Heidelberg township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 24.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,279 (17% urban, 83% rural)

Males: 1,672	(51.0%)
Females: 1,607	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,273 (2,902 owner occupied, 371 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in Heidelberg township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 38.2

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Average household size: 2.76

Heidelberg township:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.08

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,628 ($55,030 in 1999)

This township:	$65,628
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $762 (lower quartile is $600, upper quartile is $851)

Here:	$762
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $244,345 (it was $134,600 in 2000)

Heidelberg township:	$244,345
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $174,753 - $316,740

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $299,155
Here: $299,155
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,502
Here: $150,502
State: $160,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,191
Here: $75,191
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $42,206
Here: $42,206
State: $35,442

Population density: 133 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 45 (100% naturalized citizens)

Heidelberg township:	1.4%
State:	4.1%

70% of Heidelberg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 3029
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 54
South: 92
West: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500

Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 935
One, attached: 125
Two: 16
3 or 4: 33
Mobile homes: 135

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000

Housing units in Heidelberg township with a mortgage: 579 (93 second mortgage, 133 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 227

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 129
1990 to 1994: 90
1980 to 1989: 174
1970 to 1979: 381
1960 to 1969: 89
1950 to 1959: 70
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 256

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 92 5 rooms: 176 6 rooms: 255 7 rooms: 256 8 rooms: 195 9 or more rooms: 91

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 13 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Heidelberg township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 212 3 bedrooms: 564 4 bedrooms: 271 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Heidelberg township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 38 3 bedrooms: 33 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Heidelberg township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 256 2 vehicles: 460 3 vehicles: 225 4 vehicles: 102 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Heidelberg township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 16 2 vehicles: 43 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 11 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 (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Food (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Chemicals (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Engineers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Heidelberg township:

German (48.8%)
Pennsylvania German (13.7%)
United States or American (7.3%)
Irish (6.4%)
Italian (5.0%)
Polish (3.0%)
English (2.3%)

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

Germany (73%)
United Kingdom (27%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,659 (87%)
Carpooled: 168 (9%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 44 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Electricity (41%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

91.9% of residents of Heidelberg township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,435

In family households: 3,032 (805 male householders, 175 female householders)
880 spouses, 1,048 children (967 natural, 41 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 41 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 403 (138 male householders (97 living alone)), 142 female householders (110 living alone)), 123 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 390 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 49 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 46 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

696 married couples with children.
125 single-parent households (37 men, 88 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 10

Here:	11.2%
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 Heidelberg township:

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