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South Heidelberg township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (PA)



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South Heidelberg township, PA map Land area: 13.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,491 (60% urban, 40% rural)
Males: 2,819  (51.3%)
Females: 2,672  (48.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,147 (4,703 owner occupied, 444 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  9%
State:  29%


Races in South Heidelberg township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
  • Black: 1.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.5%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.3

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Average household size: 2.64

South Heidelberg township:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.00

Estimated median household income in 2008: $72,602 ($57,417 in 1999)
This township:  $72,602
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $666 (lower quartile is $536, upper quartile is $903)
Here:  $666
State:  $584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $215,905 (it was $124,900 in 2000)
South Heidelberg township:  $215,905
Pennsylvania:  $164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,849 - $305,510

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $259,136
Here:  $259,136
State:  $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,065
Here:  $162,065
State:  $161,921

Mobile homes: $24,195
Here:  $24,195
State:  $35,442
Population density: 399 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  6.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (62% naturalized citizens)

South Heidelberg township:  2.0%
State:  4.1%

61% of South Heidelberg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Pennsylvania.


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

  • This state: 4173
  • Northeast: 552
  • Midwest: 192
  • South: 337
  • West: 97

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $111,300

South Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

People in group quarters in South Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania
  • 153 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 91 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 68 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 20 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,567
  • One, attached: 188
  • Two: 26
  • 3 or 4: 11
  • 5 to 9: 50
  • 10 to 19: 25
  • Mobile homes: 160

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,300


Housing units in South Heidelberg township with a mortgage: 1,124 (119 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 361



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 123
  • 1995 to 1998: 279
  • 1990 to 1994: 264
  • 1980 to 1989: 475
  • 1970 to 1979: 326
  • 1960 to 1969: 147
  • 1950 to 1959: 41
  • 1940 to 1949: 28
  • 1939 or earlier: 344


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 13
  • 4 rooms: 142
  • 5 rooms: 227
  • 6 rooms: 349
  • 7 rooms: 344
  • 8 rooms: 365
  • 9 or more rooms: 288



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 41
  • 4 rooms: 48
  • 5 rooms: 61
  • 6 rooms: 42
  • 7 rooms: 18
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Heidelberg township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 16
  • 2 bedrooms: 321
  • 3 bedrooms: 877
  • 4 bedrooms: 475
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 39



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Heidelberg township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 79
  • 2 bedrooms: 79
  • 3 bedrooms: 51
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in South Heidelberg township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 53
  • 1 vehicle: 365
  • 2 vehicles: 845
  • 3 vehicles: 369
  • 4 vehicles: 77
  • 5 or more vehicles: 19



Cars and other vehicles available in South Heidelberg township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 10
  • 1 vehicle: 82
  • 2 vehicles: 118
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 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 (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Utilities (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in South Heidelberg township:
  • German (41.9%)
  • Irish (10.1%)
  • Italian (7.0%)
  • United States or American (5.0%)
  • English (5.0%)
  • Polish (4.6%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Germany (46%)
  • Canada (26%)
  • Italy (15%)
  • Australia (6%)
  • Haiti (5%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,317 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 226 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
  • Walked: 13 (0%)
  • Other means: 8 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 97 (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Utility gas (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)

People in group quarters in South Heidelberg township, Pennsylvania
  • 153 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 91 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 68 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 20 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

95.5% of residents of South Heidelberg township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 5,146
  • In family households: 4,601 (1,391 male householders, 115 female householders)
    1,451 spouses, 1,484 children (1,409 natural, 52 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 42 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 545 (202 male householders (143 living alone)), 233 female householders (198 living alone)), 110 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 345 (87 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 659 2-persons, 334 3-persons, 337 4-persons, 134 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 341 1-person, 78 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,139 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (26 men, 80 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72
Here:  10.1%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:  5.7%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:  34.6%
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 South Heidelberg township:

  

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