Plain Grove township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 17.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 854 (all rural)
| Males: 427 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 427 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 854 (782 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Plain Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.70
| Plain Grove township: | 2.7 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Plain Grove township: | $43,425 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $483 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,700 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
| : | $93,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $133,659
Here: $133,659 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $162,108
Here: $162,108 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $84,982
Here: $84,982 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $172,064
Here: $172,064 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,551
Here: $112,551 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $42,773
Here: $42,773 State: $45,445
| Population density: 48 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jamison Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Plain Grove township: State Game Lands Number 151 (1). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Plain Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 785
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 31
- South: 22
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 268
- One, attached: 4
- 3 or 4: 1
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 66
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100
Housing units in Plain Grove township with a mortgage: 103 (3 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Plain Grove township:
- German (32.0%)
- Irish (15.6%)
- English (8.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (8.1%)
- Italian (7.3%)
- Polish (6.8%)
- United States or American (6.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 334 (81%)
- Carpooled: 37 (9%)
- Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 21 (5%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.2% of residents of Plain Grove township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 863- In family households: 782 (209 male householders, 32 female householders)
205 spouses, 287 children (263 natural, 7 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 6 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 81 (42 male householders (31 living alone)), 25 female householders (22 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 14 2-persons,
174 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (9 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 7.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |