Pequea township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 13.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,358 (84% urban, 16% rural)

Males: 2,181	(50.0%)
Females: 2,177	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,355 (3,728 owner occupied, 627 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in Pequea township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.3

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Average household size: 2.75

Pequea township:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.09

Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,415 ($52,969 in 1999)

This township:	$61,415
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $595 (lower quartile is $479, upper quartile is $727)

Here:	$595
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $189,339 (it was $124,300 in 2000)

Pequea township:	$189,339
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,919 - $267,102

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $240,344
Here: $240,344
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $170,891
Here: $170,891
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $699,611
Here: $699,611
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $252,138
Here: $252,138
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $95,192
Here: $95,192
State: $35,442

Population density: 320 people per square mile

(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:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 47 (100% naturalized citizens)

Pequea township:	1.1%
State:	4.1%

71% of Pequea township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 3819
Northeast: 178
Midwest: 74
South: 209
West: 26

Pequea township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

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

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

3 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,426
One, attached: 83
Two: 48
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 15
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $101,800

Housing units in Pequea township with a mortgage: 749 (98 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 400

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 52
1990 to 1994: 125
1980 to 1989: 369
1970 to 1979: 276
1960 to 1969: 152
1950 to 1959: 220
1940 to 1949: 94
1939 or earlier: 326

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pequea township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 217 6 rooms: 324 7 rooms: 316 8 rooms: 261 9 or more rooms: 206

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pequea township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 68 6 rooms: 50 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 26

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pequea township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 182 3 bedrooms: 691 4 bedrooms: 434 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pequea township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 60 3 bedrooms: 91 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Pequea township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 280 2 vehicles: 687 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 84 5 or more vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in Pequea township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 88 2 vehicles: 105 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 5 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 (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Machinery (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pequea township:

German (47.9%)
United States or American (13.8%)
Irish (7.3%)
English (4.2%)
Italian (4.1%)
Swiss (3.7%)
European (2.4%)

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

United Kingdom (62%)
Germany (19%)
Philippines (13%)
Colombia (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,935 (86%)
Carpooled: 166 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 57 (3%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 59 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (5%) Coal or coke (4%) No fuel used (1%)

3 people in other group homes

93.5% of residents of Pequea township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,355

In family households: 4,058 (1,104 male householders, 207 female householders)
1,193 spouses, 1,424 children (1,299 natural, 60 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 38 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 297 (157 male householders (143 living alone)), 119 female householders (113 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 625 2-persons, 270 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 256 1-person, 20 2-persons.

983 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (30 men, 72 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108

Here:	20.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	9.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	10.8%
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 Pequea township:

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