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White township, PA map Land area: 42.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 14,034 (69% urban, 31% rural)
Males: 6,585  (46.9%)
Females: 7,449  (53.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 13,421 (9,640 owner occupied, 3,781 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

28%
State:

29%


Races in White township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 93.6%
  • Black: 2.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 2.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 44.7

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Average household size: 2.23

White township:

2.2 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.84

Estimated median household income in 2008: $43,585 ($34,469 in 1999)
This township:

$43,585
Pennsylvania:

$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $494 (lower quartile is $371, upper quartile is $641)
Here:

$494
State:

$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $168,503 (it was $97,100 in 2000)
White township:

$168,503
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,087 - $277,518

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $232,744
Here:

$232,744
State:

$226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,207
Here:

$205,207
State:

$161,921

In 2-unit structures: $107,305
Here:

$107,305
State:

$152,955

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,532
Here:

$152,532
State:

$178,834

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,988
Here:

$184,988
State:

$242,942

Mobile homes: $23,793
Here:

$23,793
State:

$35,442
Population density: 330 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

12.1%
Whole state:

11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

6.1%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Indiana, Chevy Chase Heights.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in White township: Vfw Country Club (A), Willard Orphanage Country Home (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Saint Bernards Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Pond F (A), Main Impoundment (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fulton Run (A), McCarthy Run (B), Marsh Run (C), Whites Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in White township: Mack Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 536 (43% naturalized citizens)

White township:  3.8%
State:  4.1%

61% of White 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, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 11489
  • Northeast: 350
  • Midwest: 699
  • South: 681
  • West: 194

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $99,200

White township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in White township, Pennsylvania:

  • 347 people in nursing homes
  • 161 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 103 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,528
  • One, attached: 274
  • Two: 229
  • 3 or 4: 296
  • 5 to 9: 446
  • 10 to 19: 551
  • 20 to 49: 244
  • 50 or more: 154
  • Mobile homes: 831

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,000


Housing units in White township with a mortgage: 1,605 (171 second mortgage, 269 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,335

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 88
  • 1995 to 1998: 491
  • 1990 to 1994: 592
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,238
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,719
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,081
  • 1950 to 1959: 599
  • 1940 to 1949: 301
  • 1939 or earlier: 444

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in White township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 29
  • 4 rooms: 328
  • 5 rooms: 726
  • 6 rooms: 897
  • 7 rooms: 666
  • 8 rooms: 621
  • 9 or more rooms: 635

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in White township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 64
  • 2 rooms: 267
  • 3 rooms: 603
  • 4 rooms: 512
  • 5 rooms: 451
  • 6 rooms: 85
  • 7 rooms: 42
  • 8 rooms: 68
  • 9 or more rooms: 31

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in White township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 96
  • 2 bedrooms: 659
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,155
  • 4 bedrooms: 849
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 143

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in White township:

  • no bedroom: 80
  • 1 bedroom: 807
  • 2 bedrooms: 852
  • 3 bedrooms: 308
  • 4 bedrooms: 44
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in White township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 56
  • 1 vehicle: 1,217
  • 2 vehicles: 1,828
  • 3 vehicles: 640
  • 4 vehicles: 152
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in White township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 411
  • 1 vehicle: 1,186
  • 2 vehicles: 428
  • 3 vehicles: 77
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in White township:

  • German (26.3%)
  • Italian (12.4%)
  • Irish (10.4%)
  • English (7.7%)
  • United States or American (5.3%)
  • Polish (5.1%)
  • Slovak (4.4%)

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

  • India (14%)
  • Korea (10%)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
  • Bangladesh (6%)
  • Taiwan (6%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,056 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 638 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%)
  • Walked: 166 (3%)
  • Other means: 13 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 145 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in White township, Pennsylvania:

  • 347 people in nursing homes
  • 161 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 103 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

93.9% of residents of White township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,430
  • In family households: 10,911 (2,935 male householders, 841 female householders)
    3,125 spouses, 3,579 children (3,361 natural, 93 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 85 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,519 (1,004 male householders (844 living alone)), 1,224 female householders (1,128 living alone)), 291 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 604 (374 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,948 2-persons, 830 3-persons, 667 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 1,972 1-person, 213 2-persons, 43 3-persons,

2,138 married couples with children.
537 single-parent households (87 men, 450 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 182
Here:

13.3%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37
Here:

4.7%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38
Here:

4.5%
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 White township:

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