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Adams township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (68% naturalized citizens)

Adams township:

1.8%
Whole state:

4.1%

79% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 5813
  • Northeast: 157
  • Midwest: 195
  • South: 156
  • West: 23

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%

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

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

People in group quarters in Adams township, Pennsylvania:

  • 23 people in other group homes
  • 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Adams township, PA map Adams township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $27,100


Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 890 (41 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 825

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 25
  • 1995 to 1998: 52
  • 1990 to 1994: 118
  • 1980 to 1989: 302
  • 1970 to 1979: 691
  • 1960 to 1969: 213
  • 1950 to 1959: 219
  • 1940 to 1949: 173
  • 1939 or earlier: 849

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 17
  • 4 rooms: 187
  • 5 rooms: 380
  • 6 rooms: 547
  • 7 rooms: 488
  • 8 rooms: 254
  • 9 or more rooms: 246

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 12
  • 4 rooms: 131
  • 5 rooms: 165
  • 6 rooms: 72
  • 7 rooms: 13
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 43
  • 2 bedrooms: 361
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,227
  • 4 bedrooms: 426
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 34
  • 2 bedrooms: 270
  • 3 bedrooms: 85
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 126
  • 1 vehicle: 507
  • 2 vehicles: 997
  • 3 vehicles: 383
  • 4 vehicles: 75
  • 5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 180
  • 2 vehicles: 171
  • 3 vehicles: 39
  • 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 (14%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:

  • German (26.1%)
  • Irish (9.5%)
  • United States or American (9.0%)
  • Polish (8.0%)
  • English (7.9%)
  • Italian (7.0%)
  • Slovak (6.9%)

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

  • Asia, n.e.c. (33%)
  • Lebanon (28%)
  • Korea (12%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (8%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Germany (3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Coal or coke (9%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Adams township, Pennsylvania:

  • 23 people in other group homes
  • 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.0% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,443

Size of family households: 875 2-persons, 478 3-persons, 391 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 53 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 554 1-person, 9 2-persons, 8 4-persons,

1,131 married couples with children.
261 single-parent households (60 men, 201 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Here:

4.9%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
Here:

12.0%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Adams township:

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