Chest township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Chest township, PA map Land area: 29.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 346 (all rural)

Males: 181	(52.3%)
Females: 165	(47.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 346 (315 owner occupied, 31 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	29%

Races in Chest township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.2%

Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 42.1

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Average household size: 2.91

Chest township:	2.9 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.13

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,127 ($46,786 in 1999)

This township:	$58,127
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $0

Here:	$0
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,173 (it was $94,000 in 2000)

Chest township:	$137,173
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,074 - $188,872

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $151,329
Here: $151,329
State: $224,371

In 2-unit structures: $68,074
Here: $68,074
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $32,500
Here: $32,500
State: $35,442

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.2%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Killbuck Run, Wyerough Run.

78% of Chest township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% 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: 347
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 4
South: 11
West: 7

Chest township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 2.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 128
Two: 4
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500

Housing units in Chest township with a mortgage: 40 (3 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 12
1980 to 1989: 19
1970 to 1979: 20
1960 to 1969: 4
1950 to 1959: 14
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 45

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chest township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 24 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 33

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chest township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 14 3 bedrooms: 65 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chest township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 4 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Chest township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 16 2 vehicles: 58 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Chest township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Mining (8%)
Health care (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (29%)
Educational services (22%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Chest township:

German (42.1%)
Italian (10.9%)
French (except Basque) (7.6%)
Irish (7.6%)
Polish (6.3%)
United States or American (5.3%)
English (3.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 122 (73%)
Carpooled: 29 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 5 (3%)
Worked at home: 9 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%) Coal or coke (22%) Electricity (9%) Utility gas (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

96.7% of residents of Chest township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 377

In family households: 355 (93 male householders, 14 female householders)
96 spouses, 131 children (119 natural, 3 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22 (7 male householders (6 living alone)), 8 female householders (5 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 4 2-persons.

61 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (3 men, 8 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	15.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	3.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	39.1%
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 Chest township:

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