Richmond township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Richmond township, PA map Land area: 23.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,500 (20% urban, 80% rural)

Males: 1,751	(50.0%)
Females: 1,749	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,499 (2,772 owner occupied, 727 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

Races in Richmond township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.3%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 38.9

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Average household size: 2.47

Richmond township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,248 ($42,564 in 1999)

This township:	$50,248
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $497 (lower quartile is $452, upper quartile is $656)

Here:	$497
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $182,053 (it was $109,800 in 2000)

Richmond township:	$182,053
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $128,265 - $256,831

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $244,859
Here: $244,859
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $115,993
Here: $115,993
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $63,869
Here: $63,869
State: $35,442

Population density: 148 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Richmond township include: Beckers Saint Peters Church, Saint Peters Church.

Creek: Moselem Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 44 (59% naturalized citizens)

Richmond township:	1.3%
State:	4.1%

70% of Richmond township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 3090
Northeast: 178
Midwest: 87
South: 120
West: 22

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Richmond township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,086
One, attached: 85
Two: 18
3 or 4: 46
5 to 9: 15
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 241

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,200

Housing units in Richmond township with a mortgage: 506 (23 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 286

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 75
1990 to 1994: 94
1980 to 1989: 287
1970 to 1979: 223
1960 to 1969: 144
1950 to 1959: 171
1940 to 1949: 54
1939 or earlier: 423

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richmond township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 151 5 rooms: 235 6 rooms: 263 7 rooms: 171 8 rooms: 182 9 or more rooms: 94

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 59 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 41 7 rooms: 42 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richmond township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 274 3 bedrooms: 585 4 bedrooms: 182 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond township:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 95 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 78 4 bedrooms: 59 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Richmond township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 52 1 vehicle: 243 2 vehicles: 471 3 vehicles: 245 4 vehicles: 87 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Richmond township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 95 2 vehicles: 156 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Richmond township:

German (46.5%)
United States or American (15.5%)
Italian (6.6%)
Polish (5.9%)
Pennsylvania German (5.8%)
Irish (4.1%)
Swiss (2.3%)

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

Germany (20%)
Poland (20%)
Italy (18%)
Vietnam (11%)
Cuba (11%)
El Salvador (11%)
United Kingdom (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,518 (85%)
Carpooled: 88 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 46 (3%)
Other means: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 101 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%) Electricity (17%) Utility gas (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Coal or coke (2%) Wood (2%)

91.3% of residents of Richmond township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,553

In family households: 3,033 (833 male householders, 150 female householders)
845 spouses, 1,057 children (1,007 natural, 0 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 37 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 520 (278 male householders (219 living alone)), 169 female householders (144 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 452 2-persons, 236 3-persons, 190 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 363 1-person, 84 2-persons.

628 married couples with children.
151 single-parent households (59 men, 92 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 87

Here:	22.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	4.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	16.1%
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 Richmond township:

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