Ellen Gowan's Livability
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About Ellen Gowan, PA
Ellen Gowan, PA is located in Schuylkill County in the state of Pennsylvania.
The total City Population for Ellen Gowan is about 6,937 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $40,700, which is roughly 77% lower than the Average Home Value of $178,061 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 81% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $30,411, which is roughly 54% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,082 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 53% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.26Male Population Estimate: 48.2%
Female Population Estimate: 51.8%
Median Age: 42.8
Male Median Age: 40.8
Female Median Age: 45.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:13.2%
Other:7.6%
Black:2.4%
Indian:0.8%
Asian:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 29.36%
Libertarian: 1.42%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Ellen Gowan specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Schuylkill County: About 2.68156 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Schuylkill County: About 319.44 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Schuylkill County is about 32% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 10% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Pennsylvania is ranked #30 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 38.46 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 20.1The average living wage for the state of Pennsylvania is $29.08/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage score of 16.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.83/hr, which gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 21.41 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Pennsylvania is $157.74, resulting in a UI benefit score of 20.67 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Pennsylvania does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Pennsylvania does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Pennsylvania does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Pennsylvania does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Pennsylvania does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Pennsylvania does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Pennsylvania does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Pennsylvania does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Pennsylvania does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Pennsylvania does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Pennsylvania does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Pennsylvania does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Pennsylvania does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 17948Latitude: 40.817300
Longitude: -76.176300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1190.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 570