West Branch township, Potter County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (60% naturalized citizens)
| West Branch township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
80% of West Branch township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 354
- Northeast: 37
- Midwest: 14
- South: 12
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 554
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 119
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,300
Housing units in West Branch township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Chemicals (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Branch township:
- German (41.5%)
- English (10.6%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- Italian (6.8%)
- Dutch (6.1%)
- Irish (6.1%)
- Scottish (4.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Netherlands (60%)
- United Kingdom (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 141 (74%)
- Carpooled: 20 (10%)
- Walked: 24 (13%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Wood (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
96.8% of residents of West Branch township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 426- In family households: 387 (108 male householders, 25 female householders)
123 spouses, 112 children (97 natural, 4 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (19 male householders (13 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 6 2-persons,
54 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (7 men, 4 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: | 33.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |