Greenwood township, Perry County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,010 (all rural)
| Males: 521 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 489 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,010 (824 owner occupied, 186 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Greenwood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.65
| Greenwood township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Greenwood township: | $57,779 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $546 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,919 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
| : | $157,919 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 40 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Greenwood township include: Saint Michaels Church (A), Wrights Church (B), Pfoutz Valley Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Auker Cemetery (1), Riverview Cemetery (2), Marshal Chapel Cemetery (3), Mitchell Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Newport Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cocolamus Creek (A), Wildcat Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Greenwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 854
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 10
- South: 68
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 339
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 45
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Greenwood township with a mortgage: 128 (13 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (15%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Public administration (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Personal and laundry services (3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Greenwood township:
- German (49.4%)
- United States or American (12.9%)
- Irish (8.1%)
- English (5.9%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 322 (71%)
- Carpooled: 96 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
98.4% of residents of Greenwood township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 970- In family households: 869 (264 male householders, 22 female householders)
254 spouses, 304 children (294 natural, 5 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 1 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 101 (51 male householders (38 living alone)), 33 female householders (27 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
207 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (14 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |