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North Heidelberg township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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North Heidelberg township, PA map Land area: 13.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,325 (all rural)
Males: 676  (51.0%)
Females: 649  (49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,325 (1,168 owner occupied, 157 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  12%
State:  29%


Races in North Heidelberg township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.2%
  • Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.2

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Average household size: 2.80

North Heidelberg township:  2.8 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.09

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,875 ($56,648 in 1999)
This township:  $66,875
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $559 (lower quartile is $520, upper quartile is $734)
Here:  $559
State:  $555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $253,515 (it was $152,900 in 2000)
North Heidelberg township:  $253,515
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,912 - $364,329

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $331,459
Here:  $331,459
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,880
Here:  $180,880
State:  $160,289

Mobile homes: $50,069
Here:  $50,069
State:  $35,442
Population density: 98 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  1.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  0.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (47% naturalized citizens)

North Heidelberg township:  2.4%
State:  4.1%

78% of North Heidelberg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Pennsylvania.


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

  • This state: 1081
  • Northeast: 92
  • Midwest: 40
  • South: 62
  • West: 14

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,500

North Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 426
  • One, attached: 9
  • Two: 1
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • Mobile homes: 44

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500


Housing units in North Heidelberg township with a mortgage: 212 (24 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 23
  • 1990 to 1994: 67
  • 1980 to 1989: 109
  • 1970 to 1979: 93
  • 1960 to 1969: 51
  • 1950 to 1959: 28
  • 1940 to 1949: 10
  • 1939 or earlier: 99


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 31
  • 5 rooms: 62
  • 6 rooms: 66
  • 7 rooms: 89
  • 8 rooms: 86
  • 9 or more rooms: 75



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 18
  • 6 rooms: 3
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 5



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Heidelberg township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 57
  • 3 bedrooms: 215
  • 4 bedrooms: 121
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 19



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Heidelberg township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 19
  • 3 bedrooms: 20
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in North Heidelberg township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 64
  • 2 vehicles: 185
  • 3 vehicles: 118
  • 4 vehicles: 33
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16



Cars and other vehicles available in North Heidelberg township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 30
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 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 (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in North Heidelberg township:
  • German (48.3%)
  • English (6.6%)
  • Pennsylvania German (6.1%)
  • Irish (5.9%)
  • United States or American (5.5%)
  • Polish (5.1%)
  • Italian (4.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • United Kingdom (44%)
  • Canada (25%)
  • Russia (9%)
  • Colombia (9%)
  • France (6%)
  • Mexico (6%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 590 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 47 (7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 4 (1%)
  • Walked: 6 (1%)
  • Other means: 3 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 54 (8%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Coal or coke (5%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

97.0% of residents of North Heidelberg township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 1,325
  • In family households: 1,207 (351 male householders, 39 female householders)
    345 spouses, 409 children (378 natural, 7 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 19 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 118 (57 male householders (44 living alone)), 32 female householders (23 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 18 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

284 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (12 men, 18 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Here:  20.4%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:  9.6%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:  42.9%
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 North Heidelberg township:

  

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