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Union township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Land area: 30.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 634 (all rural)

Males: 334  (52.7%)
Females: 300  (47.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 634 (505 owner occupied, 129 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

29%


Races in Union township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 39.6

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Average household size: 2.59

Union township:

2.6 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($35,865 in 1999)
Union township:

$47,962
Pennsylvania:

$52,007
Median contract rent in 2013: $468 (lower quartile is $234, upper quartile is $380)
Here:

$469
State:

$675

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $158,816 (it was $82,200 in 2000)
:

$158,816
Pennsylvania:

$164,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,135 - $225,356
Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

9.2%
Whole state:

11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

2.7%
Whole state:

5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Union township: Buck Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Mckees Cemetery (1), Hendershot Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: No Touchee Run (A), Trough Run (B), Indian Grave Run (C), Shark Run (D), McKees Run (E), Stahle Run (F), Snite Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

76% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 267
  • Northeast: 13
  • Midwest: 2
  • South: 343
  • West: 4

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Union township, PA map Union township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $34,700


Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 45 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 17
  • 1990 to 1994: 18
  • 1980 to 1989: 51
  • 1970 to 1979: 89
  • 1960 to 1969: 24
  • 1950 to 1959: 9
  • 1940 to 1949: 16
  • 1939 or earlier: 97

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 23
  • 5 rooms: 51
  • 6 rooms: 43
  • 7 rooms: 32
  • 8 rooms: 30
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 14
  • 6 rooms: 5
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 53
  • 3 bedrooms: 104
  • 4 bedrooms: 29
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 17
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 37
  • 2 vehicles: 82
  • 3 vehicles: 53
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 16
  • 2 vehicles: 11
  • 3 vehicles: 15
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (20%)
  • Machinery (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

  • German (54.3%)
  • United States or American (16.2%)
  • Irish (12.0%)
  • English (9.3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.0%)
  • Russian (1.3%)
  • Italian (1.1%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
  • Wood (22%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

98.8% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 629

Size of family households: 87 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 6 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 11 2-persons, 1 5-persons,

115 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (12 men, 20 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

6.7%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:

28.6%
Pennsylvania:

37.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union township:

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