Upper Mahanoy township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Upper Mahanoy township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
87% of Upper Mahanoy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 579
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 2
- South: 3
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 233
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Upper Mahanoy township with a mortgage: 54 (5 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Upper Mahanoy township:
- German (58.9%)
- Dutch (10.6%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- Pennsylvania German (6.3%)
- Polish (4.0%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- English (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Panama (71%)
- Taiwan (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 212 (74%)
- Carpooled: 39 (14%)
- Walked: 17 (6%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Coal or coke (27%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (6%)
92.9% of residents of Upper Mahanoy township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 628- In family households: 558 (160 male householders, 14 female householders)
167 spouses, 199 children (182 natural, 13 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 70 (24 male householders (21 living alone)), 30 female householders (23 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 9 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
127 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (7 men, 9 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): 3
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |