North Newton township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 22.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,169 (all rural)

Males: 1,097	(50.6%)
Females: 1,072	(49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,156 (1,883 owner occupied, 273 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	29%

Races in North Newton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.4%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.9

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Average household size: 2.81

North Newton township:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.19

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,276 ($42,460 in 1999)

This township:	$53,276
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $429 (lower quartile is $288, upper quartile is $583)

Here:	$429
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,341 (it was $113,000 in 2000)

North Newton township:	$163,341
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,283 - $200,122

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $211,114
Here: $211,114
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,303
Here: $129,303
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $107,774
Here: $107,774
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,872
Here: $87,872
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $449,857
Here: $449,857
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $53,827
Here: $53,827
State: $35,442

Population density: 96 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 19 (68% naturalized citizens)

North Newton township:	0.9%
State:	4.1%

70% of North Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1911
Northeast: 82
Midwest: 48
South: 81
West: 12

North Newton township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

13 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 658
One, attached: 4
Two: 8
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 25
Mobile homes: 67

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000

Housing units in North Newton township with a mortgage: 332 (48 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 87
1990 to 1994: 61
1980 to 1989: 121
1970 to 1979: 160
1960 to 1969: 87
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 192

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Newton township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 119 6 rooms: 209 7 rooms: 126 8 rooms: 98 9 or more rooms: 60

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Newton township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 18 5 rooms: 25 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Newton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 401 4 bedrooms: 135 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Newton township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 33 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in North Newton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 39 1 vehicle: 108 2 vehicles: 293 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in North Newton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 43 2 vehicles: 44 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (3%)
Warehousing and storage (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in North Newton township:

German (39.4%)
United States or American (25.4%)
Irish (6.0%)
English (4.9%)
Italian (4.4%)
Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Swiss (2.8%)

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

Canada (21%)
Bangladesh (16%)
Austria (11%)
Other Western Europe (11%)
Italy (11%)
Russia (11%)
Brazil (11%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 771 (74%)
Carpooled: 155 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 22 (2%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 75 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Electricity (33%) Wood (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Coal or coke (3%) No fuel used (1%)

13 people in nursing homes

89.2% of residents of North Newton township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
9.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,157

In family households: 1,977 (564 male householders, 47 female householders)
556 spouses, 718 children (668 natural, 10 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 24 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 180 (65 male householders (57 living alone)), 93 female householders (83 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 13 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 241 2-persons, 154 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 140 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

521 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (14 men, 27 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58

Here:	22.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	5.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	13.8%
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 Newton township:

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