Howe township, Perry County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 8.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 493 (all rural)
| Males: 258 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 235 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 493 (457 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Howe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 42.4
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.45
| Howe township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.79
| Howe 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: 60 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Juniata River Overlook (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Howe township: Red Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Howe Run (A), Board Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Howe 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, 71% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 463
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 5
- South: 15
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 237
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000
Housing units in Howe township with a mortgage: 75 (9 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Public administration (17%)
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Health care (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Howe township:
- German (55.8%)
- United States or American (19.7%)
- English (6.1%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Polish (3.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 209 (81%)
- Carpooled: 28 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Bicycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Wood (8%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
98.1% of residents of Howe township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 494- In family households: 443 (142 male householders, 24 female householders)
145 spouses, 114 children (105 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (28 male householders (21 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
82 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (1 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |