North Abington township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 9.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 782 (all rural)

Males: 415	(53.1%)
Females: 367	(46.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 719 (671 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	29%

Races in North Abington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 2.2%
Two or more races: 1.2%

Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 41.8

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Average household size: 2.79

North Abington township:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.13

Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,958 ($57,917 in 1999)

This township:	$69,958
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $451 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $732)

Here:	$451
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $253,162 (it was $171,600 in 2000)

North Abington township:	$253,162
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $147,775 - $443,045

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $368,908
Here: $368,908
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $223,445
Here: $223,445
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $116,478
Here: $116,478
State: $153,822

Population density: 83 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.2%
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: 24 (67% naturalized citizens)

North Abington township:	3.1%
State:	4.1%

88% of North Abington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 554
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 27
South: 22
West: 16

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

North Abington township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

63 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 263
One, attached: 7
Two: 4

Housing units in North Abington township with a mortgage: 110 (8 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 18
1980 to 1989: 46
1970 to 1979: 45
1960 to 1969: 41
1950 to 1959: 20
1940 to 1949: 22
1939 or earlier: 69

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Abington township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 4 5 rooms: 10 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 69

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Abington township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 16 3 bedrooms: 116 4 bedrooms: 76 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Abington township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 8 3 bedrooms: 6 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in North Abington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 50 2 vehicles: 106 3 vehicles: 59 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in North Abington township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 14 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Health care (17%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Physicians and surgeons (12%)
Top executives (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Lawyers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in North Abington township:

Irish (18.4%)
Italian (17.1%)
German (12.8%)
English (7.8%)
United States or American (6.9%)
Polish (6.7%)
Lithuanian (2.9%)

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

India (71%)
South Africa (17%)
United Kingdom (8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 249 (84%)
Carpooled: 22 (7%)
Walked: 6 (2%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Utility gas (20%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Coal or coke (4%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

63 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

92.5% of residents of North Abington township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 694

In family households: 650 (169 male householders, 31 female householders)
179 spouses, 255 children (242 natural, 7 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 44 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 62 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person.

167 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (7 men, 17 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	24.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	8.7%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	68.2%
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 North Abington township:

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