Watson township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 23.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 550 (2% urban, 98% rural)
| Males: 285 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 265 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 550 (485 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Watson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 43.7
Median age of females: 43.2
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Average household size: 2.50
| Watson township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Watson township: | $47,373 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $552 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $133,600 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
| : | $133,600 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $167,347
Here: $167,347 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $107,335
Here: $107,335 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $90,580
Here: $90,580 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,637
Here: $85,637 State: $186,490
Mobile homes: $34,504
Here: $34,504 State: $45,445
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,739
Here: $15,739 State: $42,830
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Kline (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Watson township include: Mount Pleasant Church (A), Centennial Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schultz Fork (A), Tombs Run (B), Nepley Fork (C), Gamble Run (D), Gamble Fork (E), Furnace Run (F), Bonnell Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Watson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 498
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 8
- South: 20
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 240
- Two: 5
- Mobile homes: 37
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800
Housing units in Watson township with a mortgage: 69 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Paper (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Watson township:
- German (57.2%)
- United States or American (7.9%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- Italian (6.6%)
- English (3.2%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- Polish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 260 (89%)
- Carpooled: 27 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 3 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Coal or coke (10%)
- Wood (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.4% of residents of Watson township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 557- In family households: 496 (155 male householders, 13 female householders)
152 spouses, 153 children (146 natural, 6 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 7 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (36 male householders (30 living alone)), 16 female householders (14 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 8 2-persons,
87 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |