Smithfield township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (19% naturalized citizens)
| Smithfield township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
66% of Smithfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3591
- Northeast: 253
- Midwest: 114
- South: 281
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
3,140 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 422
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 76
- 3 or 4: 43
- 5 to 9: 13
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Smithfield township with a mortgage: 169 (11 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 154
- Public administration (15%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Smithfield township:
- German (31.3%)
- United States or American (16.4%)
- Irish (12.2%)
- English (6.8%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- Italian (3.0%)
- Polish (2.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Cuba (40%)
- Jamaica (33%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Asia, n.e.c. (9%)
- Australia (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 543 (84%)
- Carpooled: 63 (10%)
- Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 21 (3%)
- Worked at home: 15 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
3,140 people in state prisons
93.8% of residents of Smithfield township speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,326- In family households: 1,058 (289 male householders, 71 female householders)
311 spouses, 330 children (312 natural, 2 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 2 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 268 (91 male householders (75 living alone)), 145 female householders (136 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,140 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 174 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 211 1-person, 23 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
198 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (22 men, 42 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 15.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |