Newtown township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 12.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 18,206 (99% urban, 1% rural)

Males: 8,781	(48.2%)
Females: 9,425	(51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 18,129 (16,285 owner occupied, 1,844 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Newtown township:

White Non-Hispanic: 92.6%
Black: 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 4.0%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.4

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Average household size: 2.68

Newtown township:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.17

Estimated median household income in 2007: $95,266 ($80,532 in 1999)

This township:	$95,266
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $1,126 (lower quartile is $966, upper quartile is $1,261)

Here:	$1,126
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $367,372 (it was $182,000 in 2000)

Newtown township:	$367,372
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $281,522 - $516,786

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $533,820
Here: $533,820
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $312,454
Here: $312,454
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $145,843
Here: $145,843
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,496
Here: $160,496
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,223
Here: $221,223
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $109,537
Here: $109,537
State: $35,442

Population density: 1523 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,456 (59% naturalized citizens)

Newtown township:	8.0%
State:	4.1%

59% of Newtown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 10195
Northeast: 4694
Midwest: 656
South: 854
West: 262

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $236,500

Newtown township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

66 people in nursing homes
11 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,019
One, attached: 2,953
Two: 38
3 or 4: 140
5 to 9: 343
10 to 19: 194
20 to 49: 40
50 or more: 90
Mobile homes: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $153,900

Housing units in Newtown township with a mortgage: 4,679 (478 second mortgage, 694 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 678

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 181
1995 to 1998: 472
1990 to 1994: 1,372
1980 to 1989: 3,315
1970 to 1979: 956
1960 to 1969: 166
1950 to 1959: 122
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 173

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newtown township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 56 4 rooms: 415 5 rooms: 756 6 rooms: 978 7 rooms: 1,172 8 rooms: 1,229 9 or more rooms: 1,267

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newtown township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 80 3 rooms: 108 4 rooms: 229 5 rooms: 235 6 rooms: 95 7 rooms: 52 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newtown township:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 1,214 3 bedrooms: 2,496 4 bedrooms: 1,937 5 or more bedrooms: 189

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newtown township:
	no bedroom: 42 1 bedroom: 154 2 bedrooms: 496 3 bedrooms: 154 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Newtown township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 1,490 2 vehicles: 3,289 3 vehicles: 827 4 vehicles: 159 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Newtown township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 95 1 vehicle: 415 2 vehicles: 335 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 10 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 (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (4%)
Chemicals (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Newtown township:

Italian (15.9%)
German (15.8%)
Irish (15.3%)
English (8.1%)
United States or American (5.5%)
Russian (5.0%)
Polish (4.4%)

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

India (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Ukraine (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Korea (8%)
Canada (8%)
Russia (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,169 (85%)
Carpooled: 518 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
Railroad: 413 (4%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 51 (1%)
Other means: 24 (0%)
Worked at home: 415 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

66 people in nursing homes
11 people in religious group quarters

90.3% of residents of Newtown township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,168

In family households: 16,168 (4,085 male householders, 1,027 female householders)
4,377 spouses, 6,227 children (5,771 natural, 227 adopted, 229 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 137 other relatives, 98 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,000 (687 male householders (502 living alone)), 972 female householders (900 living alone)), 341 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 77 (66 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,850 2-persons, 1,266 3-persons, 1,400 4-persons, 433 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,402 1-person, 238 2-persons, 9 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

4,528 married couples with children.
607 single-parent households (131 men, 476 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 399

Here:	16.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 129

Here:	11.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 257

Here:	36.9%
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 Newtown township:

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