Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,001 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $799 (1.0%)
Area name: Altoona, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blair County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.
Cities in this county include: Altoona
, Upper Providence Township
, Northwest Harborcreek
, Tyrone
, Hollidaysburg
, Reserve Township
, Roaring Spring
, Martinsburg
, Bellwood
, Claysburg
.
2005 air pollution in Blair County:
Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.013 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 21 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
74 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bedford County
, Cambria County
, Centre County
, Clearfield County
, Huntingdon County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blair County: Stacy
Knob
(A),
Chimney Rock Beagle Club
(B),
South Burgoon Gap
(C),
Park Hills Plaza
(D),
Park Hill Golf Club
(E),
Allegrippus
(F),
Anderson Camp
(G),
Horseshoe Curve
(H),
Antis
(I),
Huntchinsons
(J),
McKenrick Mills
(K),
Wopsononock Lookout
(L),
Bennington
(M),
Celestine Locality
(N),
Greenwood Golf Course
(O),
Drab
(P),
Sinking Valley Country Club
(Q),
Kladder Station
(R),
Collier
(S),
Sparr
(T)
Shopping Center: Logan
Valley Mall
(1).
Churches in Blair County include: Eight
Square Chapel
(A),
Mount Hope Church
(B),
Albright Church
(C),
Saint Marys Church
(D),
Emmanuel Church
(E),
Fairview Church
(F),
Saint Johns Church
(G),
Morrel Chapel
(H),
Asbury Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Snively
Cemetery
(1),
Agudath Achim Cemetery
(2),
Logan Valley Cemetery
(3),
Saint Josephs Cemetery
(4),
Kensinger Cemetery
(5),
Noggle Cemetery
(6),
Fairview Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Ganister
Blue Hole
(A),
Plain Nine Reservoir
(B),
Kettle Reservoir
(C),
Allegheny Reservoir
(D),
Homer Gap Reservoir
(E),
Blair Gap Reservoir
(F),
Tyrone Reservoir Number Two
(G),
Tyrone Reservoir Number One
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Polecat
Run
(A),
Gypsy Run
(B),
Poplar Run
(C),
Green Springs Run
(D),
Redlick Run
(E),
Glenwhite Run
(F),
Middle Run
(G),
Riggles Gap Run
(H),
Roaring Run
(I)
Parks in Blair County include: State
Game Lands Number 278
(1),
State Game Lands Number 147
(2),
Lakemont Park
(3),
State Game Lands Number 267
(4),
State Game Lands Number 166
(5),
Canoe Creek State Park
(6),
Blair Memorial Park
(7),
Westfall Park
(8),
State Game Lands Number 118
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 5,251
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,310 (70% naturalized citizens)
| Blair
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 4.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 246
- 1990
to 1994: 111
- 1985
to 1989: 84
- 1980
to 1984: 133
- 1975
to 1979: 193
- 1970
to 1974: 100
- 1970
to 1974: 59
- 1965
to 1969: 384
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Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 38,600
- One,
attached: 2,005
- Two:
3,242
- 3
or 4: 2,480
- 5
to 9: 1,850
- 10
to 19: 963
- 20
or more: 1,962
- Mobile
homes: 3,933
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 26
Housing units in Blair County with a mortgage: 18,076 (1,758 second mortgage, 2,349 home equity loan, 97 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,538 Agriculture
in Blair County
Average size of farms: 170 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125699
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $112.71
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $102676
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79549
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 39.54
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 52.33%
Corn for grain: 3930 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 424 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2435 harvested acres
Vegetables: 689 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 278 acresBlair
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Rail
transportation (4%)
- Paper
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(9%)
- Canada
(9%)
- India
(8%)
- Italy
(8%)
- Korea
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Russia
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blair County:
|
- German
(40%)
- Irish
(12%)
- Italian
(11%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- English
(6%)
- Polish
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 46,626 (82%)
- Carpooled:
5,897 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 232 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Taxi:
16 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
39 (0%)
- Bicycle:
80 (0%)
- Walked:
2,080 (4%)
- Other
means: 373 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,380 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- 2137
people in nursing homes
- 879
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 308
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 257
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 210
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 87
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 84
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 48
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 47
people in religious group quarters
- 19
people in other group homes
- 14
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 5
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,975.
