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Population (year 2000): 5,319. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,286 (-0.6% change)
 
Males: 2,536   (47.7%)
Females: 2,783   (52.3%)

Northampton County

Median resident age:   35.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years

Zip codes: 18013 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,200 (it was $36,382 in 2000)
Bangor   $43,200
Pennsylvania:   $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $136,400 (it was $90,300 in 2000)
Bangor   $136,400
Pennsylvania:   $131,900

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Bangor, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bangor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)


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Ancestries: Italian (23.1%), German (22.0%), Irish (13.7%), English (11.6%), Welsh (10.0%), Dutch (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/22/1875

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 3439 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




Bangor

For population 25 years and over in Bangor

  • High school or higher: 77.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bangor borough

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

100 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.9%
Pennsylvania:   4.1%

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

Bangor:   2.3% ($2,056)
Pennsylvania:   1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (20.1 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (60.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Roseto borough, PA (1.1 miles ), East Bangor borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Pen Argyl borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Wind Gap borough, PA (5.7 miles ), Belfast, PA (7.3 miles ), Stroudsburg borough, PA (8.3 miles ), Portland borough, PA (8.6 miles ), Stockertown borough, PA (8.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.87 N, Longitude: 75.21 W


4 people in religious group quarters

Area codes: 610, 484

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


Population change in the 1990s: -147 (-2.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



 

Crime in Bangor by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 3 1 2 5
    per 100,000 18.7 56.8 18.9 37.8 94.2
Robberies 2 0 1 0 2
    per 100,000 37.4 0.0 18.9 0.0 37.7
Assaults 12 4 2 27 23
    per 100,000 224.6 75.7 37.8 510.2 433.1
Burglaries 14 10 10 15 19
    per 100,000 262.0 189.2 189.0 283.4 357.8
Thefts 165 129 159 139 131
    per 100,000 3088.2 2440.4 3004.5 2626.6 2467.0
Auto thefts 2 11 14 19 14
    per 100,000 37.4 208.1 264.6 359.0 263.7
Arson 4 0 3 1 0
    per 100,000 74.9 0.0 56.7 18.9 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 216.0 188.0 182.9 285.9 318.1
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.70
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bangor, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bangor-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the Bangor city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bangor:
  • EASTON HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL EASTON (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA)
  • POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bangor:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 48 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 51 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bangor:
  • BRADEN AIRPARK (about 10 miles; EASTON, PA; ID: N43)
  • STROUDSBURG-POCONO (about 13 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; ID: N53)
  • BLAIRSTOWN (about 18 miles; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; ID: 1N7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bangor:
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 14 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 29 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 44 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)
Public high school in Bangor:
  • BANGOR AREA HS (Students: 1,201; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bangor:
  • PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 580 THIRD AVENUE; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bangor:
  • DEFRANCO EL SCH (Students: 846; Grades: 04 - 06)
  • FIVE POINTS EL SCH (Students: 796; Grades: KG - 03)
  • BANGOR AREA MS (Students: 643; Location: 401 POINTS RICHMOND RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • WASHINGTON EL SCH (Students: 231; Grades: KG - 03)
Library in Bangor:
  • BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $96,412; Location: 39 SOUTH MAIN ST; 27,960 books; 228 audio materials; 281 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)

Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery (1) .

Park in Bangor: Memorial Park (1) .

 

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

KIRKRIDGE RETREAT CENTER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-23-1998), St Public Notif received (DEC-23-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2005), St Site Visit (enforcement) (JAN-13-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bangor that have no violations reported:
  • HICKORY LAKE CAMPGROUNDS (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • J. DEFRANCO & DAUGHTERS (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HARTZELL'S AUCTION GALLERY (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JACKTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ELITE GOURMET CATERING (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:   67.5%
Whole state:   67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   7.1%
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:   13.1%
Whole state:   11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   3.9%
Whole state:   5.1%

Bangor compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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.
Banks with branches in Bangor (2007 data):
  • The Merchants National Bank of Bangor: The Merchants National Bank Of Bango at 25 Broadway, branch established on 1890-10-08; Pennsylvania Avenue Branch at 303 Pennsylvania Avenue, branch established on 1966-06-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.5 mil, Deposits: $200.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Mnb Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Bangor Branch at 29 South Main Street, branch established on 1934-05-29. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Sovereign Bank: Bangor Junction Road Branch at 71 Bangor Junction Road, branch established on 1878-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



2004 Presidential Election results in Northampton County Pennsylvania:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1 $3,365 $40,380 0 $0
Other Government Administration 2 $7,572 $45,432 9 $1,680
Police Protection - Officers 8 $33,064 $49,596 11 $3,281
Streets and Highways 4 $11,778 $35,334 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $4,880 $29,280 0 $0
Totals for Government 17 $60,659 $42,818 20 $4,962


Bangor government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $112,000
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $62,000
    All Other: $29,000
    Parking Facilities: $24,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $97,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $630,000
    Police Protection: $547,000
    Regular Highways: $220,000
    Parks & Recreation: $194,000
    Central Staff Services: $133,000
    Housing & Community Development: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $58,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Financial Administration: $29,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Libraries: $8,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $1,487,000
    Benefit Payments: $32,000
    Interest Revenue: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $162,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $250,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $145,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $267,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $173,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $27,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $208,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $33,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $81,000
    All Other: $11,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $948,000
    Individual Income: $407,000
    NEC: $112,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $809,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.85%
Pennsylvania average:   4.99%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Northampton County:   0.14%
Pennsylvania average:   0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lehigh County, PA  1.91% ($41,431 average AGI)
from Warren County, NJ  0.55% ($50,535)
from Monroe County, PA  0.39% ($43,248)


6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.07%
Pennsylvania average:   5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($468 average AGI)
Northampton County:   0.05%
Pennsylvania average:   0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lehigh County, PA  2.09% ($36,401 average AGI)
to Monroe County, PA  0.26% ($40,863)
to Warren County, NJ  0.20% ($37,091)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bangor:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bangor:
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WWYY (107.1 FM; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
  • WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W247AE (97.3 FM; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W224AS (92.7 FM; WASHINGTON, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Bangor:
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W55BS (Channel 55; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W60AH (Channel 60; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W64AL (Channel 64; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • W66AL (Channel 66; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

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