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Population in 2022: 12,520 (74% urban, 26% rural).
Population change since 2000: -13.7%

Median resident age: 50.6 years
Pennsylvania median age: 40.9 years

Zip codes: 15857.

Estimated median household income in 2022: 60,213(∗∗itwas∗∗60,213 (it was 60,213(itwas41,593 in 2000)

St. Marys: $60,213
PA: $71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: 36,304(∗∗itwas∗∗36,304 (it was 36,304(itwas19,885 in 2000)

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: 152,054(∗∗itwas∗∗152,054 (it was 152,054(itwas87,900 in 2000)

St. Marys: $152,054
PA: $245,500

Median gross rent in 2022: $728.

March 2022 cost of living index in St. Marys: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 9.0%
(7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 99.3% for Black residents, 10.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 1.7% for two or more races residents)

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According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 15 registered sex offenders living in St. Marys, Pennsylvania as of September 25, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in St. Marys is 850 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.

Crime rates in St. Marys by year

Type 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022
Murders(per 100,000) 0(0.0) 1(7.7) 0(0.0) 1(7.7) 1(7.8) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(8.2) 3(23.8)
Rapes(per 100,000) 4(30.1) 2(15.3) 5(38.1) 1(7.7) 3(23.3) 1(7.8) 3(23.6) 1(8.0) 3(24.2) 3(24.4) 9(73.3) 2(16.4) 9(71.4)
Robberies(per 100,000) 3(22.6) 1(7.7) 3(22.9) 2(15.4) 0(0.0) 1(7.8) 1(7.9) 4(31.8) 2(16.1) 2(16.3) 1(8.1) 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
Assaults(per 100,000) 11(82.7) 8(61.2) 7(53.4) 6(46.1) 6(46.6) 7(54.4) 2(15.7) 10(79.5) 4(32.2) 8(65.2) 16(130.3) 16(131.4) 2(15.9)
Burglaries(per 100,000) 30(225.6) 25(191.3) 31(236.4) 33(253.6) 31(240.8) 40(310.6) 26(204.2) 34(270.3) 14(112.8) 14(114.0) 19(154.8) 8(65.7) 13(103.2)
Thefts(per 100,000) 152(1,143) 141(1,079) 195(1,487) 200(1,537) 171(1,328) 193(1,499) 136(1,068) 159(1,264) 91(733.1) 121(985.4) 95(773.8) 82(673.4) 89(706.2)
Auto thefts(per 100,000) 7(52.6) 4(30.6) 1(7.6) 4(30.7) 3(23.3) 6(46.6) 1(7.9) 5(39.8) 2(16.1) 3(24.4) 4(32.6) 3(24.6) 0(0.0)
Arson(per 100,000) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(7.6) 4(30.7) 2(15.5) 0(0.0) 2(15.7) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(8.1) 1(8.1) 0(0.0) 1(7.9)
City-Data.com crime index 113.1 101.1 124.7 117.0 115.3 104.8 82.0 104.5 69.1 86.8 131.5 89.3 143.4

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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Crime rate in St. Marys detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 16 (15 officers - 15 male; 0 female).

Officers per 1,000 residents here: 1.24
Pennsylvania average: 2.55

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Ancestries: German (54.9%), Italian (10.0%), American (7.9%), English (4.6%), European (3.6%), Irish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/03/1848

Elevation: 1667 feet

Land area: 99.3 square miles.

Population density: 126 people per square mile (very low).

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167 residents are foreign born

This city: 1.3%
Pennsylvania: 7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,970 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,760 (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA (91.9 miles , pop. 103,717).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (101.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (204.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

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Latitude: 41.44 N**, Longitude:** 78.54 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,179 (+17.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 5,066 (81.8%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

Distribution of median household income in St. Marys, PA in 2022

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Unemployment in December 2023:

Here: 3.2%
Pennsylvania: 2.9%

Population change in the 1990s: +440 (+3.1%).

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Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 53.2**. This is better than average.**

Tornado activity:

St. Marys-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985**, a** category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the St. Marys city center killed 4 people and injured 40 people.

