Jackson township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (85% naturalized citizens)
| Jackson township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
75% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 430
- Northeast: 288
- Midwest: 15
- South: 11
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 453
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 76
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 82 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
- Construction (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- English (18.4%)
- United States or American (17.9%)
- German (13.3%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- Italian (10.3%)
- Dutch (5.1%)
- Polish (4.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (54%)
- Taiwan (15%)
- Korea (15%)
- Philippines (15%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 268 (77%)
- Carpooled: 40 (12%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 19 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 16 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Wood (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Coal or coke (5%)
97.6% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 774- In family households: 682 (212 male householders, 39 female householders)
216 spouses, 190 children (173 natural, 12 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (43 male householders (39 living alone)), 41 female householders (37 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 153 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person, 8 2-persons,
135 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (13 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 7.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |