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Wilmington township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (86% naturalized citizens)

Wilmington township:

1.5%
Whole state:

4.1%

76% of Wilmington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 2368
  • Northeast: 91
  • Midwest: 158
  • South: 74
  • West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,700


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Wilmington township, PA map Wilmington township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $24,600


Housing units in Wilmington township with a mortgage: 313 (25 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 257

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 14
  • 1995 to 1998: 81
  • 1990 to 1994: 51
  • 1980 to 1989: 81
  • 1970 to 1979: 215
  • 1960 to 1969: 121
  • 1950 to 1959: 150
  • 1940 to 1949: 81
  • 1939 or earlier: 194

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 9
  • 4 rooms: 82
  • 5 rooms: 143
  • 6 rooms: 187
  • 7 rooms: 124
  • 8 rooms: 116
  • 9 or more rooms: 97

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

  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 34
  • 4 rooms: 43
  • 5 rooms: 41
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 16
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 7

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 31
  • 2 bedrooms: 128
  • 3 bedrooms: 388
  • 4 bedrooms: 179
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington township:

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 53
  • 2 bedrooms: 74
  • 3 bedrooms: 28
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

  • no vehicle: 126
  • 1 vehicle: 138
  • 2 vehicles: 323
  • 3 vehicles: 134
  • 4 vehicles: 31
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

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

  • no vehicle: 39
  • 1 vehicle: 77
  • 2 vehicles: 51
  • 3 vehicles: 16
  • 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 (%):

  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)
  • Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilmington township:

  • German (28.0%)
  • English (10.4%)
  • Italian (9.3%)
  • Irish (7.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (7.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German (6.4%)
  • United States or American (6.2%)

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

  • Syria (57%)
  • Russia (10%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Romania (5%)
  • Pakistan (5%)
  • Vietnam (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
  • Utility gas (26%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

80.1% of residents of Wilmington township speak English at home.
19.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,759

Size of family households: 328 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons,

735 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (18 men, 48 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132
Here:

31.4%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

4.9%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
Here:

32.8%
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 Wilmington township:

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