Wells township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Wells township, PA map Land area: 33.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,278 (all rural)

Males: 652	(51.0%)
Females: 626	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,257 (1,033 owner occupied, 224 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

Races in Wells township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 39.4

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Average household size: 2.72

Wells township:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.08

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,111 ($36,420 in 1999)

This township:	$44,111
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $421 (lower quartile is $381, upper quartile is $474)

Here:	$421
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,780 (it was $69,800 in 2000)

Wells township:	$108,780
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,254 - $147,713

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $177,116
Here: $177,116
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $366,295
Here: $366,295
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $30,259
Here: $30,259
State: $35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $97,532

Population density: 38 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	12.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Judson Hill Cemetery.

Creeks: Beckwith Creek, Hammond Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (75% naturalized citizens)

Wells township:	0.3%
State:	4.1%

65% of Wells township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 578
Northeast: 615
Midwest: 18
South: 35
West: 24

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Wells township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

21 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 330
One, attached: 7
Two: 6
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 175
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,600

Housing units in Wells township with a mortgage: 71 (6 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 110
1970 to 1979: 120
1960 to 1969: 63
1950 to 1959: 27
1940 to 1949: 29
1939 or earlier: 102

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wells township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 48 5 rooms: 100 6 rooms: 80 7 rooms: 78 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 28

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 17 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wells township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 92 3 bedrooms: 187 4 bedrooms: 64 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 25 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Wells township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 190 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Wells township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 23 2 vehicles: 45 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wells township:

United States or American (20.6%)
German (17.6%)
English (16.9%)
Irish (13.2%)
Italian (5.2%)
Dutch (3.4%)
Polish (2.6%)

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

Germany (75%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 448 (84%)
Carpooled: 52 (10%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 25 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Utility gas (26%) Wood (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Coal or coke (5%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (1%)

21 people in nursing homes

97.8% of residents of Wells township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,257

In family households: 1,107 (268 male householders, 81 female householders)
285 spouses, 386 children (374 natural, 6 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 11 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 150 (64 male householders (52 living alone)), 44 female householders (33 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 21 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 85 1-person, 12 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

258 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (20 men, 40 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	6.9%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	9.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	16.0%
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 Wells township:

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