Cameron County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 866
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,848
Renter-occupied apartments: 596 (it was 617 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 397 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.7%), Educational, health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 4,17292.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2224.9%Two or more races
- 962.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 140.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 40.09%Asian alone
- 10.02%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age: | 51.9 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.9 years |
Males: 2,275 | (50.2%) |
Females: 2,254 | (49.8%) |
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Cameron County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,319 ($32,212 in 1999)
This county: | $45,319 |
Pennsylvania: | $71,798 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $519 (lower quartile is $425, upper quartile is $648)
This county: | $519 |
State: | $922 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $93,229 (it was $61,500 in 2000)
Cameron: | $93,229 |
Pennsylvania: | $245,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,011Detached houses: $139,143
Here: $139,143 State: $317,202 Townhouses or other attached units: $158,206
Here: $158,206 State: $254,369 In 2-unit structures: $263,784
Here: $263,784 State: $249,182 Mobile homes: $65,692
Here: $65,692 State: $92,414
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $444
Institutionalized population: 50
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 0 buildings
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $260,000
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $239,900
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $24,000
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,000
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,800
- 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $57,700
- 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $63,000
- 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $139,400
- 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $102,600
- 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $119,400
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,200
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $112,000
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $63,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,500 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,296 (1.4%)
Cameron County: | 15.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 11.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 51.9 years old
(Males: 51.7 years old, Females: 52.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.1 years old, American Indian residents: 51.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cameron County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.
Here: | 4.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 95
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 34 (71.0% naturalized citizens)
Cameron County: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 72010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 61990 to 1999
- 31980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 25Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,031
- One, attached: 14
- Two: 154
- 3 or 4: 67
- 5 to 9: 36
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 to 49: 26
- 50 or more: 88
- Mobile homes: 558
Housing units in Cameron County with a mortgage: 600 (56 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
Here: | 94.2% with mortgage |
State: | 93.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cameron County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 1,838 | 2 |
Mainline Protestant | 911 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 753 | 7 |
Other | - | 1 |
None | 1,583 | - |
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:
Cameron County: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Cameron County: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.37 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Cameron County: | 9.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Cameron County: | 28.0% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 15.0% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Cameron County:
Average size of farms: 122 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9,574
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8,215
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $28,678
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.36
Land in orchards: 38 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cameron County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 113.8 miles away from Cameron County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 245.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 153.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 261.6 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 137.1 miles away from Cameron County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 311.1 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 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 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, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3105: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Agnes, Incident Period: June 23, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-340: June 23, 1972, FEMA Id: 340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
The number of natural disasters in Cameron County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,422 (77.0%)
- Carpooled: 218 (11.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1 (0.1%)
- Walked: 112 (6.1%)
- Worked at home: 43 (2.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (20%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Production occupations (25%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Germany (26%)
- Costa Rica (18%)
- Poland (15%)
- Philippines (12%)
- Canada (12%)
- Netherlands (3%)
- Norway (0%)
- German (24%)
- American (23%)
- Italian (10%)
- English (7%)
- Irish (6%)
- Polish (4%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Cameron County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 50 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 33 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Cameron County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 39 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3.13% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,783 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.13% |
Pennsylvania average: | 5.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.13% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($47,783 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
3.23% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($26,839 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.23% |
Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.23% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($26,839 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,296 (1,085 aged, 211 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 63 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cameron County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (51)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,454
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 35
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,529- Male householders: 1,203 (453 living alone), Female householders: 1,045 (356 living alone)
893 spouses (893 opposite-sex spouses), 263 unmarried partners, (263 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 868 children (834 natural, 0 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 foster children, 17 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 60
Size of family households: 818 2-persons, 240 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 810 1-person, 130 2-persons, 8 3-persons.
329 married couples with children.
302 single-parent households (144 men, 158 women).
