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Wetmore township, McKean County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (33% naturalized citizens)

Wetmore township:

0.3%
Whole state:

4.1%

70% of Wetmore township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 1570
  • Northeast: 75
  • Midwest: 56
  • South: 34
  • West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Wetmore township, PA map Wetmore township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $27,900


Housing units in Wetmore township with a mortgage: 247 (18 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 203

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 11
  • 1995 to 1998: 51
  • 1990 to 1994: 33
  • 1980 to 1989: 109
  • 1970 to 1979: 106
  • 1960 to 1969: 92
  • 1950 to 1959: 90
  • 1940 to 1949: 114
  • 1939 or earlier: 313

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 16
  • 4 rooms: 48
  • 5 rooms: 159
  • 6 rooms: 172
  • 7 rooms: 121
  • 8 rooms: 53
  • 9 or more rooms: 57

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 13
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 31
  • 2 bedrooms: 177
  • 3 bedrooms: 326
  • 4 bedrooms: 92
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wetmore township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 35
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 13
  • 1 vehicle: 172
  • 2 vehicles: 348
  • 3 vehicles: 67
  • 4 vehicles: 34
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

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

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 36
  • 2 vehicles: 28
  • 3 vehicles: 5
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Wood products (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wetmore township:

  • Swedish (28.3%)
  • German (18.4%)
  • Italian (11.5%)
  • Irish (9.2%)
  • United States or American (5.3%)
  • English (4.0%)
  • Polish (3.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Sweden (33%)
  • France (33%)
  • Canada (33%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

98.0% of residents of Wetmore township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,748

Size of family households: 276 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 12 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons,

309 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (22 men, 33 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


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

0.5%
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: 10
Here:

25.0%
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 Wetmore township:

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