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Population in July 2007: 8,513. Population change since 2000: -6.7%
 

Males: 4,253  (46.5%)
Females: 4,893  (53.5%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15425.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,100 (it was $21,070 in 2000)
Connellsville  $24,100
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,000 (it was $59,200 in 2000)
Connellsville  $71,000
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Connellsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Connellsville: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.3%), Irish (14.7%), Italian (14.3%), English (9.3%), Polish (7.3%), United States (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/12/1911

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 3800 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Connellsville

  • High school or higher: 76.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Connellsville city

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 47.0%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

73 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Connellsville, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Connellsville to the number of sex offenders is 660 to 1.

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

Connellsville:  1.5% ($881)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (39.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (305.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Connellsville borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Dunbar borough, PA (3.2 miles ), Everson borough, PA (5.1 miles ), Dawson borough, PA (5.2 miles ), Vanderbilt borough, PA (5.2 miles ), Scottdale borough, PA (6.0 miles ), Mount Pleasant borough, PA (9.8 miles ), Oliver, PA (11.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,500
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $105,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 40.02 N, Longitude: 79.59 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +145 (+1.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,016 (29.0%)


People in group quarters in Connellsville
  • 82 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 14 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -146 (-1.6%).


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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Connellsville by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 1110
    per 100,000 10.911.411.40.0
Rapes 5443
    per 100,000 54.645.545.734.7
Robberies 818105
    per 100,000 87.4204.7114.257.8
Assaults 1961710
    per 100,000 207.668.2194.2115.6
Burglaries 109997655
    per 100,000 1191.11125.8868.1635.7
Thefts 348434362306
    per 100,000 3802.94935.24134.83536.8
Auto thefts 3421327
    per 100,000 371.5238.8365.580.9
Arson 01151
    per 100,000 0.0125.157.111.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 140.9) 398.5429.5387.9260.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.10
US city average:  3.00

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Connellsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Connellsville city center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 tornado 39.5 miles away from the city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Connellsville:
  • HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL (401 EAST MURPHY AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Connellsville:
  • FRICK HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA)
  • UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; UNIONTOWN, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF GREENSBRG (about 20 miles; GREENSBURG, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Connellsville:
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 22 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 34 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Connellsville:
  • CONNELLSVILLE (about 7 miles; CONNELLSVILLE, PA; ID: VVS)
  • W.P.H.S. (about 7 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID: P99)
  • MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 7 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, PA; ID: P45)

Amtrak station:
CONNELLSVILLE (FRONT & WATER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Connellsville:
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 42 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
Public high schools in Connellsville:
Private high school in Connellsville:
  • GEIBEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 611 E CRAWFORD AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Connellsville:
Private elementary/middle school in Connellsville:
  • CONN AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: 110 N PROSPECT STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Connellsville:
  • CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $229,675; Location: 299 S PITTSBURGH ST; 57,202 books; 921 audio materials; 120 video materials; 110 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Hill Grove Cemetery (2), Chestnut Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Connell Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  28.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Connellsville compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median household income below 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Connellsville (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Laurel Mall Branch, Connellsville Shopping Center Branch, Connellsville 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
  • Charleroi Federal Savings Bank: 205 S Arch St Branch at 205 S Arch St, 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
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Connellsville Branch at Crawford And Pittsburg Streets, branch established on 1890-01-01. 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
  • The Scottdale Bank & Trust Company: Connellsville Branch at 125 South Arch Street, branch established on 1975-12-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $166.8 mil, Deposits: $127.2 mil, headquarters in Scottdale, PA, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Lawrence Keister & Co



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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
Other Government Administration 2$5,208$31,2486$480
Financial Administration 0$0 7$3,582
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,334
Police Protection - Officers 16$47,280$35,4600$0
Streets and Highways 5$13,712$32,9090$0
Firefighters 4$11,280$33,8400$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,362$28,34418$2,176
Other and Unallocable 2$3,258$19,5481$816
Totals for Government 30$83,100$33,24034$8,388



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 Connellsville:
  • WPNT (1340 AM; 1 kW; CONNELLSVILLE, 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.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Connellsville:
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WPKL (99.3 FM; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Connellsville:
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W35AW (Channel 35; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • 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)
  • WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • W56CG (Channel 56; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)

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