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Porter township, Pike County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Porter township, PA map Land area: 58.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 385 (all rural)
Males: 196  (50.9%)
Females: 189  (49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 382 (340 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  11%
State:  29%


Races in Porter township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 94.0%
  • Black: 1.3%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 48.8
Median age of females: 47.4

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Average household size: 2.27

Porter township:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 2.65

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,176 ($38,125 in 1999)
This township:  $46,176
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $738 (lower quartile is $627, upper quartile is $997)
Here:  $738
State:  $555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $203,534 (it was $130,600 in 2000)
Porter township:  $203,534
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,570 - $301,241

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $231,020
Here:  $231,020
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,697
Here:  $160,697
State:  $160,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $651,123
Here:  $651,123
State:  $204,155

Mobile homes: $65,000
Here:  $65,000
State:  $35,442
Population density: 7 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  3.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Porter township:  0.5%
State:  4.1%

60% of Porter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.


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

  • This state: 140
  • Northeast: 204
  • Midwest: 16
  • South: 8
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Porter township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 895
  • One, attached: 5
  • Two: 4
  • 3 or 4: 5
  • Mobile homes: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000


Housing units in Porter township with a mortgage: 65 (10 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 38
  • 1990 to 1994: 54
  • 1980 to 1989: 177
  • 1970 to 1979: 118
  • 1960 to 1969: 329
  • 1950 to 1959: 25
  • 1940 to 1949: 126
  • 1939 or earlier: 52


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Porter township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 51
  • 6 rooms: 33
  • 7 rooms: 14
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 19



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



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Porter township:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 39
  • 3 bedrooms: 68
  • 4 bedrooms: 24
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Porter township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 8
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2



Cars and other vehicles available in Porter township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 46
  • 2 vehicles: 63
  • 3 vehicles: 22
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9



Cars and other vehicles available in Porter township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 14
  • 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 (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Porter township:
  • United States or American (17.4%)
  • Italian (15.4%)
  • German (13.4%)
  • Irish (11.9%)
  • Polish (9.6%)
  • English (5.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Italy (100%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 142 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 20 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (2%)
  • Walked: 6 (3%)
  • Worked at home: 14 (8%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Wood (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

91.7% of residents of Porter township speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 380
  • In family households: 320 (85 male householders, 27 female householders)
    104 spouses, 90 children (74 natural, 13 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 60 (20 male householders (10 living alone)), 23 female householders (18 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 15 2-persons.

48 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 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): 0
Here:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:  57.1%
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 Porter township:

  

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