Huston township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Huston township, PA map Land area: 26.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,311 (all rural)

Males: 670	(51.1%)
Females: 641	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,311 (1,147 owner occupied, 164 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	29%

Races in Huston township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 38.7

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Average household size: 2.62

Huston township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,526 ($38,500 in 1999)

This township:	$47,526
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $415 (lower quartile is $355, upper quartile is $544)

Here:	$415
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,850 (it was $94,200 in 2000)

Huston township:	$142,850
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,310 - $190,337

Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	13.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Julian.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery, Campbell Cemetery, Henderson Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mudlick Run, Whetstone Run.

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (71% naturalized citizens)

Huston township:	1.1%
State:	4.1%

71% of Huston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1192
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 24
South: 44
West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000

Huston township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 408
One, attached: 2
Two: 6
Mobile homes: 127
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,600

Housing units in Huston township with a mortgage: 174 (11 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 43
1980 to 1989: 94
1970 to 1979: 126
1960 to 1969: 72
1950 to 1959: 50
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 98

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Huston township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 37 5 rooms: 110 6 rooms: 88 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 61 9 or more rooms: 48

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huston township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Huston township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 95 3 bedrooms: 222 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huston township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 27 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Huston township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 98 2 vehicles: 188 3 vehicles: 111 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Huston township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 26 2 vehicles: 24 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 0 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 (23%)
Educational services (14%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Huston township:

German (26.2%)
United States or American (25.0%)
Irish (8.2%)
English (7.0%)
Italian (4.4%)
Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
Polish (3.6%)

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

Germany (43%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Greece (14%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (14%)
Canada (14%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 527 (86%)
Carpooled: 63 (10%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 2 (0%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Electricity (17%) Wood (11%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

97.7% of residents of Huston township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,327

In family households: 1,183 (307 male householders, 61 female householders)
312 spouses, 420 children (389 natural, 4 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 13 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 144 (51 male householders (42 living alone)), 61 female householders (50 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 148 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 17 2-persons, 3 6-persons.

230 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (16 men, 48 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	4.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	3.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	4.5%
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 Huston township:

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