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Mahoning township, Montour County, Pennsylvania (PA)



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Mahoning township, PA map Land area: 8.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 4,263 (78% urban, 22% rural)

Males: 1,871  (43.9%)
Females: 2,392  (56.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,395 (2,678 owner occupied, 717 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  21%
State:  29%


Races in Mahoning township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 93.1%
  • Black: 1.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
  • Asian: 2.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.5%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 45.1
Median age of females: 48.1

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Average household size: 2.32

Mahoning township:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 2.92

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,286 ($43,995 in 1999)
This township:  $53,286
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $551 (lower quartile is $454, upper quartile is $630)
Here:  $551
State:  $555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $178,693 (it was $108,800 in 2000)
Mahoning township:  $178,693
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $116,363 - $291,451

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $239,838
Here:  $239,838
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,855
Here:  $171,855
State:  $160,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $346,669
Here:  $346,669
State:  $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,107
Here:  $158,107
State:  $211,072

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here:  $45,000
State:  $35,442
Population density: 517 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Cities in this township include: Danville, Mechanicsville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 230 (63% naturalized citizens)

Mahoning township:  5.4%
State:  4.1%

59% of Mahoning township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.


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

  • This state: 3202
  • Northeast: 342
  • Midwest: 144
  • South: 252
  • West: 48

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000

Mahoning township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Mahoning township, Pennsylvania
  • 297 people in nursing homes
  • 253 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 105 people in religious group quarters
  • 68 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 57 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 52 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 33 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,146
  • One, attached: 90
  • Two: 44
  • 3 or 4: 82
  • 5 to 9: 132
  • 10 to 19: 6
  • 50 or more: 33
  • Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000


Housing units in Mahoning township with a mortgage: 552 (47 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 426



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 52
  • 1995 to 1998: 80
  • 1990 to 1994: 163
  • 1980 to 1989: 282
  • 1970 to 1979: 329
  • 1960 to 1969: 156
  • 1950 to 1959: 192
  • 1940 to 1949: 64
  • 1939 or earlier: 224


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mahoning township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 37
  • 5 rooms: 262
  • 6 rooms: 201
  • 7 rooms: 185
  • 8 rooms: 155
  • 9 or more rooms: 223



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mahoning township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 21
  • 2 rooms: 32
  • 3 rooms: 97
  • 4 rooms: 135
  • 5 rooms: 46
  • 6 rooms: 55
  • 7 rooms: 12
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 5



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mahoning township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 43
  • 2 bedrooms: 153
  • 3 bedrooms: 492
  • 4 bedrooms: 306
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 69



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mahoning township:
  • no bedroom: 21
  • 1 bedroom: 132
  • 2 bedrooms: 178
  • 3 bedrooms: 63
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Mahoning township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 16
  • 1 vehicle: 347
  • 2 vehicles: 533
  • 3 vehicles: 134
  • 4 vehicles: 28
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5



Cars and other vehicles available in Mahoning township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 47
  • 1 vehicle: 274
  • 2 vehicles: 73
  • 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:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (43%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (2%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Physicians and surgeons (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Class of Workers


Most common first ancestries reported in Mahoning township:
  • German (26.6%)
  • Irish (10.0%)
  • English (9.3%)
  • Italian (6.4%)
  • United States or American (6.3%)
  • Slovak (5.8%)
  • Polish (5.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
  • India (10%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Pakistan (7%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (7%)
  • Egypt (7%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,285 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 193 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
  • Walked: 34 (2%)
  • Other means: 6 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 29 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (48%)
  • Utility gas (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Mahoning township, Pennsylvania
  • 297 people in nursing homes
  • 253 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 105 people in religious group quarters
  • 68 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 57 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 52 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 33 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

88.4% of residents of Mahoning township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 74% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 3,403
  • In family households: 2,886 (751 male householders, 220 female householders)
    823 spouses, 1,008 children (950 natural, 42 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 4 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 517 (126 male householders (125 living alone)), 364 female householders (348 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 860 (668 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 495 2-persons, 187 3-persons, 170 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 473 1-person, 17 2-persons.

667 married couples with children.
158 single-parent households (30 men, 128 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
Here:  13.2%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:  5.2%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
Here:  33.3%
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 Mahoning township:

 

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