Federal grants: $16,358,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,610,000 ($257,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,783,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $121,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,682,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,081| Here: | 37 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,808
| Here: | 32 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +108
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,735
| Here: |  +173 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Pike County, Pennsylvania
- 1152020 or later
- 2,1932010 to 2019
- 7,7182000 to 2009
- 5,2431990 to 1999
- 9,5721980 to 1989
- 6,5921970 to 1979
- 2,5881960 to 1969
- 2,1731950 to 1959
- 8421940 to 1949
- 3,2321939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pike County, Pennsylvania
- 331 room
- 322 rooms
- 3953 rooms
- 1,7274 rooms
- 4,1665 rooms
- 4,5126 rooms
- 3,9627 rooms
- 2,6778 rooms
- 2,9039+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike County, Pennsylvania
- 2091 room
- 2642 rooms
- 4033 rooms
- 9534 rooms
- 7975 rooms
- 6056 rooms
- 2317 rooms
- 1998 rooms
- 1229+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pike County, Pennsylvania
- 34no bedroom
- 3211 bedroom
- 3,3382 bedrooms
- 10,9383 bedrooms
- 4,8544 bedrooms
- 9145+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike County, Pennsylvania
- 213no bedroom
- 7051 bedroom
- 1,0992 bedrooms
- 1,4033 bedrooms
- 3034 bedrooms
- 405+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 719no vehicle
- 6,0821 vehicle
- 8,5632 vehicles
- 3,2923 vehicles
- 1,1524 vehicles
- 6095+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in renter-occupied apartments
- 595no vehicle
- 1,4341 vehicle
- 1,1562 vehicles
- 4003 vehicles
- 1704 vehicles
- 545+ vehicles
90.0% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Pike County: | 90.0% |
| State average: | 89.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13,518
- Other state: 40,902
- Northeast: 36,679
- Midwest: 1,252
- South: 1,944
- West: 913
- 38.0%Electricity
- 22.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.6%Utility gas
- 6.3%Wood
- 1.6%Coal or coke
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 46.3%Electricity
- 24.2%Utility gas
- 13.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Wood
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 534
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 169
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 619
| Here: | 31.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 39.8% |
Pike County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $534,000
Hospital Public: $528,000
Other: $67,000
Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,083,000
Regular Highways: $839,000
Police Protection: $432,000
Police Protection: $333,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Central Staff Services: $228,000
Central Staff Services: $223,000
General Public Buildings: $195,000
Financial Administration: $159,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
Financial Administration: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $95,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $91,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $33,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Correctional Institutions: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $75,000
Interest on Debt: $65,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $175,000
Public Welfare: $170,000
Highways: $76,000
Highways: $59,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,867,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,652,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,428,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,205,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $68,000
Rents: $35,000
Rents: $33,000
General Revenue - Other: $30,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,782,000
Cash and Securities: $5,413,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $101,000
Health and Hospitals: $22,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
Other: $6,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $1,609,000
Property: $1,544,000
Motor Vehicle License: $569,000
Motor Vehicle License: $546,000
Other Selective Sales: $34,000
Public Utilities Sales: $34,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,000
Public Utilities Sales: $30,000
Other: $22,000
Other: $21,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $3,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $881,000
: $869,000
Pike County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $534,000
Hospital Public: $528,000
Other: $67,000
Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,083,000
Regular Highways: $839,000
Police Protection: $432,000
Police Protection: $333,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Central Staff Services: $228,000
Central Staff Services: $223,000
General Public Buildings: $195,000
Financial Administration: $159,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
Financial Administration: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $95,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $91,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $33,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Correctional Institutions: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $75,000
Interest on Debt: $65,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $175,000
Public Welfare: $170,000
Highways: $76,000
Highways: $59,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,867,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,652,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,428,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,205,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $68,000
Rents: $35,000
Rents: $33,000
General Revenue - Other: $30,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,782,000
Cash and Securities: $5,413,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $101,000
Health and Hospitals: $22,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
Other: $6,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $1,609,000
Property: $1,544,000
Motor Vehicle License: $569,000
Motor Vehicle License: $546,000
Other Selective Sales: $34,000
Public Utilities Sales: $34,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,000
Public Utilities Sales: $30,000
Other: $22,000
Other: $21,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $3,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $881,000
: $869,000
Pike County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $534,000
Hospital Public: $528,000
Other: $67,000
Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,083,000
Regular Highways: $839,000
Police Protection: $432,000
Police Protection: $333,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Central Staff Services: $228,000
Central Staff Services: $223,000
General Public Buildings: $195,000
Financial Administration: $159,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
Financial Administration: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $95,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $91,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $33,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Correctional Institutions: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $75,000
Interest on Debt: $65,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $175,000
Public Welfare: $170,000
Highways: $76,000
Highways: $59,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,867,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,652,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,428,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,205,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $68,000
Rents: $35,000
Rents: $33,000
General Revenue - Other: $30,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,782,000
Cash and Securities: $5,413,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $101,000
Health and Hospitals: $22,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
Other: $6,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $1,609,000
Property: $1,544,000
Motor Vehicle License: $569,000
Motor Vehicle License: $546,000
Other Selective Sales: $34,000
Public Utilities Sales: $34,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,000
Public Utilities Sales: $30,000
Other: $22,000
Other: $21,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $3,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $881,000
: $869,000
Pike County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $534,000
Hospital Public: $528,000
Other: $67,000
Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,083,000
Regular Highways: $839,000
Police Protection: $432,000
Police Protection: $333,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Hospitals: $260,000
Central Staff Services: $228,000
Central Staff Services: $223,000
General Public Buildings: $195,000
Financial Administration: $159,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
Financial Administration: $145,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $95,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $91,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
Health - Other: $87,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $33,000
Public Welfare - Other: $28,000
Correctional Institutions: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $26,000
Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $75,000
Interest on Debt: $65,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $175,000
Public Welfare: $170,000
Highways: $76,000
Highways: $59,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,867,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,652,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,428,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,205,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $68,000
Rents: $35,000
Rents: $33,000
General Revenue - Other: $30,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,782,000
Cash and Securities: $5,413,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $101,000
Health and Hospitals: $22,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
Other: $6,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $1,609,000
Property: $1,544,000
Motor Vehicle License: $569,000
Motor Vehicle License: $546,000
Other Selective Sales: $34,000
Public Utilities Sales: $34,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,000
Public Utilities Sales: $30,000
Other: $22,000
Other: $21,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $3,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $3,000
Other License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $881,000
: $869,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 590
- Number of aged recipients: 47
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 543
- Number of recipients under 18: 144
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 356
- Number of recipients older than 64: 90
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 175
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 288
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 252 | $169,528 | 448 | $162,440 | 1,516 | $170,218 | 164 | $81,646 | 1 | $183,000 | 635 | $174,978 | 8 | $62,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 21 | $149,286 | 38 | $147,263 | 165 | $164,582 | 27 | $56,556 | 0 | $0 | 40 | $162,625 | 6 | $121,500 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 64 | $168,281 | 74 | $148,757 | 1,041 | $185,260 | 120 | $69,208 | 0 | $0 | 174 | $175,345 | 8 | $67,625 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 52 | $168,981 | 80 | $151,200 | 509 | $186,762 | 32 | $103,406 | 0 | $0 | 117 | $165,889 | 2 | $67,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 11 | $148,000 | 8 | $134,250 | 114 | $178,982 | 5 | $83,200 | 0 | $0 | 23 | $150,043 | 1 | $220,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 8 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 32 | $202,656 | 19 | $188,684 | 7 | $241,714 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 22 | $247,227 | 15 | $209,600 | 7 | $320,143 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 17 | $176,235 | 22 | $207,000 | 6 | $151,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $135,500 | 3 | $163,333 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $220,000 | 1 | $304,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Pike County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 141 | 76.4 years |
| William | 105 | 73.7 years |
| Mary | 80 | 82.1 years |
| Robert | 77 | 73.3 years |
| Helen | 64 | 80.0 years |
| Charles | 57 | 74.6 years |
| Joseph | 56 | 73.2 years |
| James | 55 | 72.8 years |
| George | 54 | 75.9 years |
| Anna | 52 | 83.3 years |
| Most common last names in Pike County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 31 | 72.0 years |
| Miller | 18 | 79.0 years |
| Myer | 16 | 87.6 years |
| Williams | 14 | 69.0 years |
| Brown | 13 | 81.9 years |
| Snyder | 13 | 80.1 years |
| Clark | 12 | 76.3 years |
| Decker | 11 | 74.5 years |
| Greening | 11 | 75.4 years |
| Murphy | 11 | 76.4 years |
| Businesses in Pike County, PA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 8 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| CVS | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Curves | 2 | Nike | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| FedEx | 5 | Subway | 4 | |
| GNC | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 6 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kroger | 4 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |