Richland township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Richland township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
67% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11517
- Northeast: 203
- Midwest: 194
- South: 381
- West: 129
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
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 Richland township, Pennsylvania:
- 1,558 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 252 people in nursing homes
- 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,634
- One, attached: 321
- Two: 148
- 3 or 4: 158
- 5 to 9: 107
- 10 to 19: 140
- 20 to 49: 146
- 50 or more: 177
- Mobile homes: 163
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,100
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 1,721 (118 second mortgage, 318 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,604
- Construction (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- German (33.5%)
- Polish (10.4%)
- Irish (8.5%)
- Italian (7.8%)
- United States or American (6.3%)
- Slovak (6.1%)
- English (5.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (28%)
- Philippines (13%)
- Poland (11%)
- Pakistan (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- Russia (8%)
- Italy (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,264 (87%)
- Carpooled: 330 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 145 (3%)
- Other means: 26 (1%)
- Worked at home: 114 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in Richland township, Pennsylvania:
- 1,558 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 252 people in nursing homes
- 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.7% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,789- In family households: 9,098 (2,725 male householders, 489 female householders)
2,742 spouses, 2,821 children (2,625 natural, 92 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 46 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,691 (523 male householders (474 living alone)), 1,036 female householders (972 living alone)), 132 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,809 (169 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,711 2-persons, 643 3-persons, 591 4-persons, 203 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,446 1-person, 95 2-persons, 18 3-persons,
1,739 married couples with children.
313 single-parent households (51 men, 262 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 191
| Here: | 17.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 163
| Here: | 8.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |