Westfall township, Pike County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 30.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,430 (26% urban, 74% rural)

Males: 1,186	(48.8%)
Females: 1,244	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,369 (1,916 owner occupied, 453 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

Races in Westfall township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 1.2%
Two or more races: 1.3%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 44.6

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Average household size: 2.49

Westfall township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,441 ($42,472 in 1999)

This township:	$51,441
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $726 (lower quartile is $543, upper quartile is $887)

Here:	$726
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $188,045 (it was $118,500 in 2000)

Westfall township:	$188,045
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $132,708 - $275,545

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $257,017
Here: $257,017
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $253,360
Here: $253,360
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $154,119
Here: $154,119
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,120
Here: $232,120
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $26,429
Here: $26,429
State: $35,442

Population density: 80 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 128 (54% naturalized citizens)

Westfall township:	5.3%
State:	4.1%

67% of Westfall township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 382
Northeast: 1790
Midwest: 44
South: 46
West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $132,800

Westfall township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

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

61 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 794
One, attached: 74
Two: 28
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 183

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,100

Housing units in Westfall township with a mortgage: 375 (42 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 194

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 82
1980 to 1989: 263
1970 to 1979: 232
1960 to 1969: 105
1950 to 1959: 113
1940 to 1949: 60
1939 or earlier: 183

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Westfall township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 186 6 rooms: 196 7 rooms: 131 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 63

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westfall township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 45 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westfall township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 228 3 bedrooms: 368 4 bedrooms: 121 5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westfall township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 50 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Westfall township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 209 2 vehicles: 357 3 vehicles: 113 4 vehicles: 38 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Westfall township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 70 2 vehicles: 88 3 vehicles: 15 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 (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Bus drivers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Westfall township:

German (24.1%)
Italian (17.0%)
Irish (14.0%)
English (8.0%)
Polish (5.1%)
United States or American (4.2%)
Dutch (4.0%)

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

India (19%)
Germany (14%)
Canada (10%)
Poland (8%)
Other Caribbean (7%)
Hungary (5%)
Russia (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 905 (82%)
Carpooled: 111 (10%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (1%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Walked: 17 (2%)
Worked at home: 52 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Electricity (7%) Wood (3%) Coal or coke (1%)

61 people in nursing homes

93.3% of residents of Westfall township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,369

In family households: 2,051 (544 male householders, 133 female householders)
577 spouses, 681 children (597 natural, 29 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 40 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 318 (118 male householders (98 living alone)), 154 female householders (137 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 61 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 323 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 235 1-person, 32 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

436 married couples with children.
97 single-parent households (24 men, 73 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	6.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	3.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	27.8%
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 Westfall township:

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