Columbus township, Warren County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 40.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,741 (22% urban, 78% rural)

Males: 851	(48.9%)
Females: 890	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,741 (1,504 owner occupied, 237 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in Columbus township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.3

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Average household size: 2.63

Columbus township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.03

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,698 ($36,905 in 1999)

This township:	$44,698
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $367 (lower quartile is $271, upper quartile is $434)

Here:	$367
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,408 (it was $71,700 in 2000)

Columbus township:	$113,408
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,652 - $149,102

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $128,555
Here: $128,555
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $295,645
Here: $295,645
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $36,250
Here: $36,250
State: $35,442

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (67% naturalized citizens)

Columbus township:	0.3%
State:	4.1%

73% of Columbus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1477
Northeast: 112
Midwest: 51
South: 38
West: 55

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500

Columbus township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 620
One, attached: 8
Two: 9
3 or 4: 8
Mobile homes: 88

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units in Columbus township with a mortgage: 216 (18 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 30
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 90
1970 to 1979: 129
1960 to 1969: 64
1950 to 1959: 77
1940 to 1949: 48
1939 or earlier: 258

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 104 6 rooms: 151 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 80 9 or more rooms: 79

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 9 5 rooms: 28 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 112 3 bedrooms: 286 4 bedrooms: 127 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 36 3 bedrooms: 28 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 170 2 vehicles: 249 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 39 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 4 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 (%):

Metal and metal products (14%)
Construction (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Plastics and rubber products (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Columbus township:

German (18.9%)
United States or American (16.9%)
English (11.2%)
Polish (10.7%)
Irish (10.4%)
Dutch (4.3%)
Swedish (4.1%)

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

Germany (67%)
Iran (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 682 (82%)
Carpooled: 80 (10%)
Walked: 12 (1%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 47 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Wood (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (1%)

97.0% of residents of Columbus township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,741

In family households: 1,539 (431 male householders, 68 female householders)
420 spouses, 519 children (466 natural, 14 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 11 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 202 (72 male householders (53 living alone)), 91 female householders (85 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 199 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 138 1-person, 22 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

313 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (25 men, 60 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34

Here:	13.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	6.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	34.4%
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 Columbus township:

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