Palmer township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 10.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 16,809 (99% urban, 1% rural)

Males: 8,118	(48.3%)
Females: 8,691	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 16,504 (14,809 owner occupied, 1,695 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Palmer township:

White Non-Hispanic: 92.8%
Black: 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.3%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 44.4

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Average household size: 2.46

Palmer township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.91

Estimated median household income in 2007: $71,528 ($55,419 in 1999)

This township:	$71,528
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $838 (lower quartile is $707, upper quartile is $919)

Here:	$838
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $243,109 (it was $131,100 in 2000)

Palmer township:	$243,109
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $182,006 - $309,683

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $267,577
Here: $267,577
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,994
Here: $226,994
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $230,664
Here: $230,664
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $188,555
Here: $188,555
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $374,023
Here: $374,023
State: $211,072

Population density: 1570 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 884 (75% naturalized citizens)

Palmer township:	5.3%
State:	4.1%

65% of Palmer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 9989
Northeast: 4672
Midwest: 436
South: 556
West: 154

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $164,600

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Palmer township, Pennsylvania

203 people in nursing homes
75 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
4 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,262
One, attached: 872
Two: 71
3 or 4: 358
5 to 9: 86
10 to 19: 29
20 to 49: 84
50 or more: 103

Housing units in Palmer township with a mortgage: 3,672 (307 second mortgage, 680 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,907

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 250
1995 to 1998: 663
1990 to 1994: 412
1980 to 1989: 837
1970 to 1979: 994
1960 to 1969: 1,095
1950 to 1959: 1,561
1940 to 1949: 468
1939 or earlier: 585

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmer township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 834 6 rooms: 1,597 7 rooms: 1,357 8 rooms: 992 9 or more rooms: 798

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 86 3 rooms: 150 4 rooms: 266 5 rooms: 159 6 rooms: 161 7 rooms: 50 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmer township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 65 2 bedrooms: 739 3 bedrooms: 3,389 4 bedrooms: 1,409 5 or more bedrooms: 187

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 280 2 bedrooms: 375 3 bedrooms: 233 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 230 1 vehicle: 1,422 2 vehicles: 2,847 3 vehicles: 898 4 vehicles: 296 5 or more vehicles: 96

Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 103 1 vehicle: 502 2 vehicles: 275 3 vehicles: 39 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 8

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Palmer township:

German (23.0%)
Italian (22.1%)
Irish (9.9%)
English (6.7%)
United States or American (4.9%)
Polish (4.7%)
Dutch (2.5%)

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

India (17%)
Italy (12%)
Germany (9%)
Vietnam (6%)
Korea (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Colombia (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,110 (86%)
Carpooled: 847 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%)
Walked: 69 (1%)
Other means: 43 (1%)
Worked at home: 182 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (43%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Electricity (25%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Palmer township, Pennsylvania

203 people in nursing homes
75 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
4 people in other group homes

92.4% of residents of Palmer township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,501

In family households: 14,435 (4,281 male householders, 626 female householders)
4,353 spouses, 4,431 children (4,128 natural, 82 adopted, 221 stepchildren), 202 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 153 other relatives, 162 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,066 (660 male householders (503 living alone)), 1,157 female householders (1,082 living alone)), 249 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 308 (218 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,257 2-persons, 1,164 3-persons, 990 4-persons, 394 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,585 1-person, 219 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

2,937 married couples with children.
416 single-parent households (100 men, 316 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 248

Here:	14.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119

Here:	14.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 107

Here:	22.5%
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 Palmer township:

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