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Population (year 2000): 4,361. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,199 (-3.7% change)
Males: 2,047 (46.9%), Females: 2,314 (53.1%)
Schuylkill County
Zip codes:
17931.
Median resident age: 43.9 years
Median household income: $32,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,400 (year 2000)
Races in Frackville:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), Irish (20.2%),
Polish (15.3%), Lithuanian (11.2%), Ukrainian (8.9%), Dutch
(8.1%).
Elevation: 1476 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Frackville
- High school or higher: 78.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Frackville borough
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -445 (-9.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Frackville:
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7
miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 7 miles;
POTTSVILLE, PA)
- ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
ASHLAND, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Frackville:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 35
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- LANCASTER (about 46 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 53 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Frackville:
- SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 11 miles;
POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
- BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; ID:
N13)
- GRIMES (about 21 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
College/University in Frackville:
- SCHUYKILL COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
(Full-time enrollment: 110; Location: 101 TECHNOLOGY DR;
Public; Website: www.sttc.ptd.net)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Frackville:
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 36 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 3,534)
Public primary/middle schools in Frackville:
- FRACKVILLE AREA EL SCH (Students: 405;
Grades: KG - 06)
- SCHUYLKILL TECHNOLOGY CENTERS- (Grades: 00 -
00)
Private primary/middle schools in Frackville:
- HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location:
29 S BROAD MOUNTAIN AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- FRACKVILLE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 43;
Location: 25 E. SPRING ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Frackville:
- FRACKVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $100,803; Location: 56 NORTH LEHIGH AVE; 20,338
books; 9 audio materials; 48 serial subscriptions)
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