West Franklin township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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West Franklin township, PA map Land area: 26.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,935 (13% urban, 87% rural)

Males: 947	(48.9%)
Females: 988	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,935 (1,606 owner occupied, 329 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	29%

Races in West Franklin township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.2%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 38.9

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Average household size: 2.59

West Franklin township:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.96

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,160 ($33,616 in 1999)

This township:	$43,160
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $380 (lower quartile is $358, upper quartile is $431)

Here:	$380
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,564 (it was $81,200 in 2000)

West Franklin township:	$115,564
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,079 - $171,780

Population density: 74 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Worthington.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in West Franklin township: Laird Station, Craigville Brach Junction Station.

Church in West Franklin township: Franklin Union Church.

Creek: Patterson Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)

West Franklin township:	0.2%
State:	4.1%

73% of West Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% 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: 1791
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 55
South: 69
West: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

West Franklin township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 607
One, attached: 21
Two: 26
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 149
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800

Housing units in West Franklin township with a mortgage: 216 (16 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 192

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 54
1990 to 1994: 59
1980 to 1989: 99
1970 to 1979: 156
1960 to 1969: 83
1950 to 1959: 80
1940 to 1949: 48
1939 or earlier: 218

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Franklin township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 78 5 rooms: 172 6 rooms: 186 7 rooms: 90 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 36

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Franklin township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 25 5 rooms: 37 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Franklin township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 156 3 bedrooms: 383 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Franklin township:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 53 3 bedrooms: 54 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in West Franklin township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 178 2 vehicles: 256 3 vehicles: 122 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in West Franklin township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 54 2 vehicles: 47 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 8 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:

Metal and metal products (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (11%)
Machinery (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in West Franklin township:

German (39.0%)
United States or American (11.4%)
Irish (11.3%)
English (10.6%)
Italian (5.1%)
Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
Slovak (2.5%)

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

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 732 (84%)
Carpooled: 79 (9%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Walked: 25 (3%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 35 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (3%)

99.0% of residents of West Franklin township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,949

In family households: 1,754 (500 male householders, 87 female householders)
497 spouses, 579 children (551 natural, 6 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 17 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 195 (83 male householders (63 living alone)), 85 female householders (76 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 273 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 139 1-person, 26 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

350 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (20 men, 52 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	4.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	7.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	21.7%
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 Franklin township:

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