Lehman township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Lehman township, PA map Land area: 21.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,206 (15% urban, 85% rural)

Males: 1,573	(49.1%)
Females: 1,633	(50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,179 (2,801 owner occupied, 378 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	29%

Races in Lehman township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.3

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Average household size: 2.59

Lehman township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,302 ($43,060 in 1999)

This township:	$53,302
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $459 (lower quartile is $386, upper quartile is $572)

Here:	$459
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,290 (it was $101,700 in 2000)

Lehman township:	$136,290
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,536 - $208,818

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $186,990
Here: $186,990
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $56,360
Here: $56,360
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $157,848
Here: $157,848
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $32,734
Here: $32,734
State: $35,442

Population density: 148 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (100% naturalized citizens)

Lehman township:	1.2%
State:	4.1%

76% of Lehman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 2845
Northeast: 204
Midwest: 45
South: 55
West: 15

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $126,600

Lehman township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

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

People in group quarters in Lehman township, Pennsylvania

20 people in nursing homes
4 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,141
One, attached: 27
Two: 24
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 15
10 to 19: 10
Mobile homes: 171

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100

Housing units in Lehman township with a mortgage: 497 (51 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 324

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 48
1990 to 1994: 82
1980 to 1989: 144
1970 to 1979: 310
1960 to 1969: 211
1950 to 1959: 264
1940 to 1949: 125
1939 or earlier: 197

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lehman township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 85 5 rooms: 227 6 rooms: 302 7 rooms: 217 8 rooms: 92 9 or more rooms: 117

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lehman township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lehman township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 235 3 bedrooms: 606 4 bedrooms: 163 5 or more bedrooms: 36

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lehman township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 53 3 bedrooms: 72 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lehman township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 230 2 vehicles: 554 3 vehicles: 188 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Lehman township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 78 2 vehicles: 56 3 vehicles: 20 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 (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (11%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lehman township:

Polish (22.0%)
Irish (16.2%)
German (14.2%)
English (8.7%)
Welsh (6.3%)
Italian (6.3%)
United States or American (4.8%)

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

Russia (32%)
United Kingdom (24%)
Ukraine (13%)
Lebanon (13%)
Cuba (11%)
Brazil (8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,231 (90%)
Carpooled: 76 (6%)
Walked: 14 (1%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 40 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%) Utility gas (23%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%)

People in group quarters in Lehman township, Pennsylvania

20 people in nursing homes
4 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in religious group quarters

95.3% of residents of Lehman township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,178

In family households: 2,824 (727 male householders, 206 female householders)
804 spouses, 903 children (812 natural, 46 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 34 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 354 (152 male householders (126 living alone)), 144 female householders (119 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28 (21 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 410 2-persons, 204 3-persons, 203 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 245 1-person, 44 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

575 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (28 men, 75 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	6.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	4.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	12.0%
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 Lehman township:

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