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Wayne township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Land area: 44.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,117 (all rural)

Males: 568  (50.9%)
Females: 549  (49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,117 (947 owner occupied, 170 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

15%
State:

29%


Races in Wayne township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.6

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Average household size: 2.76

Wayne township:

2.8 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.12

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($31,071 in 1999)
Wayne township:

$43,191
Pennsylvania:

$52,007
Median contract rent in 2013: $454 (lower quartile is $233, upper quartile is $372)
Here:

$454
State:

$675

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,200 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
:

$90,200
Pennsylvania:

$164,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,700 - $154,400

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $116,533
Here:

$116,533
State:

$221,511

Townhouses or other attached units: $70,243
Here:

$70,243
State:

$157,348

In 2-unit structures: $96,537
Here:

$96,537
State:

$141,335

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,800
Here:

$128,800
State:

$212,799

Mobile homes: $44,090
Here:

$44,090
State:

$45,445
Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

12.8%
Whole state:

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

7.1%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Dayton.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Concord Hill (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Wayne township include: Glade Run Church (A), Concord Church (B), Jerusalem Church (C), Saint Michaels Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Jerusalem Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Branch South Fork Pine Creek (A), Glade Run (B), Foundry Run (C), South Branch South Fork Pine Creek (D), Camp Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

76% of Wayne township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 1023
  • Northeast: 14
  • Midwest: 33
  • South: 28
  • West: 4

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $37,100


Housing units in Wayne township with a mortgage: 67 (2 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 9
  • 1995 to 1998: 46
  • 1990 to 1994: 28
  • 1980 to 1989: 50
  • 1970 to 1979: 79
  • 1960 to 1969: 30
  • 1950 to 1959: 33
  • 1940 to 1949: 24
  • 1939 or earlier: 165

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

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 8
  • 4 rooms: 24
  • 5 rooms: 65
  • 6 rooms: 115
  • 7 rooms: 57
  • 8 rooms: 40
  • 9 or more rooms: 25

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 18
  • 6 rooms: 16
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 1

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

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 87
  • 3 bedrooms: 163
  • 4 bedrooms: 68
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 19
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 96
  • 2 vehicles: 150
  • 3 vehicles: 62
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

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

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 25
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Truck transportation (12%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (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 (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Bus drivers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne township:

  • German (42.1%)
  • Italian (9.5%)
  • Irish (9.3%)
  • United States or American (8.1%)
  • English (6.4%)
  • Dutch (6.0%)
  • Pennsylvania German (4.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

94.6% of residents of Wayne township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,102

Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 2 3-persons,

217 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (24 men, 31 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

12.7%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

3.6%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

31.6%
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 Wayne township:

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