Fairview township, York County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Fairview township, PA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 14,321 (63% urban, 37% rural)

Males: 7,131	(49.8%)
Females: 7,190	(50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 14,178 (12,409 owner occupied, 1,769 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	29%

Races in Fairview township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
Black: 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.3%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 40.0

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Average household size: 2.59

Fairview township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.98

Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,587 ($57,150 in 1999)

This township:	$69,587
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $637 (lower quartile is $410, upper quartile is $722)

Here:	$637
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $194,982 (it was $124,100 in 2000)

Fairview township:	$194,982
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,441 - $286,840

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $254,284
Here: $254,284
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,209
Here: $163,209
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $123,204
Here: $123,204
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,679
Here: $67,679
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $24,760
Here: $24,760
State: $35,442

Population density: 402 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Fairview Industrial Park.

Churches in Fairview township include: Fairview Bethel Church, Fairview Church, Moores Church.

Cemeteries: Mount Olive Cemetery, Roof Memorial Park, Fisher Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Millers Run, Marsh Run.

Number of foreign born residents: 287 (70% naturalized citizens)

Fairview township:	2.0%
State:	4.1%

68% of Fairview township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 11299
Northeast: 829
Midwest: 565
South: 966
West: 243

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,300

Fairview township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

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

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

126 people in nursing homes
17 people in military barracks, etc.

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,426
One, attached: 290
Two: 115
3 or 4: 170
5 to 9: 85
10 to 19: 10
20 to 49: 26
50 or more: 71
Mobile homes: 595

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,100

Housing units in Fairview township with a mortgage: 2,910 (292 second mortgage, 520 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 920

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 152
1995 to 1998: 471
1990 to 1994: 465
1980 to 1989: 1,034
1970 to 1979: 1,198
1960 to 1969: 820
1950 to 1959: 921
1940 to 1949: 204
1939 or earlier: 523

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairview township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 57 4 rooms: 355 5 rooms: 787 6 rooms: 853 7 rooms: 908 8 rooms: 863 9 or more rooms: 818

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairview township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 88 3 rooms: 77 4 rooms: 263 5 rooms: 184 6 rooms: 93 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairview township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 150 2 bedrooms: 711 3 bedrooms: 2,530 4 bedrooms: 1,094 5 or more bedrooms: 181

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairview township:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 207 2 bedrooms: 354 3 bedrooms: 176 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairview township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 91 1 vehicle: 848 2 vehicles: 2,339 3 vehicles: 1,085 4 vehicles: 223 5 or more vehicles: 80

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairview township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 80 1 vehicle: 369 2 vehicles: 264 3 vehicles: 93 4 vehicles: 8 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:

Public administration (12%)
Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Public administration (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fairview township:

German (35.1%)
Irish (10.9%)
United States or American (9.3%)
Italian (7.8%)
English (6.8%)
Polish (3.9%)
Scottish (2.5%)

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

Other Caribbean (13%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Colombia (9%)
Canada (7%)
Japan (6%)
India (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,733 (87%)
Carpooled: 660 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 85 (1%)
Other means: 28 (0%)
Worked at home: 188 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%) Electricity (29%) Utility gas (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (2%) Other fuel (1%)

126 people in nursing homes
17 people in military barracks, etc.

96.2% of residents of Fairview township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,178

In family households: 12,447 (3,498 male householders, 623 female householders)
3,689 spouses, 4,155 children (3,877 natural, 89 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 116 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 55 other relatives, 200 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,731 (702 male householders (530 living alone)), 678 female householders (551 living alone)), 351 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 143 (126 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,814 2-persons, 953 3-persons, 921 4-persons, 298 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,081 1-person, 263 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

2,801 married couples with children.
457 single-parent households (132 men, 325 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 240

Here:	13.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84

Here:	9.7%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91

Here:	25.7%
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 Fairview township:

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