Parks township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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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 2007: $38,408 ($29,915 in 1999)

This township:	$38,408
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $370 (lower quartile is $302, upper quartile is $461)

Here:	$370
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,661 (it was $63,000 in 2000)

Parks township:	$89,661
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,627 - $133,125

Population density: 195 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	15.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: North Vandergrift-Pleasant View.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Porter Cemetery, Laurel Point Cemetery.

Reservoir: Lee Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carnahan Run.

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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