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East Union township, PA map Land area: 26.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,419 (all rural)
Males: 706  (49.8%)
Females: 713  (50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,419 (1,219 owner occupied, 200 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

14%
State:

29%


Races in East Union township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 46.5

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Average household size: 2.25

East Union township:

2.3 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.84

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,927 ($31,576 in 1999)
This township:

$39,927
Pennsylvania:

$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $397 (lower quartile is $296, upper quartile is $539)
Here:

$397
State:

$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $119,070 (it was $70,500 in 2000)
East Union township:

$119,070
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,496 - $184,262

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $178,913
Here:

$178,913
State:

$226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,353
Here:

$63,353
State:

$161,921

In 2-unit structures: $113,852
Here:

$113,852
State:

$152,955

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $47,863
Here:

$47,863
State:

$178,834

Mobile homes: $25,167
Here:

$25,167
State:

$35,442
Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

6.3%
Whole state:

11.0%

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

3.7%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Sheppton, Oneida, Brandonville.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Reservoirs: Pumping Station Reservoir (A), Brandonville Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Davis Run (A), Spies Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (40% naturalized citizens)

East Union township:  0.4%
State:  4.1%

75% of East Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 1315
  • Northeast: 63
  • Midwest: 12
  • South: 22
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,500

East Union 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: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 445
  • One, attached: 201
  • Two: 10
  • 3 or 4: 21
  • Mobile homes: 54

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,700


Housing units in East Union township with a mortgage: 186 (14 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 258

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 34
  • 1990 to 1994: 50
  • 1980 to 1989: 48
  • 1970 to 1979: 69
  • 1960 to 1969: 51
  • 1950 to 1959: 52
  • 1940 to 1949: 61
  • 1939 or earlier: 358

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Union township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 10
  • 4 rooms: 36
  • 5 rooms: 131
  • 6 rooms: 154
  • 7 rooms: 76
  • 8 rooms: 39
  • 9 or more rooms: 80

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Union township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 8
  • 4 rooms: 22
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 28
  • 7 rooms: 17
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Union township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 134
  • 3 bedrooms: 257
  • 4 bedrooms: 89
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Union township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 49
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

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

  • no vehicle: 30
  • 1 vehicle: 170
  • 2 vehicles: 224
  • 3 vehicles: 76
  • 4 vehicles: 24
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 47
  • 2 vehicles: 42
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 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 (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Food (17%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (32%)
  • Educational services (26%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (17%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Other financial specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in East Union township:

  • Polish (16.1%)
  • German (12.8%)
  • Italian (11.0%)
  • Irish (9.7%)
  • Slovak (8.2%)
  • Dutch (7.9%)
  • Lithuanian (5.9%)

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

  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (40%)
  • Canada (40%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 544 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 61 (10%)
  • Walked: 11 (2%)
  • Other means: 5 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 18 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Coal or coke (9%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (2%)

97.4% of residents of East Union township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,419
  • In family households: 1,175 (317 male householders, 84 female householders)
    301 spouses, 382 children (362 natural, 17 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 14 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 244 (107 male householders (96 living alone)), 117 female householders (106 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 202 1-person, 22 2-persons,

197 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (20 men, 30 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here:

13.8%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

4.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:

20.8%
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 East Union township:

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