Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
779 722 735 720
Median Age: 37.4
square miles: 1.0
Rural: 100%
Form of Government: Borough, Mayor/Council
Contact: Beverly Voorhees, Secretary
Municipal Building
P.O. Box 87
Sandy Lake, PA 16145
(724)376-2676
Median Household: $23,125
Median Family: $27,625
Families Below Poverty: 18.6%
Persons Below Poverty: 19.2%
Unemployment: 5.7%
Retail: 22.0%
Manufacturing: 26.2%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: 8.0%
Health Services: 13.4%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 344
Single Family: 65.7%
Multi-Family: 29.4%
Mobile Home: 2.9%
Other: 2.0%
Renter Occupied: 30.8%
Seasonal: 2.3%
Vacant: 10.2%
Median House Value: $40,800
Median Year Built: 1939
Water Service
Public: 93.1%
Other: 6.9%
Sewer Service
Public: 95.1%
Other: 4.9%
Pre-Primary
Public: 9
Private: 3
Elementary\High School
Public: 137
Private: 12
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 85.1%
College Graduate: 9.7%
Graduate Degree: 4.1%