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Foster township, PA map 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 2008: $45,909 ($36,307 in 1999)
This township:

$45,909
Pennsylvania:

$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $537 (lower quartile is $375, upper quartile is $598)
Here:

$537
State:

$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $138,034 (it was $80,900 in 2000)
Foster township:

$138,034
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,542 - $193,394

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $169,346
Here:

$169,346
State:

$226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,914
Here:

$92,914
State:

$161,921

In 2-unit structures: $189,058
Here:

$189,058
State:

$152,955

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 2008:
This township:

4.5%
Whole state:

11.0%

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

2.7%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Freeland.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Foster township: Pond Creek Junction (A), Buckley Colliery Station (B), Pink Ash Junction (C), Hazle Brook Station (D), Eckley Junction (E), Eckley Station (F), Scale Siding (G), Sandy Run Junction (H), Sandy Run Colliery (I), Buck Mountain Colliery (J), Pond Creek Colliery (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Graham Pond (A), Long Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Hopper Creek (A), Sandy Run (B), Dreck Creek (C), Tannery Creek (D), Hickory Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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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