Marion township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 21.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 978 (all rural)

Males: 507	(51.8%)
Females: 471	(48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 975 (871 owner occupied, 104 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in Marion township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 33.5
Median age of females: 33.6

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Average household size: 3.03

Marion township:	3.0 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.35

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,828 ($41,985 in 1999)

This township:	$51,828
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $456 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $577)

Here:	$456
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,203 (it was $109,600 in 2000)

Marion township:	$166,203
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,664 - $214,817

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (50% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:	0.4%
State:	4.1%

73% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 909
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 10
South: 20
West: 4

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Marion township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 289
One, attached: 12
Two: 4
Mobile homes: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000

Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 176 (30 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 32
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 66
1970 to 1979: 67
1960 to 1969: 27
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 6
1939 or earlier: 59

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 78 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 29

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 179 4 bedrooms: 52 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 7 3 bedrooms: 20 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 152 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 9 3 vehicles: 4 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%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (26%)
Health care (16%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:

German (37.9%)
United States or American (18.4%)
Irish (7.5%)
English (5.9%)
Dutch (5.3%)
Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
Italian (3.1%)

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

France (50%)
Germany (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 367 (79%)
Carpooled: 55 (12%)
Walked: 10 (2%)
Worked at home: 34 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%) Electricity (20%) Coal or coke (14%) Wood (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (1%)

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

90.9% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 975

In family households: 917 (250 male householders, 25 female householders)
253 spouses, 369 children (352 natural, 8 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 58 (20 male householders (18 living alone)), 28 female householders (22 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 8 2-persons.

268 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (5 men, 19 women).

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

Here:	9.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	10.0%
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 Marion township:

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