Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 150,336
- Males: 74,755
- Females: 75,581
Ethnicity:
- White: 144,483
- Black/African American: 3,141
- Hispanic: 1,545
- Native American/Eskimo: 163
- Asian: 553
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 19
- Other: 16
- 2 or more: 416
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (136,615)
- Spanish (1,735)
- Pennsylvania Dutch (860)
- German (715)
- Polish (595)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,500
- Germany (276)
- Italy (158)
- United Kingdom (116)
- Korea (80)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (80)
- Poland (73)
- India (68)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (63,463)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (19,747)
- United Church of Christ (12,339)
- United Methodist Church, The (8,242)
- Episcopal Church (911)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 52,725
- Sensory: 5,015
- Physical: 14,429
- Mental: 6,952
- Self-care: 4,785
- Go outside home: 10,310
- Employment: 9,467
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 856
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 60,530
- Utility gas: 2,598
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,011
- Electricity: 10,764
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 36,323
- Coal or Coke: 9,091
- Wood: 424
- Solar Energy: 4
- Other fuel: 267
- No fuel used: 48
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 120,537
- No vehicle: 15,187
- 1 or more vehicle: 105,350
Education Attainment:
- No School: 814
- No High School: 6,276
- Some High School: 17,577
- High School: 52,150
- Some College: 13,365
- Associate's Degree: 6,239
- College Degree: 7,598
- Master's Degree: 2,321
- Professional Degree: 1,491
- Doctoral Degree: 179
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 60,530
- Owners with phone: 46,877
- Owners without phone: 300
- Renters with phone: 12,830
- Renters without phone: 523
10 closest counties:
- Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Montour County, Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
17901, 17921, 17922, 17923, 17925, 17929, 17930, 17931, 17932, 17933, 17934, 17935, 17936, 17938, 17941, 17942, 17943, 17944, 17945, 17946, 17948, 17949, 17951, 17952, 17953, 17954, 17957, 17959, 17960, 17961, 17963, 17964, 17965, 17966, 17967, 17968, 17970, 17972, 17974, 17976, 17978, 17979, 17980, 17981, 17982, 17983, 17985, 18211, 18214, 18218, 18220, 18231, 18237, 18241, 18242, 18245, 18248, 18252, 19549
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WAVT-FM (101.9 FM) POTTSVILLE, PA
- WPPA (1360 AM) POTTSVILLE, PA
- WPAM (1450 AM) POTTSVILLE, PA
- WOBX (1530 AM) EDENTON, PA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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