New Castle township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
New Castle township: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
81% of New Castle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 398
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 3
- South: 4
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 150
- One, attached: 44
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,200
Housing units in New Castle township with a mortgage: 36 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 100
- Construction (21%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Health care (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Carpenters (14%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Castle township:
- Ukrainian (17.0%)
- Polish (13.8%)
- Irish (13.5%)
- German (10.8%)
- English (9.7%)
- Lithuanian (6.8%)
- Italian (5.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (80%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (81%)
- Carpooled: 27 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
- Coal or coke (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
94.8% of residents of New Castle township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 418- In family households: 335 (100 male householders, 27 female householders)
78 spouses, 102 children (85 natural, 2 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (43 male householders (39 living alone)), 36 female householders (36 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 4 2-persons,
41 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here: | 37.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 10.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here: | 44.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |