West Bethlehem township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 22.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,432 (all rural)

Males: 699	(48.8%)
Females: 733	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,429 (1,178 owner occupied, 251 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

Races in West Bethlehem township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Black: 0.6%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 42.7

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Average household size: 2.42

West Bethlehem township:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.86

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,875 ($32,500 in 1999)

This township:	$40,875
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $279 (lower quartile is $223, upper quartile is $354)

Here:	$279
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,564 (it was $73,100 in 2000)

West Bethlehem township:	$109,564
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,323 - $137,842

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $137,994
Here: $137,994
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,057
Here: $63,057
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $157,585
Here: $157,585
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,534
Here: $24,534
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $35,995
Here: $35,995
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $28,387
Here: $28,387
State: $35,442

Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	16.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (33% naturalized citizens)

West Bethlehem township:	0.8%
State:	4.1%

74% of West Bethlehem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1262
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 47
South: 76
West: 25

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400

West Bethlehem township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 512
One, attached: 8
Two: 5
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 8
Mobile homes: 83

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,200

Housing units in West Bethlehem township with a mortgage: 119 (14 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 165

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 22
1990 to 1994: 13
1980 to 1989: 54
1970 to 1979: 73
1960 to 1969: 41
1950 to 1959: 60
1940 to 1949: 76
1939 or earlier: 274

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Bethlehem township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 140 6 rooms: 124 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 39

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Bethlehem township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 23 6 rooms: 12 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Bethlehem township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 135 3 bedrooms: 265 4 bedrooms: 53 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Bethlehem township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 37 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in West Bethlehem township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 149 2 vehicles: 205 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in West Bethlehem township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 51 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 0 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 (17%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Health care (10%)
Mining (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in West Bethlehem township:

German (21.9%)
Italian (14.1%)
United States or American (12.5%)
English (9.0%)
Irish (9.0%)
Polish (8.0%)
Scotch-Irish (6.9%)

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

Germany (33%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Austria (17%)
France (17%)
Yugoslavia (17%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 501 (79%)
Carpooled: 97 (15%)
Walked: 11 (2%)
Other means: 10 (2%)
Worked at home: 13 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (55%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Electricity (13%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.7% of residents of West Bethlehem township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,443

In family households: 1,262 (342 male householders, 92 female householders)
345 spouses, 426 children (391 natural, 4 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 9 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 181 (70 male householders (58 living alone)), 96 female householders (92 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 16 2-persons.

210 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (13 men, 64 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	13.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	31.3%
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 West Bethlehem township:

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