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Lower Windsor township, York County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (26% naturalized citizens)

Lower Windsor township:

1.0%
Whole state:

4.1%

71% of Lower Windsor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 6470
  • Northeast: 155
  • Midwest: 104
  • South: 436
  • West: 35

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Lower Windsor township, PA map Lower Windsor township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300


Housing units in Lower Windsor township with a mortgage: 1,047 (69 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 479

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 61
  • 1995 to 1998: 212
  • 1990 to 1994: 277
  • 1980 to 1989: 486
  • 1970 to 1979: 599
  • 1960 to 1969: 240
  • 1950 to 1959: 338
  • 1940 to 1949: 191
  • 1939 or earlier: 630

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lower Windsor township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 10
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 33
  • 4 rooms: 217
  • 5 rooms: 683
  • 6 rooms: 463
  • 7 rooms: 503
  • 8 rooms: 241
  • 9 or more rooms: 262

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Windsor township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 11
  • 4 rooms: 115
  • 5 rooms: 71
  • 6 rooms: 58
  • 7 rooms: 51
  • 8 rooms: 10
  • 9 or more rooms: 34

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower Windsor township:

  • no bedroom: 10
  • 1 bedroom: 60
  • 2 bedrooms: 455
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,403
  • 4 bedrooms: 459
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Windsor township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 19
  • 2 bedrooms: 161
  • 3 bedrooms: 114
  • 4 bedrooms: 48
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

  • no vehicle: 93
  • 1 vehicle: 575
  • 2 vehicles: 1,097
  • 3 vehicles: 489
  • 4 vehicles: 127
  • 5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Windsor township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 173
  • 2 vehicles: 111
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 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 (%):

  • Construction (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lower Windsor township:

  • German (51.0%)
  • United States or American (15.9%)
  • English (7.1%)
  • Irish (4.9%)
  • Italian (3.8%)
  • Scottish (1.6%)
  • Dutch (1.6%)

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

  • Colombia (44%)
  • Costa Rica (16%)
  • Other Northern Europe (12%)
  • Canada (11%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)
  • Spain (7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)

97.5% of residents of Lower Windsor township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,308

Size of family households: 889 2-persons, 511 3-persons, 513 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 496 1-person, 108 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 4 4-persons,

1,426 married couples with children.
338 single-parent households (139 men, 199 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
Here:

5.3%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:

3.9%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48
Here:

35.0%
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 Lower Windsor township:

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