Blakely, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	6,316
Male Share of the Population	48.1%
Female Share of the Population	51.9%
Senior Citizens	28.4%
Employed Population 16+	3,223
Age of the Population	52

Families

% of people married	49.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	32.3%
Median Earnings25+	$34,410
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,016
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,186

Wealth

Median Family Income	$71,139
% Above Poverty Level	89%
% Below Poverty Level	11%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	4.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.2%
% Using Public Transportation	1.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.6%
Median Gross Rent	$850
Median House Value	$165,500

Ancestry

Italian	28.9%
Polish	28%
Irish	20%
German	13.2%
English	8.1%
Slovak	7.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.9%
Russian	5.6%
Welsh	4.3%
Arab	1.6%
Ukrainian	1.2%
Dutch	1.1%
Australian	0.9%
Syrian	0.9%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Lebanese	0.7%
Basque	0.7%
Greek	0.7%
Swedish	0.6%
Hungarian	0.6%
Norwegian	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
Danishn	0.5%
Czech	0.3%
Slovene	0.2%
French Except Basque	0.2%
Scottish	0.1%
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Blakely Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lackawanna County
Standard Zip Codes	18447
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	41.45
Approximate Longitude	-75.59

Blakely Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WILKES BRE SCTN AP AVOCA
Distance	12.5 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 34 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 61 F
Annual Precip	37.5 inches

Station	HAWLEY 1 E
Distance	22.2 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 34 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	57 to 80 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	41.6 inches

Station	FRANCIS E WALTER DAM
Distance	26.2 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	30 to 56 F
Jul Temp	54 to 79 F
Oct Temp	33 to 59 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Archbald	7,002	$68,750
Jermyn	2,164	$62,917
Jessup	4,496	$80,052
Olyphant	5,090	$65,701
Throop	3,967	$57,743

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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