Lafayette township, McKean County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Lafayette township, PA map Land area: 71.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,337 (all rural)

Males: 1,863	(79.7%)
Females: 474	(20.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 969 (857 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	29%

Races in Lafayette township:

White Non-Hispanic: 55.3%
Black: 30.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 0.9%
Two or more races: 1.9%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 42.8

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Average household size: 2.29

Lafayette township:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.83

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,494 ($36,736 in 1999)

This township:	$44,494
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $438 (lower quartile is $324, upper quartile is $534)

Here:	$438
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,403 (it was $54,800 in 2000)

Lafayette township:	$85,403
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,095 - $132,592

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $114,535
Here: $114,535
State: $224,371

In 2-unit structures: $1,236,448
Here: $1,236,448
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $40,224
Here: $40,224
State: $35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $97,532

Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lafayette township: Buttsville, Crawford Junction, Pine Acres Golf Course, Kennedy Springs Picnic Area.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elk Bar Run, Droney Run, Camp Run, Turnup Run, Bear Run, Wintergreen Run.

Park in Lafayette township: State Game Lands Number Sixty Two.

Number of foreign born residents: 181 (11% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette township:	7.7%
State:	4.1%

50% of Lafayette township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 849
Northeast: 541
Midwest: 362
South: 349
West: 20

Lafayette township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

1368 people in federal prisons and detention centers

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 505
Two: 5
3 or 4: 2
Mobile homes: 148
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,100

Housing units in Lafayette township with a mortgage: 128 (13 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 94

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 51
1980 to 1989: 86
1970 to 1979: 87
1960 to 1969: 102
1950 to 1959: 62
1940 to 1949: 65
1939 or earlier: 138

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 123 6 rooms: 68 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 24

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 11 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 100 3 bedrooms: 208 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 24 3 bedrooms: 28 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 112 2 vehicles: 159 3 vehicles: 70 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 33 2 vehicles: 11 3 vehicles: 2 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 (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Health care (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lafayette township:

German (15.1%)
United States or American (9.9%)
Italian (8.3%)
Irish (7.9%)
English (5.1%)
African (3.5%)
Polish (2.8%)

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

Jamaica (27%)
Cuba (18%)
Dominican Republic (10%)
Haiti (9%)
Colombia (8%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 396 (80%)
Carpooled: 53 (11%)
Walked: 32 (7%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 4 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (58%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Wood (10%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (1%)

1368 people in federal prisons and detention centers

83.4% of residents of Lafayette township speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 967

In family households: 813 (250 male householders, 38 female householders)
248 spouses, 250 children (236 natural, 2 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 154 (86 male householders (78 living alone)), 50 female householders (46 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,373 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 124 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 5-persons.

158 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (12 men, 19 women).

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

Here:	9.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52

Here:	42.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	33.3%
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 Lafayette township:

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