Amity township, Erie County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 28.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,140 (all rural)
| Males: 587 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 553 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,136 (1,033 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Amity township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.94
| Amity township: | 2.9 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Amity township: | $44,292 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $539 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,100 (it was $82,500 in 2000)
| : | $116,100 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 40 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Amity township: Bisbee Farms (A), Smith's Dairy Farm (B), Carters Corners (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Amity township: Hatch Hollow Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Hatch Hollow Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Swamps: Titus Bog (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hubbel Run (A), Lake Pleasant Outlet (B), Alder Run (C), West Branch French Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Amity township include: State Game Lands Number 162 (1), State Game Lands Number 167 (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Amity township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1052
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 32
- South: 15
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 322
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 84
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900
Housing units in Amity township with a mortgage: 78 (4 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Amity township:
- German (24.6%)
- United States or American (18.3%)
- Polish (14.2%)
- English (10.1%)
- Irish (6.1%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- Italian (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 390 (79%)
- Carpooled: 53 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.2% of residents of Amity township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,136- In family households: 1,039 (284 male householders, 34 female householders)
286 spouses, 365 children (344 natural, 2 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 17 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 97 (34 male householders (19 living alone)), 37 female householders (33 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
252 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (22 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
| Here: | 12.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: | 24.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 24.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |