Walker township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 40.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,299 (all rural)

Males: 1,651	(50.0%)
Females: 1,648	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,292 (2,961 owner occupied, 331 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Walker township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 38.1

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Average household size: 2.73

Walker township:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.06

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,284 ($48,835 in 1999)

This township:	$60,284
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $488 (lower quartile is $452, upper quartile is $537)

Here:	$488
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $151,039 (it was $99,600 in 2000)

Walker township:	$151,039
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,352 - $200,282

Population density: 81 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (36% naturalized citizens)

Walker township:	0.3%
State:	4.1%

66% of Walker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 2978
Northeast: 96
Midwest: 50
South: 127
West: 26

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,500

Walker township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

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

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

4 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,008
One, attached: 17
Two: 34
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 24
Mobile homes: 168

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,500

Housing units in Walker township with a mortgage: 545 (65 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 280

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 55
1995 to 1998: 158
1990 to 1994: 105
1980 to 1989: 134
1970 to 1979: 342
1960 to 1969: 134
1950 to 1959: 94
1940 to 1949: 39
1939 or earlier: 196

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Walker township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 58 5 rooms: 274 6 rooms: 267 7 rooms: 209 8 rooms: 145 9 or more rooms: 104

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walker township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 23 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Walker township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 180 3 bedrooms: 607 4 bedrooms: 217 5 or more bedrooms: 51

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walker township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 46 3 bedrooms: 37 4 bedrooms: 22 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Walker township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 55 1 vehicle: 236 2 vehicles: 512 3 vehicles: 177 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Walker township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 59 3 vehicles: 15 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 (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (29%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walker township:

German (43.0%)
United States or American (14.4%)
Irish (8.2%)
English (6.3%)
Italian (5.3%)
Dutch (3.8%)
Polish (3.4%)

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

Germany (73%)
Mexico (27%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,390 (83%)
Carpooled: 185 (11%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 28 (2%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 50 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Electricity (33%) Coal or coke (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (5%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

4 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.0% of residents of Walker township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,292

In family households: 3,029 (844 male householders, 125 female householders)
917 spouses, 1,045 children (984 natural, 37 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 23 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 263 (85 male householders (67 living alone)), 139 female householders (123 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 432 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 216 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 190 1-person, 34 2-persons.

732 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (18 men, 49 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70

Here:	16.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	2.6%
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)

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 Walker township:

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