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Wayne township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (56% naturalized citizens)

Wayne township:

1.4%
Whole state:

4.1%

69% of Wayne township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 1103
  • Northeast: 29
  • Midwest: 15
  • South: 24
  • West: 10

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

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
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600


Housing units in Wayne township with a mortgage: 220 (9 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 12
  • 1995 to 1998: 61
  • 1990 to 1994: 72
  • 1980 to 1989: 81
  • 1970 to 1979: 84
  • 1960 to 1969: 26
  • 1950 to 1959: 12
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 83

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

  • 1 room: 1
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 23
  • 5 rooms: 91
  • 6 rooms: 102
  • 7 rooms: 70
  • 8 rooms: 39
  • 9 or more rooms: 46

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 13
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

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

  • no bedroom: 1
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 58
  • 3 bedrooms: 227
  • 4 bedrooms: 75
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 23
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 59
  • 2 vehicles: 186
  • 3 vehicles: 94
  • 4 vehicles: 28
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 20
  • 3 vehicles: 5
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 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 (16%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Public administration (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne township:

  • German (55.5%)
  • United States or American (10.6%)
  • Italian (7.2%)
  • Irish (6.4%)
  • English (3.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.2%)
  • European (2.1%)

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

  • Jordan (31%)
  • United Kingdom (25%)
  • Korea (13%)
  • Dominican Republic (13%)
  • Canada (13%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Coal or coke (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

97.8% of residents of Wayne township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,204

Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 4 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 4-persons,

278 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (14 men, 14 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:

1.3%
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: 4
Here:

11.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wayne township:

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