Union township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 23.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,453 (47% urban, 53% rural)
| Males: 1,729 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 1,724 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,431 (3,066 owner occupied, 365 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 42.6
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Average household size: 2.59
| Union township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Union township: | $56,043 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $653 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $166,900 (it was $104,400 in 2000)
| : | $166,900 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 149 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union township: Chestnut Hill (A), Blackwood Golf Course (B), Hopewell Furnace (C), French Creek Campground (D), Camp Clewell (E), French Creek Amphitheatre (F), Grange Hall (G), Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Visitor's Center (H), Union Fire Company 1 Kulptown (I), Union Township Municipal Building (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Union township include: Mission Church (A), Saint James Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint James Cemetery (1), Saint Pauls United Methodist Church Cemetery (2), Immaculate Conception Cemetery (3), Saint Michaels Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Scotts Run Lake (A), Hopewell Lake (B), Maple Springs Swimming Pool (C), Scotts Run Lake (D), Pine Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scotts Run (A), Mill Creek (B), Sixpenny Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Union township include: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (1), French Creek State Park (2), Union Township Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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: 1124
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 77
- South: 93
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
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
22 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 424
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 10
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 138
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 125 (2 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Paper (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (37.3%)
- United States or American (33.8%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- English (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 418 (79%)
- Carpooled: 77 (15%)
- Railroad: 8 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (5%)
22 people in other group homes
97.9% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,336- In family households: 1,112 (330 male householders, 40 female householders)
321 spouses, 373 children (344 natural, 6 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 13 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 224 (71 male householders (47 living alone)), 110 female householders (102 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 20 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 10 4-persons,
606 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (29 men, 50 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 18.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |