Wysox township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 22.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,763 (all rural)
| Males: 903 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 860 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,763 (1,442 owner occupied, 321 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Wysox township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.48
| Wysox township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Wysox township: | $48,139 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $498 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,536 (it was $74,000 in 2000)
| : | $119,536 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 78 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wysox township: Towanda Golf Course (A), Wysox Volunteer Fire Company (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mercur Cemetery (1), Pond Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Wesauking (A), Shores Pond (B), Lake Wesauking (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johnson Creek (A), Hollow Run (B), Dry Run (C), Wysox Creek (D), Laning Creek (E), Fall Run (F), Pond Hill Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Wysox township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1805
- Northeast: 150
- Midwest: 11
- South: 187
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 723
- Mobile homes: 213
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,200
Housing units in Wysox township with a mortgage: 279 (45 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wysox township:
- German (19.5%)
- Italian (18.8%)
- United States or American (14.3%)
- Irish (11.9%)
- English (6.7%)
- Scottish (5.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 827 (83%)
- Carpooled: 121 (12%)
- Taxi: 6 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 40 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
98.3% of residents of Wysox township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,183- In family households: 1,942 (547 male householders, 112 female householders)
550 spouses, 667 children (585 natural, 21 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 241 (76 male householders (48 living alone)), 134 female householders (131 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 299 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 179 1-person, 31 2-persons,
284 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (26 men, 78 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 12.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 6.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 14.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |