Rockefeller township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 20.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,221 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 1,108 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 1,113 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,221 (2,043 owner occupied, 178 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Rockefeller township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.66
| Rockefeller township: | 2.7 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Rockefeller township: | $41,011 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $458 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,100 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
| : | $108,100 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $146,280
Here: $146,280 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $43,517
Here: $43,517 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $83,698
Here: $83,698 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,535
Here: $65,535 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $53,064
Here: $53,064 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $35,354
Here: $35,354 State: $45,445
| Population density: 108 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Rockefeller township include: Augustaville Church (A), Eden Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Lukes Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Plum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Rockefeller township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% 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: 2072
- Northeast: 77
- Midwest: 21
- South: 33
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,900
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 789
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 62
Median worth of mobile homes: $57,000
Housing units in Rockefeller township with a mortgage: 364 (24 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 214
- Construction (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rockefeller township:
- German (40.1%)
- United States or American (16.4%)
- Dutch (8.9%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- English (4.6%)
- Pennsylvania German (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 984 (83%)
- Carpooled: 130 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 4 (0%)
- Other means: 27 (2%)
- Worked at home: 38 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Coal or coke (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
97.3% of residents of Rockefeller township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,222- In family households: 2,030 (619 male householders, 69 female householders)
625 spouses, 652 children (601 natural, 8 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 3 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 192 (84 male householders (62 living alone)), 79 female householders (69 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 333 2-persons, 153 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 131 1-person, 32 2-persons,
429 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (15 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 14.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |