Demographics

All statistics for Columbia County unless otherwise noted.

Columbia County Population - 64,151

% Urban - 37%
% Rural - 63%
% Male - 47.3%
% Female - 52.7%
% Under 18 - 21.8%
% Over 65 - 15.8%

Bloomsburg Population - 12,375

Number of Households - 25,200

Owner Occupied - 72.4%
Renter Occupied - 27.6%

Under 18 - 20.7%
18-24 - 14.4%
25-34 - 11.1%
35-49 - 21.3%
50 & Over - 32.5%

Range of Prices - $60,000 - $200,000+
Average Price - $100,000
Single Family Dwelling - $52-$80 cost per square foot
Median Value - $87,300
Selected Monthly Owner Costs:

With a mortgage - $819 (median)
W/O a mortgage - $266 (median)

Average apartment rent - $400-$600/monthly
Median rent - $448

Median Household Income - $34,094
Median Family Income - $41,398
Per Capita Income - $16,973
Avg. Annual Wages Covered by U.C. - $26,664

Civilian Labor Force - 32,376
Employed Civilian Pop 16 and over - 30,006

Employment by Work Category:

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, & Mining - 561
Construction - 1,624
Manufacturing - 7,233
Wholesale Trade - 790
Retail Trade - 3,609
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities - 1,571
Information - 513
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, & Rental/Leasing - 969
Professional, Scientific, Management, Admin., & Waste Management - 1,438
Educational, Health, & Social Services - 7,170
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, & Food Services - 2,355
Other Services (except Public Admin.) - 1,185
Public Admin. - 988

Bloomsburg University
Wise Foods Inc
CHS Berwick Hospital Corp
Magee Rieter Automotive Systems
Del Monte Corporation
Berwick Area School District
Wal-Mart Associates
Bloomsburg Hospital
Kawneer Company Inc

Electric

PPL Electric Utilities*
(Mailing Address for correspondence only)
PPL Electric Utilities
827 Hausman Road
Allentown, PA 18104-9392

(800) DIAL-PPL (342-5775)
www.pplelectric.com
* PPL Electric Utilities is the electric delivery company throughout most of Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. Customers also enjoy Electric Choice which gives customers opportunity to choose their electric generation supplier from other sources if they wish to shop. For additional information visit http://www.papowerswitch.com/ and http://www.pplelectric.com/choice/information/.

Gas

UGI Penn Natural Gas
One UGI Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
1-800-276-2722

Water

Pennsylvania American Water Co.
306 West Front Street
Berwick, PA 18603
1-800-222-2487

United Water Pennsylvania
4211 E. Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111
1-888-299-8972

Telephone

Verizon
222 South Main Street, 1st Floor
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
1-570-826-4000

Above information taken from: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, PA Dept of Labor and Industry, US Census Bureau.