3.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,925 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.19% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
| Blair
County: |
0.04% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 0.12% |
1.95% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,672 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($15,965 average AGI)
| Blair
County: |
1.20% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.15% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cambria County, PA
|
0.45% ($28,300 average AGI) |
| from
Bedford County, PA
|
0.24% ($27,168) |
| from
Huntingdon County, PA
|
0.18% ($26,977) |
| from
Centre County, PA
|
0.18% ($35,500) |
| from
Clearfield County, PA
|
0.11% ($33,709) |
| from
Allegheny County, PA
|
0.08% ($31,947) |
| from
Cumberland County, PA
|
0.04% ($38,905) |
3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,111 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.39% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 5.08% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
| Blair
County: |
0.03% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 0.05% |
1.97% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,682 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($16,274 average AGI)
| Blair
County: |
1.38% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cambria County, PA
|
0.37% ($30,783 average AGI) |
| to
Centre County, PA
|
0.26% ($36,287) |
| to
Bedford County, PA
|
0.23% ($29,536) |
| to
Allegheny County, PA
|
0.20% ($28,680) |
| to
Huntingdon County, PA
|
0.15% ($30,280) |
| to
Clearfield County, PA
|
0.08% ($28,436) |
| to
Cumberland County, PA
|
0.07% ($39,788) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Births
per 1000 population in Blair County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blair County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blair County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,027 (21,769 aged, 3,258 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 125,029
- In
family households: 105,972 (27,280 male householders, 7,987 female householders)
27,421
spouses, 36,953 children (34,262 natural, 754 adopted, 1,937 stepchildren), 1,820 grandchildren, 628 brothers or sisters, 688 parents, 895 other relatives, 2,300 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 19,057 (6,608 male householders (5,381 living alone)), 9,747 female householders (8,943 living alone)), 2,702 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,115 (2,521 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 15,756 2-persons, 8,595 3-persons, 6,926 4-persons, 2,789 5-persons, 867 6-persons, 334 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 14,324 1-person, 1,636 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 119 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 4 6-persons.
19,997 married couples with children.
6,865 single-parent households (1,724 men, 5,141 women).
96.9% of residents of Blair County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $867,304,000 ($6804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,349,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $404,138,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $201,686,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,890,000
Federal grants: $178,704,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,291,000 ($2,160,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $58,596,000 ($4,808,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,823,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,329,000
Federal Government insurance: $83,170,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,520
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,475
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: |
54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +164
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,419
| Here: |
-11 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blair County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.36 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 698
- 1995
to 1998: 2,077
- 1990
to 1994: 2,345
- 1980
to 1989: 4,678
- 1970
to 1979: 7,277
- 1960
to 1969: 4,666
- 1950
to 1959: 6,134
- 1940
to 1949: 5,199
- 1939
or earlier: 21,987
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blair County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 145
- 3
rooms: 507
- 4
rooms: 2,611
- 5
rooms: 7,071
- 6
rooms: 10,748
- 7
rooms: 7,787
- 8
rooms: 4,837
- 9
or more rooms: 3,848
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 331
- 2
rooms: 859
- 3
rooms: 2,394
- 4
rooms: 3,572
- 5
rooms: 3,021
- 6
rooms: 2,199
- 7
rooms: 911
- 8
rooms: 472
- 9
or more rooms: 198
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blair County: |
- no
bedroom: 37
- 1
bedroom: 719
- 2
bedrooms: 8,034
- 3
bedrooms: 21,442
- 4
bedrooms: 6,265
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,064
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blair County: |
- no
bedroom: 442
- 1
bedroom: 3,790
- 2
bedrooms: 5,660
- 3
bedrooms: 3,239
- 4
bedrooms: 704
- 5
or more bedrooms: 122
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blair County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,885
- 1
vehicle: 11,251
- 2
vehicles: 17,086
- 3
vehicles: 5,368
- 4
vehicles: 1,518
- 5
or more vehicles: 453
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blair County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 3,151
- 1
vehicle: 7,259
- 2
vehicles: 2,853
- 3
vehicles: 512
- 4
vehicles: 118
- 5
or more vehicles: 64
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67% of Blair County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Blair
County: |
66.9% | | State
average: |
64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 115832
- Northeast:
3264
- Midwest:
3025
- South:
4193
- West:
1085
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (59%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (66%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,486
| Here: |
10.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 439
| Here: |
6.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 886
| Here: |
18.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
Blair
County government finances in 2004:
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $282,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $11,993,000
Corrections - Other: $5,284,000
General - Other: $5,209,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,926,000
Financial Administration: $1,019,000
Police Protection: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $961,000
General Public Buildings: $644,000
Regular Highways: $458,000
Health Services - Other: $399,000
Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Libraries: $135,000
Parks & Recreation: $68,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
Air Transportation: $25,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $21,106,000
Total Federal Securities: $9,313,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $6,425,000
Interest Revenue: $1,635,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $1,587,000
Benefit Payments: $1,559,000
Local Employee Contribution: $956,000
Withdrawals: $420,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,151,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,810,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,425,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,650,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $21,585,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $568,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000
Property Sale Other: $23,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,155,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,000,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $14,097,000
Public Welfare: $8,720,000
All Other: $4,018,000
Highways: $718,000
- Tax
- Property: $15,832,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $19,293,000
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