McCandless township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 16.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 29,022 (100% urban, 0% rural)
| Males: 13,803 |  (47.6%) |
| Females: 15,219 |  (52.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 27,776 (23,409 owner occupied, 4,367 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in McCandless township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.1%
- Black: 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 3.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.49
| McCandless township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
Estimated median household income in 2013: ($36,250 in 1999)
Median contract rent in 2013: $622 (lower quartile is $313, upper quartile is $554)| McCandless township: | $51,424 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $622 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,500 (it was $83,500 in 2000)
| : | $127,500 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $169,434
Here: $169,434 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $140,609
Here: $140,609 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $118,355
Here: $118,355 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,962
Here: $109,962 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,502
Here: $160,502 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $29,891
Here: $29,891 State: $45,445
| Population density: 1754 people per square mile | (very high). |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
Cities in this township include: McCandless Township.
70% of McCandless township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 188
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 91
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
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 McCandless township, Pennsylvania:
- 549 people in nursing homes
- 403 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 222 people in religious group quarters
- 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 21 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in McCandless township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (26%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (21%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Gasoline stations (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Religious workers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (15%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Secondary school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in McCandless township:
- Norwegian (53.6%)
- German (18.3%)
- Swedish (7.5%)
- Dutch (7.1%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- English (2.4%)
- Danish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (55%)
- Carpooled: 27 (18%)
- Walked: 11 (7%)
- Worked at home: 31 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (4%)
People in group quarters in McCandless township, Pennsylvania:
- 549 people in nursing homes
- 403 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 222 people in religious group quarters
- 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 21 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.6% of residents of McCandless township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 285- In family households: 253 (76 male householders, 3 female householders)
77 spouses, 93 children (93 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (16 male householders (10 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 6 2-persons,
5,909 married couples with children.
720 single-parent households (178 men, 542 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 8.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |