Londonderry township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 22.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,224 (41% urban, 59% rural)

Males: 2,565	(49.1%)
Females: 2,659	(50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,216 (4,607 owner occupied, 609 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	29%

Races in Londonderry township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 2.60

Londonderry township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,623 ($42,804 in 1999)

This township:	$51,623
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $491 (lower quartile is $438, upper quartile is $613)

Here:	$491
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,289 (it was $97,100 in 2000)

Londonderry township:	$146,289
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,449 - $211,155

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $203,237
Here: $203,237
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,838
Here: $101,838
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $104,852
Here: $104,852
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $29,905
Here: $29,905
State: $35,442

Population density: 229 people per square mile

(high).

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:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (26% naturalized citizens)

Londonderry township:	2.1%
State:	4.1%

73% of Londonderry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 4537
Northeast: 223
Midwest: 134
South: 140
West: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500

Londonderry 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: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

8 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,389
One, attached: 59
Two: 56
3 or 4: 45
Mobile homes: 543

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,500

Housing units in Londonderry township with a mortgage: 726 (77 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 483

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 47
1995 to 1998: 116
1990 to 1994: 83
1980 to 1989: 295
1970 to 1979: 537
1960 to 1969: 174
1950 to 1959: 414
1940 to 1949: 134
1939 or earlier: 292

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Londonderry township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 165 5 rooms: 502 6 rooms: 365 7 rooms: 256 8 rooms: 209 9 or more rooms: 217

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Londonderry township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 65 5 rooms: 65 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Londonderry township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 83 2 bedrooms: 338 3 bedrooms: 1,059 4 bedrooms: 247 5 or more bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Londonderry township:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 129 3 bedrooms: 48 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Londonderry township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 102 1 vehicle: 421 2 vehicles: 759 3 vehicles: 341 4 vehicles: 104 5 or more vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Londonderry township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 78 2 vehicles: 125 3 vehicles: 27 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 (14%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Public administration (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Health technologists and technicians (3%)
Cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Londonderry township:

German (41.7%)
United States or American (11.8%)
Irish (8.7%)
Italian (6.3%)
English (5.3%)
Dutch (2.9%)
European (2.3%)

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

Vietnam (49%)
Germany (10%)
Italy (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Other Western Europe (8%)
Japan (7%)
Pakistan (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,281 (89%)
Carpooled: 203 (8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 31 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%) Electricity (20%) Utility gas (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (3%) Coal or coke (3%)

8 people in other group homes

96.4% of residents of Londonderry township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English well, 50% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,216

In family households: 4,660 (1,258 male householders, 258 female householders)
1,236 spouses, 1,570 children (1,400 natural, 0 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 44 other relatives, 131 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 556 (247 male householders (215 living alone)), 240 female householders (205 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 654 2-persons, 379 3-persons, 307 4-persons, 112 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 420 1-person, 67 2-persons.

978 married couples with children.
234 single-parent households (92 men, 142 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	5.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	3.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	4.7%
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 Londonderry township:

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