Maxatawny township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Maxatawny township, PA map Land area: 26.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,982 (53% urban, 47% rural)

Males: 2,683	(44.9%)
Females: 3,299	(55.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,562 (2,945 owner occupied, 617 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	29%

Races in Maxatawny township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
Black: 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 21.4
Median age of females: 20.9

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Average household size: 2.64

Maxatawny township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.01

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,215 ($51,006 in 1999)

This township:	$60,215
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $607 (lower quartile is $511, upper quartile is $740)

Here:	$607
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $198,634 (it was $119,800 in 2000)

Maxatawny township:	$198,634
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,567 - $263,715

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $272,785
Here: $272,785
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $181,573
Here: $181,573
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $205,547
Here: $205,547
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $34,198
Here: $34,198
State: $35,442

Population density: 228 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Kutztown.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Maxatawny township include: Old Order Church, Zion Church.

Park in Maxatawny township: Bowers Park.

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (50% naturalized citizens)

Maxatawny township:	1.7%
State:	4.1%

50% of Maxatawny township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 5041
Northeast: 514
Midwest: 127
South: 221
West: 13

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

Maxatawny township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

2420 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,091
One, attached: 43
Two: 39
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 35
Mobile homes: 162
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,600

Housing units in Maxatawny township with a mortgage: 430 (20 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 359

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 52
1990 to 1994: 93
1980 to 1989: 212
1970 to 1979: 247
1960 to 1969: 178
1950 to 1959: 122
1940 to 1949: 81
1939 or earlier: 416

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Maxatawny township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 1 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 115 5 rooms: 229 6 rooms: 257 7 rooms: 190 8 rooms: 159 9 or more rooms: 137

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maxatawny township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 73 6 rooms: 36 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Maxatawny township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 248 3 bedrooms: 528 4 bedrooms: 244 5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maxatawny township:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 86 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Maxatawny township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 528 3 vehicles: 195 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Maxatawny township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 98 2 vehicles: 106 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (15%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Chemicals (3%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Maxatawny township:

German (40.7%)
Irish (8.9%)
Italian (8.6%)
United States or American (8.3%)
Pennsylvania German (6.0%)
English (3.8%)
Polish (3.2%)

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

Other Western Africa (12%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Korea (11%)
Canada (11%)
Nigeria (10%)
Jamaica (9%)
Italy (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,702 (67%)
Carpooled: 186 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 32 (1%)
Walked: 440 (17%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 175 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Utility gas (5%) Coal or coke (4%) Wood (3%)

2420 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

87.8% of residents of Maxatawny township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
9.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,601

In family households: 3,091 (910 male householders, 104 female householders)
899 spouses, 1,057 children (985 natural, 18 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 13 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 510 (167 male householders (112 living alone)), 182 female householders (148 living alone)), 161 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,431 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 481 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 202 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 260 1-person, 72 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

707 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (44 men, 46 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80

Here:	19.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 187

Here:	7.3%
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 Maxatawny township:

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