Clara township, Potter County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 19.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 168 (all rural)
| Males: 78 |  (46.4%) |
| Females: 90 |  (53.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 168 (156 owner occupied, 12 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Clara township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.55
| Clara township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Clara township: | $41,119 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $475 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,207 (it was $70,500 in 2000)
| : | $96,207 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Clara township: Fishing Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clara Creek (A), Fisk Hollow Run (B), Bradley Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Clara township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 103
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 5
- South: 5
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 122
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Clara township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (24%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Public administration (21%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (14%)
- Accountants and auditors (11%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clara township:
- German (42.7%)
- English (20.0%)
- Dutch (10.9%)
- Irish (5.5%)
- Polish (4.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
- Canadian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 51 (82%)
- Carpooled: 5 (8%)
- Worked at home: 6 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
92.6% of residents of Clara township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 156- In family households: 140 (46 male householders, 6 female householders)
39 spouses, 36 children (30 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
34 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (5 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |