Brecknock township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 24.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 6,699 (12% urban, 88% rural)

Males: 3,379	(50.4%)
Females: 3,320	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,699 (5,792 owner occupied, 907 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in Brecknock township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 34.1

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Average household size: 3.17

Brecknock township:	3.2 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.48

Estimated median household income in 2008: $65,126 ($51,505 in 1999)

This township:	$65,126
Pennsylvania:	$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $590 (lower quartile is $498, upper quartile is $676)

Here:	$590
State:	$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $228,578 (it was $134,700 in 2000)

Brecknock township:	$228,578
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,343 - $310,933

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $273,119
Here: $273,119
State: $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,802
Here: $242,802
State: $161,921

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,258
Here: $146,258
State: $178,834

Mobile homes: $47,104
Here: $47,104
State: $35,442

Population density: 269 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 300 (24% naturalized citizens)

Brecknock township:	4.5%
State:	4.1%

66% of Brecknock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 5850
Northeast: 236
Midwest: 78
South: 181
West: 46

Brecknock township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,735
One, attached: 168
Two: 37
3 or 4: 45
5 to 9: 37
Mobile homes: 139

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,500

Housing units in Brecknock township with a mortgage: 923 (80 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 576

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 103
1995 to 1998: 173
1990 to 1994: 327
1980 to 1989: 469
1970 to 1979: 282
1960 to 1969: 205
1950 to 1959: 175
1940 to 1949: 59
1939 or earlier: 368

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brecknock township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 109 5 rooms: 291 6 rooms: 419 7 rooms: 396 8 rooms: 282 9 or more rooms: 275

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brecknock township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 39 4 rooms: 68 5 rooms: 61 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 29

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brecknock township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 264 3 bedrooms: 971 4 bedrooms: 409 5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brecknock township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 107 3 bedrooms: 72 4 bedrooms: 45 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Brecknock township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 152 1 vehicle: 225 2 vehicles: 937 3 vehicles: 337 4 vehicles: 113 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Brecknock township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 108 2 vehicles: 112 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 5 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 (18%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
Food (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Machinery (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
Food (5%)
Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Brecknock township:

German (38.2%)
United States or American (21.0%)
Irish (7.2%)
Swiss (6.9%)
Russian (2.8%)
Polish (2.5%)
English (2.0%)

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

Russia (31%)
Ukraine (15%)
Germany (11%)
Laos (10%)
Asia, n.e.c. (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,471 (78%)
Carpooled: 433 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 63 (2%)
Walked: 41 (1%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 140 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Electricity (39%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (4%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

81.8% of residents of Brecknock township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
16.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,699

In family households: 6,324 (1,661 male householders, 128 female householders)
1,637 spouses, 2,602 children (2,443 natural, 88 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 47 other relatives, 112 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 375 (194 male householders (157 living alone)), 131 female householders (123 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 670 2-persons, 357 3-persons, 381 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 280 1-person, 34 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

1,945 married couples with children.
171 single-parent households (68 men, 103 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 415

Here:	39.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 62

Here:	17.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	39.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brecknock township:

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