Mifflin township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 19.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 2,251 (53% urban, 47% rural)
| Males: 1,108 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 1,143 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,251 (1,951 owner occupied, 300 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Mifflin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.50
| Mifflin township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Mifflin township: | $46,530 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $601 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $129,700 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $129,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 117 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Mifflinville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Brown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nescopeck Creek (A), Tenmile Run (B), Briar Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Mifflin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 565
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 181
- South: 27
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 285
- 3 or 4: 5
- 50 or more: 1
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Mifflin township with a mortgage: 93 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (18%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mifflin township:
- German (25.0%)
- United States or American (19.3%)
- English (16.0%)
- Swedish (14.1%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Scottish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 295 (83%)
- Carpooled: 32 (9%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 20 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (5%)
97.8% of residents of Mifflin township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 795- In family households: 720 (202 male householders, 25 female householders)
194 spouses, 239 children (214 natural, 3 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 1 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 75 (35 male householders (32 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 3 2-persons,
410 married couples with children.
81 single-parent households (31 men, 50 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% |