Bell township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 21.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 2,458 (all rural)

Males: 1,232	(50.1%)
Females: 1,226	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,458 (2,177 owner occupied, 281 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in Bell township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
Black: 1.3%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.3%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.6

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Average household size: 2.64

Bell township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.03

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,899 ($40,202 in 1999)

This township:	$49,899
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $340 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $431)

Here:	$340
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,917 (it was $83,200 in 2000)

Bell township:	$116,917
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,256 - $164,612

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $162,824
Here: $162,824
State: $224,371

Mobile homes: $72,203
Here: $72,203
State: $35,442

Population density: 115 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (72% naturalized citizens)

Bell township:	0.7%
State:	4.1%

77% of Bell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 2310
Northeast: 49
Midwest: 29
South: 47
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,300

Bell township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 796
One, attached: 3
Two: 8
3 or 4: 11
Mobile homes: 166

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,500

Housing units in Bell township with a mortgage: 301 (43 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 243

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 66
1990 to 1994: 50
1980 to 1989: 119
1970 to 1979: 197
1960 to 1969: 76
1950 to 1959: 73
1940 to 1949: 51
1939 or earlier: 329

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bell township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 228 6 rooms: 229 7 rooms: 138 8 rooms: 79 9 or more rooms: 58

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bell township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 39 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bell township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 202 3 bedrooms: 470 4 bedrooms: 113 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bell township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 38 3 bedrooms: 63 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bell township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 159 2 vehicles: 396 3 vehicles: 133 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Bell township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 54 2 vehicles: 52 3 vehicles: 4 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%)
Metal and metal products (15%)
Machinery (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bell township:

German (26.6%)
Italian (18.4%)
Irish (10.3%)
United States or American (8.9%)
Polish (6.4%)
English (5.2%)
Scotch-Irish (3.4%)

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

Canada (28%)
United Kingdom (22%)
Italy (17%)
Germany (11%)
Other Western Europe (11%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 903 (83%)
Carpooled: 102 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 33 (3%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

96.9% of residents of Bell township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% 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: 2,472

In family households: 2,237 (606 male householders, 127 female householders)
596 spouses, 772 children (681 natural, 11 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 46 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 235 (92 male householders (81 living alone)), 116 female householders (105 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 292 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 186 1-person, 20 2-persons, 2 5-persons.

444 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (27 men, 58 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	9.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	18.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bell township:

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