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Population in July 2007: 1,172. Population change since 2000: -6.1%
 

Males: 555  (47.4%)
Females: 617  (52.6%)
Median resident age:  42.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15926.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,300 (it was $26,581 in 2000)
Central City  $32,300
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $64,800 (it was $48,100 in 2000)
Central City  $64,800
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Central City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Central City: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Polish (13.8%), Slovak (11.5%), Hungarian (7.2%), Irish (6.3%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/06/1918

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 2167 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Central City

  • High school or higher: 75.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central City borough

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Central City:  1.2% ($578)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (83.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (251.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Indian Lake borough, PA (5.7 miles ), Hooversville borough, PA (8.0 miles ), Windber borough, PA (8.9 miles ), New Baltimore, PA (8.9 miles) , Shanksville borough, PA (9.4 miles ), Paint borough, PA (9.7 miles ), Scalp Level borough, PA (10.1 miles ), Stoystown borough, PA (10.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.11 N, Longitude: 78.80 W


Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+1.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Central City-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the Central City city center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $4 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Central City:
  • WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WINDBER, PA)
  • CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 17 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central City:
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 36 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 43 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central City:
  • INDIAN LAKE (about 5 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; ID: 5G2)
  • SOMERSET COUNTY (about 15 miles; SOMERSET, PA; ID: 2G9)
  • BEDFORD COUNTY (about 22 miles; BEDFORD, PA; ID: HMZ)

Amtrak station near Central City:
  • 18 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 Central City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 41 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 76 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,030)

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Hotel: Cost Of Freedom Inn At Long View (7582 Lincoln Hwy).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Central City and their reported violations in the past:

CENTRAL CITY WATER AUTH (Population served: 2310, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2000)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-1998. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-1998)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-18-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-06-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-29-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2005), St Other (FEB-07-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Central City compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Central City (2007 data):
  • Ameriserv Financial Bank: Central City Branch at 104 Sunshine Avenue, branch established on 1962-12-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $886.1 mil, Deposits: $742.0 mil, headquarters in Johnstown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Ameriserv Financial, Inc
  • First Commonwealth Bank: Central City Branch at 525 Sunshine Avenue, branch established on 1975-12-30. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $5,983.0 mil, Deposits: $4,327.9 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 111 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation



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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
Financial Administration 1$1,240$14,8801$104
Streets and Highways 0$0 3$3,939
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,926$23,1122$720
Totals for Government 2$3,166$18,9966$4,762



Central City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $114,000
    Solid Waste Management: $70,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $36,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $64,000
    Individual Income: $50,000
    NEC: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000

3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.26%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cambria County, PA  0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($57,607)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($31,597)


Strongest AM radio stations in Central City:
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFD (1310 AM; 3 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central City:
  • WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)

TV broadcast stations around Central City:
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)

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