Barr township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 31.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,175 (7% urban, 93% rural)

Males: 1,072	(49.3%)
Females: 1,103	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,159 (1,948 owner occupied, 211 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Barr township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 39.4

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Average household size: 2.87

Barr township:	2.9 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.30

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,375 ($34,107 in 1999)

This township:	$42,375
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $332 (lower quartile is $274, upper quartile is $421)

Here:	$332
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,583 (it was $65,500 in 2000)

Barr township:	$95,583
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,732 - $133,841

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $110,901
Here: $110,901
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $80,408
Here: $80,408
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $99,493
Here: $99,493
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $18,227
Here: $18,227
State: $35,442

Population density: 69 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	12.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (58% naturalized citizens)

Barr township:	0.6%
State:	4.1%

80% of Barr township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% 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: 2063
Northeast: 17
Midwest: 55
South: 28
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,300

Barr township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

15 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 719
One, attached: 6
Two: 6
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 5
Mobile homes: 65

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,400

Housing units in Barr township with a mortgage: 188 (18 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 265

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 22
1980 to 1989: 90
1970 to 1979: 173
1960 to 1969: 56
1950 to 1959: 89
1940 to 1949: 74
1939 or earlier: 257

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Barr township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 119 6 rooms: 185 7 rooms: 138 8 rooms: 84 9 or more rooms: 67

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barr township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 4 5 rooms: 13 6 rooms: 46 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barr township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 119 3 bedrooms: 334 4 bedrooms: 165 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barr township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Barr township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 142 2 vehicles: 276 3 vehicles: 162 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Barr township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 42 2 vehicles: 39 3 vehicles: 0 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 (16%)
Health care (9%)
Mining (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (27%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Barr township:

German (38.0%)
Italian (10.5%)
Polish (9.7%)
Irish (8.7%)
United States or American (6.0%)
English (5.2%)
Slovak (4.3%)

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

Portugal (25%)
Canada (25%)
Philippines (17%)
Vietnam (17%)
Honduras (17%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 698 (82%)
Carpooled: 110 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 25 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Coal or coke (19%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (3%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

15 people in nursing homes

97.4% of residents of Barr township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,158

In family households: 1,973 (539 male householders, 67 female householders)
533 spouses, 739 children (699 natural, 22 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 28 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 185 (77 male householders (69 living alone)), 79 female householders (68 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 221 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 137 1-person, 14 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

475 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (16 men, 53 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58

Here:	21.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	8.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	15.3%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Barr township:

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