Jordan township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 17.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 761 (all rural)
| Males: 376 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 385 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 761 (714 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jordan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.57
| Jordan township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Jordan township: | $41,011 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $458 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,100 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
| : | $108,100 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $146,280
Here: $146,280 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $43,517
Here: $43,517 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $83,698
Here: $83,698 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,535
Here: $65,535 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $53,064
Here: $53,064 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $35,354
Here: $35,354 State: $45,445
| Population density: 44 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jordan township include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Emmanuel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Snow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Jordan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 747
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 6
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 283
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,000
Housing units in Jordan township with a mortgage: 74 (11 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Food processing workers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jordan township:
- German (65.5%)
- United States or American (7.2%)
- Italian (6.4%)
- Dutch (5.2%)
- Polish (2.9%)
- Irish (2.6%)
- English (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 292 (68%)
- Carpooled: 86 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
- Walked: 16 (4%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Coal or coke (17%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (3%)
94.0% of residents of Jordan township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 766- In family households: 697 (218 male householders, 23 female householders)
214 spouses, 215 children (195 natural, 6 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (29 male householders (20 living alone)), 26 female householders (25 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 119 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
126 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |