Upper Mahantongo township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 14.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 652 (all rural)
| Males: 323 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 329 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 652 (539 owner occupied, 113 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Upper Mahantongo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.6
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Average household size: 2.61
| Upper Mahantongo township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Upper Mahantongo township: | $41,114 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,700 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
| : | $91,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,794
Here: $154,794 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $55,477
Here: $55,477 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $83,787
Here: $83,787 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,557
Here: $91,557 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,851
Here: $104,851 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $43,194
Here: $43,194 State: $45,445
| Population density: 44 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Klingerstown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Klingerstown Fire Company 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Upper Mahantongo township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Little Mahantango Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Upper Mahantongo 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, 74% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 627
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 4
- South: 9
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 233
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,000
Housing units in Upper Mahantongo township with a mortgage: 60 (1 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food (7%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Upper Mahantongo township:
- German (54.4%)
- Pennsylvania German (16.8%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Irish (1.8%)
- Welsh (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 271 (84%)
- Carpooled: 35 (11%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
- Coal or coke (18%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
85.5% of residents of Upper Mahantongo township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
13.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 662- In family households: 600 (179 male householders, 21 female householders)
180 spouses, 182 children (172 natural, 5 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 6 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (21 male householders (13 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 91 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 7 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
105 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (8 men, 19 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): 4
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 18.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |