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Armstrong township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Land area: 25.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 717 (all rural)

Males: 353  (49.2%)
Females: 364  (50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 716 (631 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

12%
State:

29%


Races in Armstrong township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
  • Black: 0.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 41.4

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Average household size: 2.44

Armstrong township:

2.4 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.93

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($22,188 in 1999)
Armstrong township:

$47,373
Pennsylvania:

$52,007
Median contract rent in 2013: $552 (lower quartile is $295, upper quartile is $447)
Here:

$552
State:

$675

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $133,600 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
:

$133,600
Pennsylvania:

$164,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,600 - $194,100

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $167,347
Here:

$167,347
State:

$221,511

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,335
Here:

$107,335
State:

$157,348

In 2-unit structures: $90,580
Here:

$90,580
State:

$141,335

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,637
Here:

$85,637
State:

$186,490

Mobile homes: $34,504
Here:

$34,504
State:

$45,445

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,739
Here:

$15,739
State:

$42,830
Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

40.6%
Whole state:

11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

11.3%
Whole state:

5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Mosquito Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Mosquito Run Reservoir (A), Hagerman Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shires Run (A), Remington Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Armstrong township: State Game Lands Number 126 (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

56% of Armstrong township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 311
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 9
  • South: 66
  • West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600


Housing units in Armstrong township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 10
  • 1995 to 1998: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1980 to 1989: 4
  • 1970 to 1979: 41
  • 1960 to 1969: 7
  • 1950 to 1959: 23
  • 1940 to 1949: 19
  • 1939 or earlier: 76

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Armstrong township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 41
  • 6 rooms: 25
  • 7 rooms: 29
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 3

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Armstrong township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 3
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 27
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Armstrong township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 56
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Armstrong township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 18
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Armstrong township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 17
  • 1 vehicle: 40
  • 2 vehicles: 45
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Armstrong township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 9
  • 2 vehicles: 16
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Rail transportation (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (39%)
  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Health technologists and technicians (22%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Armstrong township:

  • United States or American (61.8%)
  • German (14.5%)
  • English (6.4%)
  • Irish (5.2%)
  • Italian (4.4%)
  • French Canadian (2.4%)
  • Welsh (2.4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Other fuel (3%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 416

Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 12 2-persons,

119 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (13 men, 20 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

61.5%
Pennsylvania:

37.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Armstrong township:

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