Elk township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Elk township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
70% of Elk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1373
- Northeast: 40
- Midwest: 30
- South: 38
- West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
47 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 489
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 128
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Elk township with a mortgage: 131 (10 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 151
- Wood products (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk township:
- German (56.8%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- United States or American (6.6%)
- English (5.8%)
- Italian (3.5%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (50%)
- Guatemala (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 553 (84%)
- Carpooled: 55 (8%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 23 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Wood (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
47 people in nursing homes
99.1% of residents of Elk township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,473- In family households: 1,312 (369 male householders, 64 female householders)
386 spouses, 434 children (393 natural, 14 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 9 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 161 (69 male householders (56 living alone)), 60 female householders (50 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 48 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 195 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 5-persons,
258 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (28 men, 40 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |