Plain Grove township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 17.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 854 (all rural)

Males: 427	(50.0%)
Females: 427	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 854 (782 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	29%

Races in Plain Grove township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 38.2

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Average household size: 2.70

Plain Grove township:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.10

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,478 ($37,000 in 1999)

This township:	$45,478
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $398 (lower quartile is $321, upper quartile is $468)

Here:	$398
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,454 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Plain Grove township:	$102,454
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,677 - $155,138

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

65% of Plain Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% 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: 785
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 31
South: 22
West: 2

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Plain Grove township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 268
One, attached: 4
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 66
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100

Housing units in Plain Grove township with a mortgage: 103 (3 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 28
1980 to 1989: 57
1970 to 1979: 55
1960 to 1969: 30
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 98

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plain Grove township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 30 5 rooms: 73 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 42 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 28

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plain Grove township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 10 5 rooms: 14 6 rooms: 3 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plain Grove township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 67 3 bedrooms: 171 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 1

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plain Grove township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 18 3 bedrooms: 9 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Plain Grove township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 66 2 vehicles: 122 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Plain Grove township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 8 2 vehicles: 22 3 vehicles: 2 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 (15%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Plain Grove township:

German (32.0%)
Irish (15.6%)
English (8.9%)
Scotch-Irish (8.1%)
Italian (7.3%)
Polish (6.8%)
United States or American (6.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 334 (81%)
Carpooled: 37 (9%)
Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
Walked: 21 (5%)
Other means: 7 (2%)
Worked at home: 14 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

98.2% of residents of Plain Grove township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 863

In family households: 782 (209 male householders, 32 female householders)
205 spouses, 287 children (263 natural, 7 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 6 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 81 (42 male householders (31 living alone)), 25 female householders (22 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 14 2-persons.

174 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (9 men, 19 women).

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

Here:	7.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	8.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	11.4%
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 Plain Grove township:

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