South Fork, PA

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South Fork, Pennsylvania

South Fork, Pennsylvania, in Cambria county, is 63 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Johnstown metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,138 people lived in South Fork.

The People and Families of South Fork

In South Fork, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, South Fork had a median family income of $34,531.

South Fork Housing

An estimated 79% of living spaces in South Fork are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. In general, South Fork offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in the town compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In South Fork, 87% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in South Fork.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 1%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 6%

Comparative Profile of South Fork, PA

Comparing South Fork 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
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity

Families

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

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
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

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

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	63 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Metro Area	Johnstown
Standard Zip Codes	15956
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.367
Longitude	-78.791

Station	JOHNSTOWN
Distance	7 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 64 F
Jul Temp	61 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 65 F
Annual Precip	47.6 inches

Station	EBENSBURG SEWAGE PLANT
Distance	7.5 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 35 F
Apr Temp	33 to 60 F
Jul Temp	56 to 81 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	49.8 inches

Station	STOYSTOWN
Distance	20.3 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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,138	100%
Male	563	49.5%
Female	575	50.5%
Under 18	283	24.9%
18+	855	75.1%
65+	211	18.5%
Median Age	37
Average Family Size	3.07
White	1,135	99.7%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	7	0.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,070
Growth	-68
Growth %	-5.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	26.6%
Irish	12.3%
English	8.9%
Italian	8%
Polish	7.7%
US/American	6.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.8%
Scottish	3.9%
Pennsylvania German	2.9%
Slovak	2.8%
Scotch-Irish	2.8%
French (except Basque)	2.2%
Croatian	1.8%
Slovene	1.6%
Dutch	1.5%
Welsh	1.1%
Hungarian	1%
Czechoslovakian	0.6%
Serbian	0.6%
Russian	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Austrian	0.3%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%
British	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
South Fork	1,138	$34,531
Cassandra	136	$40,833
Ehrenfeld	234	$30,500
Johnstown	23,906	$28,279
Portage	2,837	$34,539
Summerhill	521	$38,125
Wilmore	252	$35,000

Library
South Fork Public Library 320 Main St South Fork, Pennsylvania (814) 495-4812 Library Web Site

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