Avalon, Pennsylvania Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 5,294. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,890 (-7.6% change)
 
Males: 2,426   (45.8%)
Females: 2,868   (54.2%)

Allegheny County

Median resident age:   41.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,700 (it was $29,236 in 2000)
Avalon   $31,700
Pennsylvania:   $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,900 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
Avalon   $83,900
Pennsylvania:   $131,900

Avalon, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Avalon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
  • Black (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (36.0%), Irish (26.5%), Italian (12.9%), English (8.9%), Polish (8.9%), Slovak (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 09/12/1874

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 7861 people per square mile 
 
 (high).




Avalon

For population 25 years and over in Avalon

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avalon borough

  • Never married: 30.3%
  • Now married: 41.6%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

100 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.9%
Pennsylvania:   4.1%

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

Avalon:   2.4% ($1,646)
Pennsylvania:   1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (7.5 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (340.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ben Avon Heights borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Ben Avon borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Bellevue borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Stowe Township, PA (1.5 miles ), Emsworth borough, PA (2.0 miles ), McKees Rocks borough, PA (2.2 miles ), West View borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Kennedy Township, PA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.50 N, Longitude: 80.07 W


People in group quarters in Avalon
  • 22 people in nursing homes
  • 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 8 people in religious group quarters

Avalon, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -490 (-8.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)



 

Crime in Avalon by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 2 0 2 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 37.6 0.0 39.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 7 3 3 4 5 5
    per 100,000 132.2 56.4 57.7 78.0 99.0 100.7
Assaults 4 8 6 8 6 2
    per 100,000 75.5 150.4 115.5 155.9 118.7 40.3
Burglaries 14 25 12 9 8 18
    per 100,000 264.3 470.1 230.9 175.4 158.3 362.5
Thefts 82 86 77 81 109 64
    per 100,000 1548.0 1617.1 1481.9 1578.6 2157.1 1288.8
Auto thefts 16 7 18 7 16 11
    per 100,000 302.1 131.6 346.4 136.4 316.6 221.5
Arson 0 0 1 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 19.2 0.0 19.8 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 159.3 185.2 143.6 172.1 176.1 132.9
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.21
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Avalon, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Avalon-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Avalon city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 51.6 miles away from the city center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Avalon:
  • OHIO VALLEY GENL HOSP (about 4 miles; MCKEES ROCKS, PA)
  • ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • MERCY PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, INC (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avalon:
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 49 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avalon:
  • LAKEHILL (about 15 miles; MARS, PA; ID: P09)
  • ROCK (about 19 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)
  • FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 19 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; ID: G05)

Amtrak station near Avalon:
  • 7 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avalon:
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 6 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
Library in Avalon:
  • AVALON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $62,349; Location: 640 CALIFORNIA AVE; 15,115 books; 130 audio materials; 76 serial subscriptions)

 

Average household size:
This city:   2.0 people
Pennsylvania:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   48.8%
Whole state:   67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.2%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   11.3%
Whole state:   11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   5.9%
Whole state:   5.1%

Avalon compared to Pennsylvania 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 below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.




2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:




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 6 $21,456 $42,912 6 $1,312
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $1,000
Other Government Administration 1 $2,800 $33,600 12 $408
Financial Administration 0 $0   1 $1,062
Streets and Highways 4 $9,856 $29,568 1 $898
Police - Other 0 $0   2 $436
Totals for Government 11 $34,112 $37,213 23 $5,116


Avalon government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $700,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $161,000
    All Other: $90,000
    Sewerage: $40,000
    Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,000
  • Construction - Libraries: $610,000
    General Public Buildings: $21,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $960,000
    Regular Highways: $622,000
    Police Protection: $593,000
    Central Staff Services: $170,000
    Solid Waste Management: $170,000
    Parks & Recreation: $95,000
    Fire Protection: $85,000
    Sewerage: $77,000
    Financial Administration: $73,000
    Libraries: $27,000
    Housing & Community Development: $26,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $21,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $154,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,128,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,058,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $114,000
    Interest Earnings: $41,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $116,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,053,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $271,000
    Highways: $81,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $830,000
    Individual Income: $352,000
    NEC: $106,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $718,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   3.69%
Pennsylvania average:   4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:   0.21%
Pennsylvania average:   0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.31%
Pennsylvania average:   5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:   0.08%
Pennsylvania average:   0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Avalon:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avalon:
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
  • WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Avalon:
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWBP-LP (Channel 25; FREEDOM, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

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