Mount Joy township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 3,232 (32% urban, 68% rural)
| Males: 1,584 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 1,648 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,122 (2,670 owner occupied, 452 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Mount Joy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.62
| Mount Joy township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Mount Joy township: | $59,029 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $673 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $192,900 (it was $109,500 in 2000)
| : | $192,900 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $236,436
Here: $236,436 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $153,939
Here: $153,939 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $202,298
Here: $202,298 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,181
Here: $147,181 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,896
Here: $257,896 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $37,833
Here: $37,833 State: $45,445
| Population density: 125 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hoffman Orphanage (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mount Joy township include: Saint James Church (A), Mount Joy Church (B), Saint Marks Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Pine Bank Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: White Run (A), Plum Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Mount Joy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 317
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 42
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
104 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Mount Joy township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mount Joy township:
- German (62.4%)
- Norwegian (16.8%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- English (2.8%)
- United States or American (2.8%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 115 (75%)
- Carpooled: 9 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (3%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (2%)
104 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 362- In family households: 326 (68 male householders, 10 female householders)
70 spouses, 174 children (148 natural, 1 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (17 male householders (12 living alone)), 9 female householders (7 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 7 2-persons,
563 married couples with children.
143 single-parent households (44 men, 99 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): 3
| Here: | 6.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |