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

Average houshold size: 2.80
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 98 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Stump Cemetery.

Reservoir: Fox Lake.

Creek: Northkill Creek.

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

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

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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