Paradise township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (32% naturalized citizens)
| Paradise township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
75% of Paradise township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4081
- Northeast: 224
- Midwest: 85
- South: 199
- West: 38
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Paradise township, Pennsylvania:
- 32 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,083
- One, attached: 168
- Two: 95
- 3 or 4: 66
- 5 to 9: 12
- Mobile homes: 176
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,700
Housing units in Paradise township with a mortgage: 467 (53 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 333
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Paradise township:
- German (38.1%)
- United States or American (18.7%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Pennsylvania German (6.2%)
- English (5.9%)
- Swiss (3.7%)
- Italian (3.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Guatemala (41%)
- Hungary (19%)
- Other Northern Europe (10%)
- India (8%)
- Philippines (8%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Ireland (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,416 (65%)
- Carpooled: 342 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 110 (5%)
- Other means: 44 (2%)
- Worked at home: 238 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in Paradise township, Pennsylvania:
- 32 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
75.2% of residents of Paradise township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
23.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,647- In family households: 4,236 (1,027 male householders, 188 female householders)
1,085 spouses, 1,775 children (1,636 natural, 78 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 41 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 411 (139 male householders (98 living alone)), 191 female householders (178 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 51 (21 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 544 2-persons, 203 3-persons, 217 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 276 1-person, 34 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 14 4-persons,
1,235 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (43 men, 73 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 238
| Here: | 33.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
| Here: | 19.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
| Here: | 24.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |