Lower Pottsgrove township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 7.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 11,213 (99% urban, 1% rural)

Males: 5,433	(48.5%)
Females: 5,780	(51.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 11,028 (9,025 owner occupied, 2,003 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

Races in Lower Pottsgrove township:

White Non-Hispanic: 88.4%
Black: 8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 37.0

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Average household size: 2.75

Lower Pottsgrove township:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.14

Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,380 ($52,100 in 1999)

This township:	$63,380
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $675 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $944)

Here:	$675
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $243,982 (it was $128,800 in 2000)

Lower Pottsgrove township:	$243,982
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $174,762 - $293,962

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $269,346
Here: $269,346
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,138
Here: $196,138
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $207,910
Here: $207,910
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,934
Here: $212,934
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $277,108
Here: $277,108
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $22,304
Here: $22,304
State: $35,442

Population density: 1420 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 169 (66% naturalized citizens)

Lower Pottsgrove township:	1.5%
State:	4.1%

58% of Lower Pottsgrove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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: 9109
Northeast: 860
Midwest: 305
South: 578
West: 240

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,300

Lower Pottsgrove township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Lower Pottsgrove township, Pennsylvania

119 people in nursing homes
62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,659
One, attached: 960
Two: 44
3 or 4: 32
5 to 9: 183
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 17
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 189

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,800

Housing units in Lower Pottsgrove township with a mortgage: 2,421 (262 second mortgage, 447 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 625

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 79
1995 to 1998: 447
1990 to 1994: 567
1980 to 1989: 704
1970 to 1979: 930
1960 to 1969: 537
1950 to 1959: 392
1940 to 1949: 218
1939 or earlier: 230

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lower Pottsgrove township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 75 4 rooms: 262 5 rooms: 391 6 rooms: 758 7 rooms: 737 8 rooms: 565 9 or more rooms: 570

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Pottsgrove township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 82 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 129 6 rooms: 222 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower Pottsgrove township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 498 3 bedrooms: 1,757 4 bedrooms: 981 5 or more bedrooms: 94

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Pottsgrove township:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 120 2 bedrooms: 210 3 bedrooms: 274 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Pottsgrove township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 826 2 vehicles: 1,761 3 vehicles: 496 4 vehicles: 128 5 or more vehicles: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Pottsgrove township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 115 1 vehicle: 312 2 vehicles: 213 3 vehicles: 9 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 (11%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Chemicals (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lower Pottsgrove township:

German (25.2%)
Italian (15.0%)
Irish (13.9%)
Polish (6.0%)
English (5.6%)
Dutch (3.6%)
United States or American (3.6%)

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

Canada (12%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Korea (12%)
Germany (8%)
Austria (8%)
Egypt (7%)
Japan (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,756 (86%)
Carpooled: 542 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 39 (1%)
Other means: 27 (0%)
Worked at home: 140 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%) Electricity (27%) Utility gas (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Lower Pottsgrove township, Pennsylvania

119 people in nursing homes
62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped

96.6% of residents of Lower Pottsgrove township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (13% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 66% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,106

In family households: 10,075 (2,415 male householders, 785 female householders)
2,544 spouses, 3,770 children (3,592 natural, 33 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 131 grandchildren, 53 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 111 other relatives, 184 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,031 (377 male householders (301 living alone)), 519 female householders (493 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 195 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,216 2-persons, 782 3-persons, 688 4-persons, 323 5-persons, 187 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 794 1-person, 94 2-persons, 8 4-persons.

2,323 married couples with children.
722 single-parent households (108 men, 614 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 224

Here:	14.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 93

Here:	13.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 101

Here:	34.0%
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 Lower Pottsgrove township:

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