Genesee township, Potter County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 789 (all rural)
| Males: 394 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 395 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 789 (621 owner occupied, 168 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Genesee township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.55
| Genesee township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Genesee township: | $41,119 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $475 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,207 (it was $70,500 in 2000)
| : | $96,207 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Genesee Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Genesee River (A), Irish Settlement Brook (B), Mundy Brook (C), Middle Branch Genesee River (D), Ellisburg Creek (E), Cotton Brook (F), Rose Lake Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Genesee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 417
- Northeast: 303
- Midwest: 26
- South: 25
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 328
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 26
- 3 or 4: 12
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,100
Housing units in Genesee township with a mortgage: 68 (7 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (27%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Genesee township:
- German (25.4%)
- English (16.1%)
- Irish (13.6%)
- United States or American (13.1%)
- Polish (4.4%)
- Dutch (4.2%)
- Italian (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 235 (73%)
- Carpooled: 51 (16%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Electricity (1%)
97.9% of residents of Genesee township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 779- In family households: 687 (158 male householders, 55 female householders)
169 spouses, 251 children (234 natural, 6 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (47 male householders (42 living alone)), 38 female householders (36 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 6 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
149 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (8 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |