Knox township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 705 (all rural)
| Males: 364 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 341 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 705 (601 owner occupied, 104 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Knox township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.39
| Knox township: | 2.4 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Knox township: | $39,236 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $420 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,500 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
| : | $84,500 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $110,866
Here: $110,866 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,081
Here: $111,081 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $52,094
Here: $52,094 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,070
Here: $115,070 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,724
Here: $122,724 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $42,209
Here: $42,209 State: $45,445
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Knox township include: Oak Ridge Union Church (A), Mount Zion Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Zion Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dunlap Run (A), Carson Run (B), Potts Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Knox township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% 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: 629
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 13
- South: 21
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 246
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 106
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Knox township with a mortgage: 68 (10 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75
- Construction (15%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Construction (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Knox township:
- German (22.6%)
- United States or American (19.6%)
- English (11.6%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- Polish (7.3%)
- Italian (5.2%)
- Pennsylvania German (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 248 (88%)
- Carpooled: 17 (6%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
96.6% of residents of Knox township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 685- In family households: 592 (190 male householders, 28 female householders)
183 spouses, 170 children (151 natural, 5 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 93 (47 male householders (38 living alone)), 35 female householders (33 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 115 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 11 2-persons,
125 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (7 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 19.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |