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Roaring Brook township, PA map Land area: 21.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,637 (all rural)
Males: 818  (50.0%)
Females: 819  (50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,630 (1,551 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

5%
State:

29%


Races in Roaring Brook township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 45.4
Median age of females: 46.8

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Average household size: 2.55

Roaring Brook township:

2.5 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.89

Estimated median household income in 2008: $65,890 ($52,109 in 1999)
This township:

$65,890
Pennsylvania:

$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $526 (lower quartile is $479, upper quartile is $597)
Here:

$526
State:

$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $224,628 (it was $133,000 in 2000)
Roaring Brook township:

$224,628
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,399 - $290,286

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $245,635
Here:

$245,635
State:

$226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,887
Here:

$135,887
State:

$161,921

In 2-unit structures: $157,495
Here:

$157,495
State:

$152,955

Mobile homes: $9,583
Here:

$9,583
State:

$35,442
Population density: 76 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

3.1%
Whole state:

11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.0%
Whole state:

5.1%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Roaring Brook township: Elmhurst Country Club (A), Roaring Brook Municipal building (B), Saint Gregorys Academy (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Williams Bridge Reservoir (A), Number Seven Reservoir (B), Dunmore Reservoir Number Three (C), Dunmore Reservoir Number Four (D), Lake Scranton (E), Elmhurst Reservoir (F), Mud Pond (G), Mullen Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: White Oak Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 59 (95% naturalized citizens)

Roaring Brook township:  3.6%
State:  4.1%

83% of Roaring Brook township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 1387
  • Northeast: 125
  • Midwest: 10
  • South: 21
  • West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,500

Roaring Brook township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 593
  • One, attached: 17
  • Two: 18
  • Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Roaring Brook township with a mortgage: 285 (23 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 252

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 10
  • 1995 to 1998: 11
  • 1990 to 1994: 19
  • 1980 to 1989: 46
  • 1970 to 1979: 222
  • 1960 to 1969: 203
  • 1950 to 1959: 73
  • 1940 to 1949: 18
  • 1939 or earlier: 46

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roaring Brook township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 63
  • 6 rooms: 146
  • 7 rooms: 134
  • 8 rooms: 109
  • 9 or more rooms: 128

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roaring Brook township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 12
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roaring Brook township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 58
  • 3 bedrooms: 403
  • 4 bedrooms: 112
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roaring Brook township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 17
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Roaring Brook township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 166
  • 2 vehicles: 276
  • 3 vehicles: 100
  • 4 vehicles: 33
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Roaring Brook township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 14
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Roaring Brook township:

  • Italian (23.3%)
  • Polish (19.2%)
  • Irish (18.3%)
  • German (13.2%)
  • United States or American (4.2%)
  • English (3.7%)
  • Welsh (2.5%)

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

  • Russia (20%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (12%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Italy (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 702 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 106 (13%)
  • Walked: 2 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

94.3% of residents of Roaring Brook township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,618
  • In family households: 1,490 (434 male householders, 74 female householders)
    454 spouses, 476 children (450 natural, 22 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 9 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 128 (36 male householders (36 living alone)), 88 female householders (84 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 243 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 120 1-person, 4 2-persons,

281 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (7 men, 25 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here:

13.7%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

8.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:

53.1%
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 Roaring Brook township:

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