Lower Southampton township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 6.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 19,276 (all urban)

Males: 9,509	(49.3%)
Females: 9,767	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 19,125 (16,211 owner occupied, 2,914 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	29%

Races in Lower Southampton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
Black: 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 1.4%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 40.4

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Average household size: 2.67

Lower Southampton township:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.10

Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,442 ($57,011 in 1999)

This township:	$67,442
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $915 (lower quartile is $860, upper quartile is $1,005)

Here:	$915
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $302,174 (it was $149,700 in 2000)

Lower Southampton township:	$302,174
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $245,559 - $367,017

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $313,196
Here: $313,196
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $295,455
Here: $295,455
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $158,143
Here: $158,143
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,138
Here: $178,138
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $667,077
Here: $667,077
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $31,401
Here: $31,401
State: $35,442

Population density: 2888 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,484 (65% naturalized citizens)

Lower Southampton township:	7.7%
State:	4.1%

69% of Lower Southampton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 15342
Northeast: 1411
Midwest: 272
South: 437
West: 196

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,000

Lower Southampton township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Lower Southampton township, Pennsylvania

135 people in nursing homes
11 people in religious group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,369
One, attached: 479
Two: 97
3 or 4: 68
5 to 9: 349
10 to 19: 187
20 to 49: 242
50 or more: 178
Mobile homes: 357
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,900

Housing units in Lower Southampton township with a mortgage: 3,493 (268 second mortgage, 656 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,754

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 48
1995 to 1998: 98
1990 to 1994: 149
1980 to 1989: 1,155
1970 to 1979: 1,085
1960 to 1969: 1,523
1950 to 1959: 2,163
1940 to 1949: 707
1939 or earlier: 405

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lower Southampton township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 82 4 rooms: 463 5 rooms: 707 6 rooms: 1,411 7 rooms: 1,142 8 rooms: 980 9 or more rooms: 1,015

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Southampton township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 246 4 rooms: 529 5 rooms: 287 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower Southampton township:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 97 2 bedrooms: 949 3 bedrooms: 2,929 4 bedrooms: 1,593 5 or more bedrooms: 243

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Southampton township:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 495 2 bedrooms: 602 3 bedrooms: 190 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Southampton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 116 1 vehicle: 1,654 2 vehicles: 2,782 3 vehicles: 955 4 vehicles: 208 5 or more vehicles: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Southampton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 61 1 vehicle: 678 2 vehicles: 534 3 vehicles: 59 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%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lower Southampton township:

German (21.0%)
Irish (18.1%)
Italian (15.3%)
English (7.1%)
Polish (6.1%)
United States or American (5.7%)
Russian (5.4%)

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

Ukraine (23%)
Russia (22%)
Germany (9%)
Italy (6%)
Philippines (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Belarus (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,014 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,003 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 54 (1%)
Railroad: 253 (3%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (0%)
Walked: 182 (2%)
Other means: 17 (0%)
Worked at home: 402 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Lower Southampton township, Pennsylvania

135 people in nursing homes
11 people in religious group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

90.0% of residents of Lower Southampton township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,124

In family households: 17,181 (4,257 male householders, 1,222 female householders)
4,595 spouses, 6,028 children (5,604 natural, 115 adopted, 309 stepchildren), 305 grandchildren, 119 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 304 other relatives, 222 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,943 (877 male householders (728 living alone)), 795 female householders (696 living alone)), 271 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 152 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,164 2-persons, 1,391 3-persons, 1,175 4-persons, 534 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,424 1-person, 241 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

3,528 married couples with children.
572 single-parent households (145 men, 427 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 543

Here:	27.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 241

Here:	20.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 225

Here:	28.1%
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 Southampton township:

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