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Variables <strong>of</strong> Interest Statistics
Development Period
Pre
Announcement
Post Announcement
Pre Construction
1st Year After
Construction
2nd Year After
Construction
2+ Years After
Construction
Total
Somerset, PA (PASC) 175 28 46 60 185 494
View <strong>of</strong> Turbines
Pre
Construction
None Minor Moderate Substantial Extreme Total
Somerset, PA (PASC) 203 218 55 15 2 1 494
Distance to
Nearest Turbine
Pre
Construction
< 0.57 Miles 0.57 - 1 Miles 1 - 3 Miles 3 - 5 Miles > 5 Miles Total
Somerset, PA (PASC) 203 17 18 132 124 0 494
Census Statistics
Name
Type
2007
Population
% Change
Since 2000
Population
Per Mile^2
Median
Age
Median
Income
Median
House 2007
% Change
Since 2000
Somerset Town 6,398 -4.8% 2,333 40.2 $ 35,293 $ 123,175 n/a
Berlin Town 2,092 -4.0% 2,310 41.1 $ 35,498 $ 101,704 n/a
Garrett Town 425 -4.7% 574 34.5 $ 29,898 $ 54,525 n/a
Meyersdale Town 2,296 -6.6% 2,739 40.9 $ 29,950 $ 79,386 n/a
Somerset Cou County 77,861 -2.7% 72 40.2 $ 35,293 $ 94,500 41%
Pennsylvania State 12,440,621 1.3% 277 38.0 $ 48,576 $ 155,000 60%
US Country 301,139,947 6.8% 86 37.9 $ 50,233 $ 243,742 46%
Source: City-Data.com & Wikipedia. “% Change Since 2000” refers to the percentage change between
2000 and 2007 for the figures in the column to the left (population or median house price). “Town”
signifies any municipality with less than 10,000 inhabitants. “n/a” signifies data not available.
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