Rush township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 148.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 3,466 (37% urban, 63% rural)
| Males: 1,672 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 1,794 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,325 (2,985 owner occupied, 340 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Rush township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 43.2
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Average household size: 2.45
| Rush township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Rush township: | $53,207 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $800 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $198,700 (it was $109,400 in 2000)
| : | $198,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $235,633
Here: $235,633 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,654
Here: $197,654 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $202,957
Here: $202,957 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,438
Here: $148,438 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,356
Here: $176,356 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $46,310
Here: $46,310 State: $45,445
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: North Philipsburg, Sandy Ridge.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rush township: Rushton Station (A), Mapleton Junction Station (B), Mapleton Junction (C), Antes (D), Summit (E), Turtle Rocks (F), Jimtown (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Butler Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Black Moshannon Lake (A), Osceola Reservoir (B), Philipsburg Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cabbage Hollow Run (A), Trim Root Run (B), North Run (C), Sixmile Run (D), Shirks Run (E), Sand Spring Run (F), Trout Run (G), Hutton Run (H), Tomtit Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Rush township include: Arctic Springs Park (1), Black Moshannon State Park (2), State Game Lands Number 60 (3), State Game Lands Number 33 (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Rush township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% 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: 3106
- Northeast: 181
- Midwest: 67
- South: 90
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
141 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,362
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 21
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 21
- 10 to 19: 18
- Mobile homes: 246
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,400
Housing units in Rush township with a mortgage: 499 (31 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 389
- Construction (20%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rush township:
- United States or American (19.5%)
- German (18.3%)
- English (10.3%)
- Polish (10.1%)
- Irish (7.2%)
- Slovak (5.9%)
- Italian (5.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,255 (82%)
- Carpooled: 208 (14%)
- Walked: 27 (2%)
- Other means: 14 (1%)
- Worked at home: 18 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
141 people in nursing homes
98.5% of residents of Rush township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,324- In family households: 2,842 (818 male householders, 146 female householders)
843 spouses, 911 children (839 natural, 45 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 46 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 482 (216 male householders (158 living alone)), 181 female householders (174 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 142 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 436 2-persons, 241 3-persons, 195 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 332 1-person, 49 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons,
546 married couples with children.
111 single-parent households (31 men, 80 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |