Hooversville, PA

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Hooversville, Pennsylvania

Hooversville, Pennsylvania is 60 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is in Somerset county. The town is part of the Johnstown metro area. The population of Hooversville is 779.

The People and Families of Hooversville

In Hooversville, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Hooversville had a median family income of $34,375.

Crime and Safety

Crime is quite low in Hooversville.

Hooversville Housing

Of the housing in Hooversville, approximately 78% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities. Rents in Hooversville are lower than most places in Pennsylvania. Property taxes in the town are low by Pennsylvania standards.

Commuting

In Hooversville, 87% of commuters drive to work. It's harder to live without a car in Hooversville than most towns its size.

High Points

Hooversville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 1%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 3%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 4%

Comparative Profile of Hooversville, PA

Comparing Hooversville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	60 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Metro Area	Johnstown
Standard Zip Codes	15936
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.147
Longitude	-78.911

Station	STOYSTOWN
Distance	3.8 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Station	LAUREL MOUNTAIN
Distance	14.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 30 F
Apr Temp	34 to 54 F
Jul Temp	59 to 75 F
Oct Temp	40 to 57 F
Annual Precip	52.4 inches

Station	KEGG
Distance	15.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 39 F
Apr Temp	37 to 64 F
Jul Temp	59 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 66 F
Annual Precip	38.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	779	100%
Male	375	48.1%
Female	404	51.9%
Under 18	180	23.1%
18+	599	76.9%
65+	151	19.4%
Median Age	40.1
Average Family Size	2.97
White	770	98.8%
African-American	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	6	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$34,375
Population In Poverty	101	12.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	732
Growth	-47
Growth %	-5.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	32.5%
Polish	13.5%
Pennsylvania German	7.7%
Irish	6.7%
Italian	6%
Hungarian	5.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.7%
US/American	4.1%
Dutch	3.8%
English	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	2.6%
Scottish	2.4%
French (except Basque)	1.7%
Slovak	1.5%
Slovene	1%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Swiss	0.7%
Russian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Hooversville	779	$34,375
Boswell	1,364	$26,667
Central City	1,258	$32,455
Jennerstown	714	$46,111
Shanksville	245	$40,833
Stoystown	428	$36,250
Windber	4,395	$31,860

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