97.3% of residents of Cameron speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,816,000 ($7,045 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $502,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,598,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,608,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,000
Federal grants: $11,154,000
Federal procurement contracts: $265,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,177,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $112,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $625,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,771,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 311Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 378
Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -265
Here: | -47 per 1000 residents |
State: | -2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 5.0 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- 302020 or later
- 682010 to 2019
- 1682000 to 2009
- 3661990 to 1999
- 3191980 to 1989
- 4051970 to 1979
- 3841960 to 1969
- 7271950 to 1959
- 5531940 to 1949
- 9021939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- 11 room
- 162 rooms
- 323 rooms
- 1324 rooms
- 2745 rooms
- 3056 rooms
- 2907 rooms
- 1918 rooms
- 3719+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- 61 room
- 192 rooms
- 1453 rooms
- 874 rooms
- 1365 rooms
- 1766 rooms
- 277 rooms
- 198 rooms
- 249+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- 1no bedroom
- 831 bedroom
- 3172 bedrooms
- 7663 bedrooms
- 3544 bedrooms
- 875+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- 6no bedroom
- 1861 bedroom
- 2292 bedrooms
- 2023 bedrooms
- 124 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cameron County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 94no vehicle
- 4991 vehicle
- 7212 vehicles
- 2043 vehicles
- 544 vehicles
- 405+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cameron County in renter-occupied apartments
- 136no vehicle
- 4181 vehicle
- 682 vehicles
- 263 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
92.7% of Cameron County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
Cameron County: | 92.7% |
State average: | 89.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,810
- Other state: 606
- Northeast: 253
- Midwest: 137
- South: 153
- West: 62
- 51.7%Utility gas
- 14.5%Wood
- 12.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.1%Electricity
- 3.6%Coal or coke
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 46.3%Utility gas
- 34.8%Electricity
- 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%No fuel used
- 1.4%Wood
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 0.8%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 1.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 15.7% |
Here: | 13.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.4% |
Here: | 30.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 39.8% |
Cameron County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,608,000
Public Welfare - Other: $933,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $572,000
Parks and Recreation: $398,000
Police Protection: $386,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
General - Other: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,042,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $19,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
- Tax - Property: $1,781,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,662,000
Cameron County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,608,000
Public Welfare - Other: $933,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $572,000
Parks and Recreation: $398,000
Police Protection: $386,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
General - Other: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,042,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $19,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
- Tax - Property: $1,781,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,662,000
Cameron County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,608,000
Public Welfare - Other: $933,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $572,000
Parks and Recreation: $398,000
Police Protection: $386,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
General - Other: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,042,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $19,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
- Tax - Property: $1,781,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,662,000
Cameron County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,608,000
Public Welfare - Other: $933,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $572,000
Parks and Recreation: $398,000
Police Protection: $386,000
Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
General - Other: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,042,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $19,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
- Tax - Property: $1,781,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,662,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 144
- Number of aged recipients: 8
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 136
- Number of recipients under 18: 15
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 107
- Number of recipients older than 64: 22
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 64
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 67
Most common first names in Cameron County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 63 | 75.8 years |
Mary | 56 | 78.6 years |
Charles | 48 | 73.3 years |
William | 47 | 72.8 years |
Robert | 46 | 70.1 years |
James | 45 | 72.7 years |
Joseph | 41 | 75.0 years |
Helen | 34 | 79.5 years |
George | 32 | 76.4 years |
Margaret | 29 | 74.2 years |
Most common last names in Cameron County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 28 | 79.9 years |
Brown | 20 | 79.4 years |
Lewis | 19 | 74.1 years |
Marshall | 16 | 75.2 years |
Reed | 16 | 75.1 years |
Johnson | 14 | 72.9 years |
Miller | 14 | 75.9 years |
Moore | 13 | 77.5 years |
Armstrong | 11 | 77.1 years |
Clark | 11 | 69.3 years |
Businesses in Cameron County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
H&R Block | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | U-Haul | 1 | |
RadioShack | 1 |
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