Oliver township, Perry County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 8.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,061 (69% urban, 31% rural)

Males: 1,004	(48.7%)
Females: 1,057	(51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,061 (1,434 owner occupied, 627 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	29%

Races in Oliver township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.4%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 38.2

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Average household size: 2.54

Oliver township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.92

Estimated median household income in 2008: $49,394 ($39,063 in 1999)

This township:	$49,394
Pennsylvania:	$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $488 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $530)

Here:	$488
State:	$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $166,488 (it was $96,000 in 2000)

Oliver township:	$166,488
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,478 - $226,872

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $187,547
Here: $187,547
State: $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $77,058
Here: $77,058
State: $161,921

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $457,345
Here: $457,345
State: $242,942

Mobile homes: $20,479
Here: $20,479
State: $35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $97,532

Population density: 249 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	12.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 23 (52% naturalized citizens)

Oliver township:	1.1%
State:	4.1%

65% of Oliver 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, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1864
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 58
South: 61
West: 13

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Oliver township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 520
One, attached: 52
Two: 30
3 or 4: 20
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 32
Mobile homes: 126
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,400

Housing units in Oliver township with a mortgage: 247 (48 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 166

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 67
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 147
1970 to 1979: 208
1960 to 1969: 78
1950 to 1959: 59
1940 to 1949: 33
1939 or earlier: 209

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oliver township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 109 6 rooms: 179 7 rooms: 71 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oliver township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 94 5 rooms: 72 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oliver township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 120 3 bedrooms: 341 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oliver township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 129 3 bedrooms: 87 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Oliver township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 38 1 vehicle: 127 2 vehicles: 215 3 vehicles: 149 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Oliver township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 146 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 6 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 (18%)
Public administration (9%)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Carpenters (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Oliver township:

German (47.3%)
United States or American (12.9%)
Irish (10.3%)
Dutch (3.3%)
English (3.0%)
Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
Slovene (2.1%)

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

Vietnam (61%)
Germany (39%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 710 (76%)
Carpooled: 175 (19%)
Walked: 25 (3%)
Worked at home: 29 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%)

96.3% of residents of Oliver township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,060

In family households: 1,794 (383 male householders, 192 female householders)
403 spouses, 666 children (602 natural, 35 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 13 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 266 (80 male householders (61 living alone)), 138 female householders (118 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 240 2-persons, 153 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 179 1-person, 35 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

335 married couples with children.
161 single-parent households (47 men, 114 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	13.2%
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 Oliver township:

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