East Manchester township, York County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 16.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 5,078 (67% urban, 33% rural)
| Males: 2,549 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 2,529 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,078 (4,636 owner occupied, 442 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in East Manchester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.64
| East Manchester township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| East Manchester township: | $57,065 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $676 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $165,300 (it was $108,200 in 2000)
| : | $165,300 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $215,758
Here: $215,758 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $118,502
Here: $118,502 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $96,321
Here: $96,321 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $74,237
Here: $74,237 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,409
Here: $138,409 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $46,558
Here: $46,558 State: $45,445
| Population density: 305 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Manchester, Mount Wolf.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Northeastern Regional Police Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in East Manchester township include: Manchester Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Musser Run (A), Hartman Run (B), Dee Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of East Manchester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 136
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 6
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in East Manchester township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Machinery (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Manchester township:
- German (52.3%)
- Irish (13.7%)
- Norwegian (7.2%)
- Polish (7.2%)
- Belgian (3.9%)
- Scandinavian (3.9%)
- Danish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (66%)
- Carpooled: 7 (10%)
- Walked: 6 (8%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 10 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (7%)
98.0% of residents of East Manchester township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 166- In family households: 154 (40 male householders, 4 female householders)
41 spouses, 67 children (61 natural, 1 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
969 married couples with children.
193 single-parent households (66 men, 127 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 18.2% |
| 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% |