New Britain township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (72% naturalized citizens)
| New Britain township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
68% of New Britain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7862
- Northeast: 1354
- Midwest: 387
- South: 471
- West: 206
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in New Britain township, Pennsylvania:
- 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 6 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,671
- One, attached: 903
- Two: 52
- 3 or 4: 58
- 5 to 9: 57
- 10 to 19: 73
- Mobile homes: 155
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700
Housing units in New Britain township with a mortgage: 2,421 (247 second mortgage, 464 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 661
- Construction (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Engineers (3%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Britain township:
- Irish (21.1%)
- German (21.1%)
- Italian (13.1%)
- English (8.5%)
- United States or American (7.0%)
- Polish (4.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (15%)
- Italy (12%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Peru (9%)
- Ukraine (7%)
- Cuba (6%)
- Pakistan (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,043 (89%)
- Carpooled: 271 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Railroad: 89 (2%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 50 (1%)
- Worked at home: 220 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in New Britain township, Pennsylvania:
- 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 6 people in other group homes
94.9% of residents of New Britain township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,665- In family households: 9,638 (2,561 male householders, 493 female householders)
2,624 spouses, 3,611 children (3,378 natural, 91 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 85 other relatives, 118 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,027 (325 male householders (285 living alone)), 529 female householders (433 living alone)), 173 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 33 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,244 2-persons, 707 3-persons, 687 4-persons, 310 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 718 1-person, 111 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 13 4-persons,
2,518 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (73 men, 209 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 142
| Here: | 10.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 123
| Here: | 18.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 102
| Here: | 33.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |