Albany township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Albany township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
72% of Albany township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1393
- Northeast: 98
- Midwest: 59
- South: 48
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 585
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 3
- Mobile homes: 37
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Albany township with a mortgage: 199 (25 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 120
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Construction (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Albany township:
- German (42.6%)
- Pennsylvania German (11.8%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- English (6.5%)
- Dutch (4.9%)
- Italian (3.0%)
- Irish (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Ecuador (15%)
- Other Northern Europe (12%)
- Netherlands (12%)
- South Africa (12%)
- Mexico (12%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Austria (8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 678 (78%)
- Carpooled: 75 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 35 (4%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 68 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
91.3% of residents of Albany township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,662- In family households: 1,478 (408 male householders, 68 female householders)
421 spouses, 531 children (495 natural, 0 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 10 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 184 (93 male householders (68 living alone)), 54 female householders (46 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 114 1-person, 30 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
407 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (14 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
| Here: | 25.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 36.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |