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Parks township, PA map Land area: 14.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,754 (32% urban, 68% rural)
Males: 1,360  (49.4%)
Females: 1,394  (50.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,734 (2,257 owner occupied, 477 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  17%
State:  29%


Races in Parks township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
  • Black: 3.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
  • Two or more races: 0.6%
  • Some other race: 0.4%

Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.4

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Average household size: 2.47

Parks township:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 2.92

Estimated median household income in 2008: $37,826 ($29,915 in 1999)
This township:  $37,826
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $404 (lower quartile is $302, upper quartile is $484)
Here:  $404
State:  $584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $107,779 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
Parks township:  $107,779
Pennsylvania:  $164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,637 - $158,137

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $132,851
Here:  $132,851
State:  $226,884

Mobile homes: $20,909
Here:  $20,909
State:  $35,442
Population density: 195 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  15.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (100% naturalized citizens)

Parks township:  0.4%
State:  4.1%

68% of Parks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Pennsylvania.


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

  • This state: 2597
  • Northeast: 13
  • Midwest: 38
  • South: 70
  • West: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,000

Parks township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 994
  • One, attached: 6
  • Two: 7
  • 3 or 4: 16
  • 5 to 9: 16
  • 10 to 19: 4
  • Mobile homes: 143

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,500


Housing units in Parks township with a mortgage: 349 (30 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 327



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 50
  • 1990 to 1994: 62
  • 1980 to 1989: 97
  • 1970 to 1979: 139
  • 1960 to 1969: 102
  • 1950 to 1959: 139
  • 1940 to 1949: 156
  • 1939 or earlier: 437


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Parks township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 89
  • 5 rooms: 274
  • 6 rooms: 282
  • 7 rooms: 136
  • 8 rooms: 63
  • 9 or more rooms: 45



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parks township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 12
  • 4 rooms: 58
  • 5 rooms: 60
  • 6 rooms: 55
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Parks township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 40
  • 2 bedrooms: 297
  • 3 bedrooms: 459
  • 4 bedrooms: 83
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parks township:
  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 30
  • 2 bedrooms: 117
  • 3 bedrooms: 49
  • 4 bedrooms: 12
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Parks township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 71
  • 1 vehicle: 303
  • 2 vehicles: 314
  • 3 vehicles: 178
  • 4 vehicles: 27
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4



Cars and other vehicles available in Parks township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 31
  • 1 vehicle: 107
  • 2 vehicles: 49
  • 3 vehicles: 24
  • 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 (%):



  • Metal and metal products (16%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Parks township:
  • German (25.6%)
  • Italian (13.7%)
  • United States or American (12.5%)
  • Slovak (7.8%)
  • Irish (7.3%)
  • English (5.4%)
  • Polish (4.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • United Kingdom (42%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (33%)
  • Germany (25%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 875 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 104 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 21 (2%)
  • Other means: 17 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 53 (5%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)

20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.9% of residents of Parks township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 2,734
  • In family households: 2,375 (626 male householders, 165 female householders)
    629 spouses, 815 children (763 natural, 15 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 26 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 359 (161 male householders (130 living alone)), 151 female householders (133 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 380 2-persons, 188 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 263 1-person, 43 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

459 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (39 men, 64 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): 5
Here:  3.3%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:  9.6%
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 Parks township:

  

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