Foster township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 44.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,323 (29% urban, 71% rural)

Males: 1,674	(50.4%)
Females: 1,649	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,049 (2,760 owner occupied, 289 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	29%

Races in Foster township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 42.9
Median age of females: 44.1

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Average household size: 2.40

Foster township:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.92

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,943 ($36,307 in 1999)

This township:	$44,943
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $509 (lower quartile is $380, upper quartile is $571)

Here:	$509
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,416 (it was $80,900 in 2000)

Foster township:	$108,416
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,169 - $150,750

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $143,361
Here: $143,361
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $70,018
Here: $70,018
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $145,859
Here: $145,859
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $42,173
Here: $42,173
State: $35,442

Population density: 74 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (100% naturalized citizens)

Foster township:	1.0%
State:	4.1%

74% of Foster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 2847
Northeast: 394
Midwest: 12
South: 78
West: 22

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Foster township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

272 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
2 people in other workers' dormitories

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,171
One, attached: 275
Two: 40
3 or 4: 20
Mobile homes: 162

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300

Housing units in Foster township with a mortgage: 495 (44 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 443

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 79
1990 to 1994: 198
1980 to 1989: 238
1970 to 1979: 272
1960 to 1969: 165
1950 to 1959: 91
1940 to 1949: 95
1939 or earlier: 509

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Foster township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 209 6 rooms: 351 7 rooms: 186 8 rooms: 152 9 or more rooms: 96

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Foster township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Foster township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 296 3 bedrooms: 641 4 bedrooms: 114 5 or more bedrooms: 66

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Foster township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 55 3 bedrooms: 48 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Foster township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 294 2 vehicles: 495 3 vehicles: 244 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Foster township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 58 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 6 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 (%):

Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Food (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Foster township:

Polish (17.9%)
Italian (15.1%)
German (12.8%)
Irish (11.8%)
Slovak (9.3%)
English (4.6%)
United States or American (3.9%)

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

Hungary (59%)
Mexico (22%)
Germany (19%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,168 (84%)
Carpooled: 168 (12%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 39 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%) Electricity (16%) Utility gas (8%) Coal or coke (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (2%)

272 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
2 people in other workers' dormitories

96.3% of residents of Foster township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,122

In family households: 2,661 (724 male householders, 189 female householders)
752 spouses, 828 children (748 natural, 69 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 54 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 461 (212 male householders (165 living alone)), 188 female householders (177 living alone)), 61 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 274 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 446 2-persons, 208 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 342 1-person, 58 2-persons.

485 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (44 men, 69 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97

Here:	29.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	13.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	29.0%
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 Foster township:

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