Union township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Union township, PA map Land area: 19.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,100 (all rural)

Males: 1,066	(50.8%)
Females: 1,034	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,024 (1,815 owner occupied, 209 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 39.7

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 106 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Jeans Run Golf Course.

Church in Union township: Lower Muhlenburg Church.

Cemetery: Marvin Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Hidden Lake, Hillcrest Lake, Hiland Lake, Shickshinny Lake.

Creek: Culver Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	0.1%
State:	4.1%

76% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1802
Northeast: 184
Midwest: 31
South: 36
West: 37

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,500

Union township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

41 people in nursing homes
35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 732
One, attached: 18
Two: 28
Mobile homes: 79

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 317 (47 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 188

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 134
1970 to 1979: 232
1960 to 1969: 64
1950 to 1959: 42
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 263

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 30
5 rooms: 131
6 rooms: 221
7 rooms: 153
8 rooms: 87
9 or more rooms: 49

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 36
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 125
3 bedrooms: 405
4 bedrooms: 134
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 25
3 bedrooms: 39
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 22
1 vehicle: 143
2 vehicles: 331
3 vehicles: 121
4 vehicles: 37
5 or more vehicles: 26

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 62
3 vehicles: 5
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Food (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (29%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

Polish (24.1%)
German (17.6%)
English (10.9%)
Italian (7.5%)
United States or American (6.8%)
Dutch (6.1%)
Irish (5.7%)

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

Korea (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 821 (89%)
Carpooled: 76 (8%)
Walked: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 23 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
Electricity (20%)
Coal or coke (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Utility gas (1%)
Solar energy (1%)

41 people in nursing homes
35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

97.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,025

In family households: 1,837 (500 male householders, 108 female householders)
555 spouses, 588 children (468 natural, 33 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 19 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 188 (85 male householders (65 living alone)), 70 female householders (70 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 75 (37 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 281 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 11 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

363 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (31 men, 38 women).

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

Here:	3.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	5.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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