Heidelberg township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Heidelberg township, PA map 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

Average houshold size: 2.76
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 133 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Heidelberg township: Heidelberg Church.

Reservoir: Sand Spring Lake.

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

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 undegraduate 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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Heidelberg township:

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