West Cornwall township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 8.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,909 (24% urban, 76% rural)

Males: 942	(49.3%)
Females: 967	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,806 (1,610 owner occupied, 196 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in West Cornwall township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
Black: 0.6%
Asian: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 45.9
Median age of females: 48.0

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Average household size: 2.29

West Cornwall township:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.66

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,564 ($43,333 in 1999)

This township:	$49,564
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $547 (lower quartile is $447, upper quartile is $603)

Here:	$547
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,537 (it was $94,100 in 2000)

West Cornwall township:	$139,537
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,821 - $231,046

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $254,038
Here: $254,038
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,290
Here: $135,290
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $97,812
Here: $97,812
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $71,875
Here: $71,875
State: $35,442

Population density: 219 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.9%
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: 39 (56% naturalized citizens)

West Cornwall township:	2.0%
State:	4.1%

66% of West Cornwall township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 1520
Northeast: 146
Midwest: 61
South: 120
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,700

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

103 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 671
One, attached: 66
Two: 15
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 168

Median worth of mobile homes: $72,500

Housing units in West Cornwall township with a mortgage: 307 (18 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 182

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 50
1990 to 1994: 60
1980 to 1989: 156
1970 to 1979: 62
1960 to 1969: 48
1950 to 1959: 60
1940 to 1949: 60
1939 or earlier: 423

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Cornwall township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 77 5 rooms: 160 6 rooms: 171 7 rooms: 92 8 rooms: 102 9 or more rooms: 87

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Cornwall township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 9 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Cornwall township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 206 3 bedrooms: 346 4 bedrooms: 92 5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Cornwall township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 42 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in West Cornwall township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 276 2 vehicles: 292 3 vehicles: 87 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in West Cornwall township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 40 3 vehicles: 3 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 (11%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Food (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in West Cornwall township:

German (42.9%)
English (8.0%)
United States or American (7.0%)
Irish (6.7%)
Italian (4.9%)
Swiss (4.7%)
European (3.7%)

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

Germany (18%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Other Western Europe (13%)
Poland (13%)
India (13%)
Canada (13%)
Korea (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 781 (85%)
Carpooled: 71 (8%)
Walked: 14 (2%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 48 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Utility gas (5%) Coal or coke (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) Solar energy (1%)

103 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

95.3% of residents of West Cornwall township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,809

In family households: 1,551 (527 male householders, 71 female householders)
532 spouses, 377 children (345 natural, 20 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 18 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 258 (60 male householders (47 living alone)), 140 female householders (118 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 99 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 354 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 24 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

260 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (11 men, 24 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	12.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	1.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	44.2%
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 Cornwall township:

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