Bell township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,029 (30% urban, 70% rural)
| Males: 1,025 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 1,004 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,029 (1,792 owner occupied, 237 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Bell township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.50
| Bell township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Bell township: | $41,219 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,536 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| : | $86,536 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 108 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bell township: B and O Terminal (A), Rossiter Station (B), Elk Run Junction (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Lawn Cemetery (1), Ridgemont Cemetery (2), Circle Hill Cemetery (3), Greenwood Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Cloe Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jackson Run (A), Ugly Run (B), Graffius Run (C), Couch Run (D), Smith Run (E), Canoe Creek (F), Rock Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Bell 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, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1894
- Northeast: 45
- Midwest: 29
- South: 54
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 768
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 82
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600
Housing units in Bell township with a mortgage: 272 (13 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 206
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bell township:
- German (32.2%)
- Italian (15.1%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- English (8.9%)
- United States or American (7.3%)
- Polish (5.0%)
- Slovak (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 786 (84%)
- Carpooled: 66 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 31 (3%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 49 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.9% of residents of Bell township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,029- In family households: 1,822 (553 male householders, 69 female householders)
533 spouses, 605 children (569 natural, 17 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 8 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 207 (84 male householders (75 living alone)), 106 female householders (102 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 288 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 177 1-person, 8 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
371 married couples with children.
78 single-parent households (29 men, 49 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
| Here: | 16.5% |
| 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: 12
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |