Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

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Population (year 2000): 1,211. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,155 (-4.6% change)

Males: 540	(44.6%)
Females: 671	(55.4%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:	44.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 15012.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,600 (it was $18,068 in 2000)

Belle Vernon	$20,600
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,700 (it was $57,300 in 2000)

Belle Vernon	$68,700
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Belle Vernon:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Black (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: Italian (26.8%), German (17.3%), English (12.7%), Irish (10.3%), Polish (7.5%), Slovak (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/15/1863

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 4452 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Belle Vernon

High school or higher: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 16.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belle Vernon borough

Never married: 25.9%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 18.5%
Divorced: 10.5%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Belle Vernon:	1.2% ($700)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (23.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (324.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Belle Vernon borough, PA (0.5 miles ), Dunlevy borough, PA (0.7 miles ), Speers borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Lynnwood-Pricedale, PA (1.1 miles ), Twilight borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Monessen, PA (2.1 miles ), Charleroi borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Allenport borough, PA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.13 N, Longitude: 79.87 W

14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-1.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Accommodation and food services (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Customer service representatives (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Bus drivers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

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Belle Vernon-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Belle Vernon city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.4 miles away from the city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Belle Vernon:

BROWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BROWNSVILLE, PA)
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MC KEESPORT, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belle Vernon:

ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 34 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Belle Vernon:

ROSTRAVER (about 7 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; ID: FWQ)
FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 12 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; ID: G05)
BANDEL (about 15 miles; EIGHTY FOUR, PA; ID: 22D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belle Vernon:

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 5 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)

Public high school in Belle Vernon:

BELLE VERNON AREA HS (Students: 902; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Belle Vernon:

MARION EL SCH (Students: 650; Grades: KG - 05)
ROSTRAVER EL SCH (Students: 609; Grades: KG - 05)
BELLMAR MS (Students: 419; Grades: 06 - 08)
ROSTRAVER MS (Students: 379; Grades: 06 - 08)

Private elementary/middle school in Belle Vernon:

ST. SEBASTIANS SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 815 BROAD AV; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Belle Vernon:

BELLE VERNON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $42,721; Location: 505 SPEER ST; 21,339 books; 110 audio materials; 229 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Belle Vernon and their reported violations in the past:

BELLE VERNON BORO MUNI AUTH (Population served: 6000, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-20-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-20-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-20-2004)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2003), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-16-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

8 regular monitoring violations

5 other older monitoring violations

GIANT EAGLE TRICOUNTY (Population served: 25, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

6 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	47.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	16.2%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Belle Vernon compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Arena or stadium:

Rostraver Ice Garden. Capacity: 5,000.

Banks with branches in Belle Vernon (2007 data):

National City Bank: Rostraver Branch, Belle Vernon Branch, Tri County Plaza Branch. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Rostraver Office Branch at 600 Willowbrook Plaza, branch established on 2000-04-24. Info updated 2006-07-26: Bank assets: $5,843.0 mil, Deposits: $4,385.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
PNC Bank, National Association: Rostraver Branch at Tri-County Plaza Shopping Center, branch established on 1982-04-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Charleroi Federal Savings Bank: 1652 Rostraver Road Branch at 1652 Rostraver Road, branch established on 1935-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $349.9 mil, Deposits: $283.4 mil, headquarters in Charleroi, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
First Federal Savings Bank: Rostraver Rd At Broad Ave Ext Branch at Rostraver Rd At Broad Ave Ext, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $284.0 mil, Deposits: $155.7 mil, headquarters in Monessen, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,548	$27,288	8	$3,322
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$228
Streets and Highways	2	$3,044	$18,264	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$7,592	$22,776	9	$3,550

Belle Vernon government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $16,000
Parking Facilities: $3,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $229,000
Police Protection: $124,000

Regular Highways: $83,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

General Public Buildings: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000

Central Staff Services: $5,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000

Libraries: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $53,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $65,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $65,000
Special Assessments: $12,000

Interest Earnings: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $78,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
All Other: $8,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Individual Income: $51,000
Property: $38,000

NEC: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000

3.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,698 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.09%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)
Fayette County: 0.03%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Westmoreland County, PA	0.80% ($29,086 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.35% ($38,056)
from Washington County, PA	0.31% ($29,471)

3.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.41%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($91 average AGI)
Fayette County: 0.03%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Westmoreland County, PA	0.76% ($28,673 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.43% ($29,842)
to Washington County, PA	0.37% ($29,016)

Strongest AM radio stations in Belle Vernon:

WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WFGI (940 AM; 0 kW; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Vernon:

WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WVCS (91.9 FM; CALIFORNIA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF SOMERSET, INC.)
WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)

TV broadcast stations around Belle Vernon:

W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

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