Eldred township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 22.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 719 (all rural)
Males: 376 | (52.3%) |
Females: 343 | (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 719 (628 owner occupied, 91 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Eldred township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.6%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.7
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Average household size: 2.65
Eldred township: | 2.6 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
Eldred township: | $41,114 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $495 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,700 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
: | $91,700 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,794
Here: $154,794 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $55,477
Here: $55,477 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $83,787
Here: $83,787 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,557
Here: $91,557 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,851
Here: $104,851 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $43,194
Here: $43,194 State: $45,445
Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.7% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This township: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Mahantango Fire Company (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Eldred township include: Heplers Summer Church (A), Heplers Church (B), Saint James Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Zion Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Eldred township: State Game Lands Number 132 (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Eldred township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 375
- Northeast: 43
- Midwest: 470
- South: 92
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 330
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $80,800
Housing units in Eldred township with a mortgage: 141 (29 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (33%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Eldred township:
- English (23.6%)
- German (18.5%)
- United States or American (17.1%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- Italian (7.6%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 392 (88%)
- Carpooled: 43 (10%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.2% of residents of Eldred township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,009- In family households: 940 (264 male householders, 18 female householders)
231 spouses, 361 children (361 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (35 male householders (27 living alone)), 22 female householders (18 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 114 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 12 2-persons,
130 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (7 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 3.4% |
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: 2
Here: | 20.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |