Huston township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,262 (all rural)
| Males: 632 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 630 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,262 (1,039 owner occupied, 223 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Huston township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.7
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.79
| Huston township: | 2.8 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
| Huston township: | $42,164 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $469 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,200 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
| : | $115,200 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $142,320
Here: $142,320 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $126,808
Here: $126,808 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $82,596
Here: $82,596 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $271,706
Here: $271,706 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,459
Here: $97,459 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $85,818
Here: $85,818 State: $45,445
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Huston township: Drab (A), Martinsburg Sportsmens Lodge (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Huston township include: Morrel Chapel (A), Salems Church (B), Smithfield Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dilling Cemetery (1), Detwiler Cemetery (2), Rebecca Furnace Cemetery (3), Clapper Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Huston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1153
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 29
- South: 38
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 365
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 3
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 90
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,000
Housing units in Huston township with a mortgage: 126 (11 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (13%)
- Paper (8%)
- Leather and allied products (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Health care (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Huston township:
- German (52.4%)
- United States or American (18.9%)
- Swiss (5.2%)
- English (4.3%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 437 (68%)
- Carpooled: 87 (13%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 11 (2%)
- Walked: 31 (5%)
- Worked at home: 77 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
- Wood (14%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
90.5% of residents of Huston township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,262- In family households: 1,132 (284 male householders, 55 female householders)
315 spouses, 443 children (428 natural, 6 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 4 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 130 (67 male householders (59 living alone)), 40 female householders (39 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 6-persons,
310 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (17 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
| Here: | 20.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |