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Lemon township, PA map Land area: 16.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,189 (all rural)
Males: 608  (51.1%)
Females: 581  (48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,184 (1,003 owner occupied, 181 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  15%
State:  29%


Races in Lemon township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
  • Black: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 39.7

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Average household size: 2.49

Lemon township:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,363 ($35,875 in 1999)
This township:  $45,363
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $453 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $530)
Here:  $453
State:  $584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $169,400 (it was $100,300 in 2000)
Lemon township:  $169,400
Pennsylvania:  $164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,629 - $262,866

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $202,802
Here:  $202,802
State:  $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $983,739
Here:  $983,739
State:  $161,921

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $821,185
Here:  $821,185
State:  $178,834

Mobile homes: $31,346
Here:  $31,346
State:  $35,442
Population density: 74 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  13.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Lemon township:  0.2%
State:  4.1%

75% of Lemon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Pennsylvania.


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

  • This state: 955
  • Northeast: 175
  • Midwest: 7
  • South: 26
  • West: 18

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Lemon township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 488
  • One, attached: 8
  • Two: 9
  • 3 or 4: 11
  • Mobile homes: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,500


Housing units in Lemon township with a mortgage: 113 (9 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 24
  • 1995 to 1998: 49
  • 1990 to 1994: 22
  • 1980 to 1989: 79
  • 1970 to 1979: 119
  • 1960 to 1969: 69
  • 1950 to 1959: 29
  • 1940 to 1949: 30
  • 1939 or earlier: 200


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lemon township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 13
  • 4 rooms: 36
  • 5 rooms: 79
  • 6 rooms: 113
  • 7 rooms: 62
  • 8 rooms: 50
  • 9 or more rooms: 35



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lemon township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 24
  • 5 rooms: 31
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 6



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lemon township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 99
  • 3 bedrooms: 202
  • 4 bedrooms: 68
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 13



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lemon township:
  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 38
  • 3 bedrooms: 31
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2



Cars and other vehicles available in Lemon township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 13
  • 1 vehicle: 119
  • 2 vehicles: 173
  • 3 vehicles: 71
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12



Cars and other vehicles available in Lemon township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 54
  • 2 vehicles: 24
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 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 (16%)
  • Paper (12%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Paper (4%)

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 sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lemon township:
  • United States or American (19.0%)
  • German (17.2%)
  • Irish (12.5%)
  • English (10.5%)
  • Polish (10.5%)
  • Italian (4.8%)
  • Dutch (3.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (100%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 427 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 57 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
  • Walked: 2 (0%)
  • Other means: 8 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 16 (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Coal or coke (5%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

98.9% of residents of Lemon township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 1,184
  • In family households: 1,036 (292 male householders, 54 female householders)
    301 spouses, 352 children (329 natural, 9 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 148 (73 male householders (58 living alone)), 57 female householders (53 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 19 2-persons.

227 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (14 men, 42 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:  7.0%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:  4.7%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:  26.3%
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 Lemon township:

  

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