Decatur township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 38.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,974 (42% urban, 58% rural)
| Males: 1,453 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 1,521 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,974 (2,598 owner occupied, 376 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Decatur township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.46
| Decatur township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Decatur township: | $39,236 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $420 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,500 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
| : | $84,500 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $110,866
Here: $110,866 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,081
Here: $111,081 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $52,094
Here: $52,094 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,070
Here: $115,070 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,724
Here: $122,724 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $42,209
Here: $42,209 State: $45,445
| Population density: 78 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 9.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Decatur township: Burly (A), Coal Run Junction (B), Donegal (C), Beaverton (D), Moshannon (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Decatur township include: Coal Run Church (A), Jeffries Church (B), New Castle United Methodist Church (C), Centre United Methodist Church (D), Butterworth Grove Free Methodist Church (E), House of Prayer Church (F), Ohio United Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Goss Cemetery (2), Mokes Hill Cemetery (3), Centre United Methodist Cemetery (4), Saint Joseph Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Laurel Run (A), Shimel Run (B), Big Run (C), Beaver Run (D), Albert Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Decatur township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2708
- Northeast: 102
- Midwest: 58
- South: 98
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 918
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 7
- 20 to 49: 29
- Mobile homes: 342
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,100
Housing units in Decatur township with a mortgage: 346 (32 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 369
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Decatur township:
- German (21.6%)
- English (19.1%)
- United States or American (10.4%)
- Polish (8.0%)
- Italian (7.9%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- Slovak (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,023 (76%)
- Carpooled: 201 (15%)
- Walked: 46 (3%)
- Other means: 36 (3%)
- Worked at home: 36 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.0% of residents of Decatur township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,975- In family households: 2,552 (776 male householders, 108 female householders)
749 spouses, 854 children (788 natural, 15 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 16 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 423 (156 male householders (106 living alone)), 196 female householders (190 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 395 2-persons, 219 3-persons, 190 4-persons, 80 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 296 1-person, 40 2-persons, 16 3-persons,
479 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (43 men, 64 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): 13
| Here: | 7.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
| Here: | 26.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |