Union township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 29.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,590 (20% urban, 80% rural)

Males: 1,325	(51.2%)
Females: 1,265	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,589 (2,038 owner occupied, 551 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.4

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Average household size: 2.55

Union township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,805 ($42,669 in 1999)

This township:	$48,805
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $487 (lower quartile is $401, upper quartile is $572)

Here:	$487
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,853 (it was $107,800 in 2000)

Union township:	$159,853
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,057 - $190,971

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $201,289
Here: $201,289
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $236,584
Here: $236,584
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $168,453
Here: $168,453
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,425
Here: $157,425
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,258
Here: $104,258
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $64,145
Here: $64,145
State: $35,442

Population density: 87 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (100% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	1.6%
State:	4.1%

68% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 2249
Northeast: 76
Midwest: 39
South: 95
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $107,500

Union township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 830
One, attached: 11
Two: 30
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 23
Mobile homes: 162
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,500

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 267 (5 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 52
1980 to 1989: 105
1970 to 1979: 289
1960 to 1969: 147
1950 to 1959: 137
1940 to 1949: 51
1939 or earlier: 276

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 81 5 rooms: 175 6 rooms: 218 7 rooms: 154 8 rooms: 74 9 or more rooms: 77

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 65 5 rooms: 48 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 172 3 bedrooms: 433 4 bedrooms: 146 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 90 3 bedrooms: 65 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 147 2 vehicles: 398 3 vehicles: 137 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 103 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 5 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 (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Food (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

German (51.9%)
United States or American (12.2%)
Irish (7.4%)
Pennsylvania German (4.6%)
English (2.1%)
Dutch (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish (1.8%)

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

Romania (27%)
Germany (22%)
Canada (22%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Yugoslavia (10%)
Jamaica (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,148 (83%)
Carpooled: 170 (12%)
Walked: 36 (3%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 28 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Electricity (15%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (3%)

95.8% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,561

In family households: 2,226 (614 male householders, 131 female householders)
599 spouses, 682 children (572 natural, 16 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 22 other relatives, 87 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 335 (162 male householders (124 living alone)), 116 female householders (103 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 344 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 32 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 227 1-person, 48 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

388 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (54 men, 70 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	3.3%
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: 9

Here:	28.1%
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 Union township:

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