Hanover township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 9 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Hanover township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
61% of Hanover township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6141
- Northeast: 1553
- Midwest: 348
- South: 451
- West: 177
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $151,100
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Hanover township, Pennsylvania:
- 118 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,844
- One, attached: 330
- Two: 46
- 3 or 4: 101
- 5 to 9: 112
- 10 to 19: 76
- 20 to 49: 93
- 50 or more: 139
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500
Housing units in Hanover township with a mortgage: 1,890 (216 second mortgage, 358 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 976
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hanover township:
- German (23.4%)
- Irish (13.2%)
- Italian (12.3%)
- English (5.8%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Polish (3.8%)
- Pennsylvania German (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (9%)
- Sweden (7%)
- Italy (7%)
- India (7%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Nicaragua (5%)
- Colombia (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,040 (90%)
- Carpooled: 224 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
- Bicycle: 29 (1%)
- Walked: 33 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 123 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (48%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
People in group quarters in Hanover township, Pennsylvania:
- 118 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
88.2% of residents of Hanover township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
7.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,403- In family households: 8,457 (2,456 male householders, 374 female householders)
2,534 spouses, 2,807 children (2,644 natural, 86 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 72 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 946 (387 male householders (314 living alone)), 450 female householders (419 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 151 (136 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,363 2-persons, 593 3-persons, 537 4-persons, 223 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 733 1-person, 104 2-persons,
2,068 married couples with children.
194 single-parent households (52 men, 142 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 264
| Here: | 25.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125
| Here: | 21.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 150
| Here: | 41.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |