Collier township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Collier township, PA map Land area: 14.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,265 (92% urban, 8% rural)

Males: 2,520	(47.9%)
Females: 2,745	(52.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,239 (4,802 owner occupied, 437 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	29%

Races in Collier township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Black: 0.7%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 45.9
Median age of females: 47.9

Average houshold size: 2.36
Average family size: 2.87

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Population density: 371 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Collier township: Saint Vincent DePaul Church.

Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thoms Run, Painters Run, McLaughlin Run, Pinkertons Run.

Number of foreign born residents: 65 (69% naturalized citizens)

Collier township:	1.2%
State:	4.1%

74% of Collier township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 4682
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 181
South: 178
West: 53

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $154,500

Collier township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,779
One, attached: 144
Two: 27
3 or 4: 15
10 to 19: 9
Mobile homes: 384

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,600

Housing units in Collier township with a mortgage: 908 (67 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 684

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 172
1995 to 1998: 229
1990 to 1994: 303
1980 to 1989: 297
1970 to 1979: 90
1960 to 1969: 149
1950 to 1959: 432
1940 to 1949: 210
1939 or earlier: 476

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Collier township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 36
4 rooms: 233
5 rooms: 582
6 rooms: 571
7 rooms: 289
8 rooms: 176
9 or more rooms: 127

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Collier township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 54
5 rooms: 75
6 rooms: 9
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Collier township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 786
3 bedrooms: 924
4 bedrooms: 222
5 or more bedrooms: 66

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Collier township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 51
2 bedrooms: 73
3 bedrooms: 80
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Collier township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 117
1 vehicle: 724
2 vehicles: 874
3 vehicles: 241
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Collier township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 137
2 vehicles: 22
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Collier township:

German (23.5%)
Italian (17.3%)
Polish (14.3%)
Irish (12.7%)
English (7.7%)
United States or American (3.4%)
Belgian (1.8%)

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

United Kingdom (29%)
Argentina (25%)
Japan (15%)
Austria (12%)
Germany (9%)
Greece (9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,936 (85%)
Carpooled: 156 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 70 (3%)
Walked: 28 (1%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 57 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (87%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in religious group quarters

94.2% of residents of Collier township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,239

In family households: 4,487 (1,234 male householders, 309 female householders)
1,327 spouses, 1,383 children (1,337 natural, 38 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 45 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 752 (232 male householders (188 living alone)), 444 female householders (416 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 26 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 830 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 604 1-person, 65 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

833 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (33 men, 84 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66

Here:	12.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	3.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78

Here:	47.6%
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)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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