On 5/31/1985**, a** category F4 tornado 19.0 miles away from the city center caused between 5,000,000∗∗and∗∗5,000,000 and 5,000,000and50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

St. Marys-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52**, a magnitude** 5.2 (4.8 MB**,** 4.3 MS**,** 5.2 LG**,** 4.5 MW**, Depth:** 3.1 mi**, Class:** Moderate**, Intensity:** VI - VII) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04**, a magnitude** 5.8 (5.8 MW**, Depth:** 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 246.1 miles away from St. Marys center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43**, a magnitude** 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 136.0 miles away from St. Marys center
On 10/7/1983 at 10🔞46**, a magnitude** 5.3 (5.1 MB**,** 5.3 LG**,** 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 275.4 miles away from St. Marys center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16**, a magnitude** 4.6 (4.6 MB**,** 4.6 LG**, Depth:** 3.1 mi**, Class:** Light**, Intensity:** IV - V) earthquake occurred 151.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47**, a magnitude** 5.3 (5.3 ML**, Depth:** 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 324.5 miles away from St. Marys center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Elk County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2**, Flood:** 1**, Snowfall:** 1**, Tropical Depression:** 1**, Tropical Storm:** 1**, Winter Storm:** 1**, Other:** 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Notable locations in St. Marys: Scahonda (A), Hemlock Station (B), Rathbun Station (C), Benzinger (D), Bear Run Camp (E), Elk Haven County Home (F), Crystal Fire Department Station 11 (G), Crystal Fire Department Station 13 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in St. Marys: Decker Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Laural Run Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Iron Run (A), North Fork West Creek (B), Seventy One (C), Kay Fork (D), Lecker Run (E), Long Branch (F), Decker Run (G), Bear Run (H), Water Tank Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in St. Marys: State Game Lands Number 293 (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Birthplace of: Chuck Daly - Basketball player-coach**,** Joan Marie Engel - Admiral**,** Joe Beimel - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, born: Apr 19, 1977), James Distler - Politician.

Elk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in St. Marys that have no violations reported:

Average household size:

This city: 2.3 people
Pennsylvania: 2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city: 66.2%
Whole state: 65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city: 5.7%
Whole state: 6.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

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Educational Attainment in 2022

School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here: 8.5
Pennsylvania average: 11.4

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Means of transportation to work in 2022 - St. Marys

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Religion statistics for St. Marys, PA (based on Elk County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010

Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010

Religion Adherents Congregations
Catholic 22,476 8
Mainline Protestant 4,741 26
Evangelical Protestant 905 10
Other 229 2
None 3,595 -

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

**Number of grocery stores: 8

Here: 2.46 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania: 2.04 / 10,000 pop.

**Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

Elk County: 0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania: 0.88 / 10,000 pop.

**Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17

Elk County: 5.22 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania: 2.52 / 10,000 pop.

**Number of full-service restaurants: 22

This county: 6.75 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania: 7.12 / 10,000 pop.

**Adult diabetes rate:

Elk County: 8.8%
State: 9.1%

**Adult obesity rate:

This county: 27.5%
Pennsylvania: 27.2%

**Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here: 6.7%
Pennsylvania: 11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

**Healthy diet rate:

This city: 49.4%
Pennsylvania: 50.2%

**Average overall health of teeth and gums:

**Average BMI:

Here: 28.8
Pennsylvania: 28.7

**People feeling badly about themselves:

St. Marys: 18.7%
State: 20.8%

**People not drinking alcohol at all:

St. Marys: 7.7%
Pennsylvania: 10.9%

**Average hours sleeping at night:

St. Marys: 6.8
Pennsylvania: 6.8

**Overweight people:

St. Marys: 28.2%
Pennsylvania: 34.3%

**General health condition:

This city: 58.0%
Pennsylvania: 56.2%

**Average condition of hearing:

St. Marys: 74.7%
Pennsylvania: 78.3%

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FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

3

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

7

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Top Patent Applicants

Top Patent Applicants

Timothy G. Smith (4) Douglas E. Wolfe (3) Donald W. Pistner (2) Ivan R. Smith (2) Richard Phillips (2) Joseph Taylor (1) Benjamin Jovenitti (1) Amy B. Reed (1) Nathan Higgins (1) Gary L. Anderson (1)

Total of 26 patent applications in 2008-2024.