Croyle township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,233 (all rural)
| Males: 1,128 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 1,105 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,233 (2,007 owner occupied, 226 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Croyle township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.75
| Croyle township: | 2.8 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Croyle township: | $41,423 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $85,300 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
| : | $85,300 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 122 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Sidman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Croyle township include: Lake Union Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: South Fork Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Conemaugh Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Run (A), Birch Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Croyle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2175
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 22
- South: 4
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 744
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 19
- 5 to 9: 12
- Mobile homes: 74
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400
Housing units in Croyle township with a mortgage: 254 (4 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 290
- Construction (19%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Apparel (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Croyle township:
- German (34.4%)
- Polish (13.9%)
- Italian (8.5%)
- English (5.9%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- United States or American (5.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 789 (84%)
- Carpooled: 73 (8%)
- Walked: 20 (2%)
- Other means: 18 (2%)
- Worked at home: 42 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
- Coal or coke (18%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.4% of residents of Croyle township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,233- In family households: 2,023 (571 male householders, 59 female householders)
549 spouses, 779 children (754 natural, 7 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 15 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 210 (98 male householders (86 living alone)), 84 female householders (81 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 167 1-person, 12 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
463 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (35 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 13.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 15.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |