Connellsville township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 10.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,483 (59% urban, 41% rural)
| Males: 1,226 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 1,257 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,480 (2,108 owner occupied, 372 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Connellsville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 43.9
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Average household size: 2.40
| Connellsville township: | 2.4 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Connellsville township: | $38,903 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $457 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,100 (it was $60,600 in 2000)
| : | $89,100 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $116,989
Here: $116,989 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $54,929
Here: $54,929 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $66,318
Here: $66,318 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,154
Here: $86,154 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $53,842
Here: $53,842 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $32,382
Here: $32,382 State: $45,445
| Population density: 232 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 14.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Connellsville township: Casparis (A), Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 7 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Emorys Cemetery (1), Saint Ritas Cemetery (2), Saint Josephs Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mounts Creek (A), Laurel Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Connellsville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2422
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 39
- South: 60
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 820
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 29
- 3 or 4: 14
- Mobile homes: 232
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,100
Housing units in Connellsville township with a mortgage: 304 (9 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 329
- Construction (21%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Connellsville township:
- German (34.6%)
- Italian (14.8%)
- Polish (12.5%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- English (6.7%)
- Slovak (6.0%)
- United States or American (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 913 (81%)
- Carpooled: 123 (11%)
- Walked: 51 (5%)
- Worked at home: 39 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.7% of residents of Connellsville township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,547- In family households: 2,195 (583 male householders, 162 female householders)
599 spouses, 676 children (635 natural, 9 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 44 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 352 (141 male householders (115 living alone)), 144 female householders (114 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 347 2-persons, 215 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 229 1-person, 56 2-persons,
341 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (38 men, 74 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 13.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37
| Here: | 18.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39
| Here: | 42.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |