Schuylkill County Information
Schuylkill in
Pennsylvania occupies
783 square miles and has a 2006 population of
147,405, a change from a 2000 population of
150,334 and
152,585 in 1990.
11.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.6% percent is 25-35, and
14.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
309 acts of violent crime reported in
Schuylkill in 2004, a change from
335 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,005 people:
5.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.8%.
Read more about
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Schuylkill | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Land Area | 783 sq. miles | Ranked 1,209 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 147,405 | Ranked 403 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 146,996 | |
| Population 2000 | 150,334 | Ranked 359 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 152,585 | Ranked 303 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.5% | |
| African American | 2.6% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 10.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 309 | 335 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 7 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 21 | |
| Robberies | 30 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 251 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,646 | 2,071 |
| Burglaries | 323 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,187 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 136 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 71,480 | 69,929 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,005 | 4,090 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6% | 5.8% |
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