Carbon township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 428 (all rural)
| Males: 222 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 206 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 428 (359 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Carbon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.56
| Carbon township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Carbon township: | $43,566 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $114,651 (it was $71,800 in 2000)
| : | $114,651 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Dudley, Coalmont.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carbon township: Melrose (A), Minersville (B), Cookstown (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ave Maria Cemetery (1), Colmont Cemetery (2), Rhoat Family Cemetery (3), Dudley Methodist Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sugarcamp Run (A), Kennedy Run (B), Hartman Run (C), House Run (D), Miller Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Carbon township: State Game Lands Number 67 (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Carbon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 410
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 3
- South: 10
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 143
- Mobile homes: 63
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,000
Housing units in Carbon township with a mortgage: 65 (8 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Construction (16%)
- Leather and allied products (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Leather and allied products (23%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carbon township:
- German (28.4%)
- Italian (15.2%)
- United States or American (14.4%)
- Irish (12.3%)
- English (8.2%)
- Welsh (4.1%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 122 (69%)
- Carpooled: 40 (23%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
98.5% of residents of Carbon township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% 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: 427- In family households: 382 (99 male householders, 19 female householders)
100 spouses, 143 children (131 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 45 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person,
78 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |