Beaver township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Beaver township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
72% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 498
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 12
- South: 4
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 194
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 32
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 48 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Construction (15%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Apparel (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Bus drivers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:
- German (46.8%)
- United States or American (13.3%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- English (3.2%)
- Italian (3.2%)
- Welsh (2.7%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (40%)
- Thailand (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 182 (85%)
- Carpooled: 15 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 6 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Other fuel (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
97.8% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 532- In family households: 487 (126 male householders, 16 female householders)
136 spouses, 194 children (171 natural, 6 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 45 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 16 female householders (12 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 4 2-persons,
135 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (2 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 3.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here: | 9.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |