Oilcreek township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 23.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 840 (all rural)
| Males: 443 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 397 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 840 (772 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Oilcreek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 42.7
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Average household size: 2.56
| Oilcreek township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Oilcreek township: | $41,804 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,754 (it was $55,800 in 2000)
| : | $80,754 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $103,705
Here: $103,705 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $122,685
Here: $122,685 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $51,338
Here: $51,338 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,951
Here: $65,951 State: $186,490
Mobile homes: $50,141
Here: $50,141 State: $45,445
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,775
Here: $31,775 State: $42,830
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Oilcreek township: Jerusalem Corners (A), Morrison Corners (B), Boughton (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Oilcreek township: The Full Gospel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Jerusalem Corners Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Husband Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Oilcreek township: Oil Creek State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Oilcreek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 754
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 19
- South: 17
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 304
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 1
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 77
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,500
Housing units in Oilcreek township with a mortgage: 90 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oilcreek township:
- German (22.4%)
- English (15.2%)
- Irish (12.5%)
- United States or American (10.7%)
- Swedish (8.7%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Scottish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 313 (85%)
- Carpooled: 36 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.0% of residents of Oilcreek township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 817- In family households: 736 (219 male householders, 36 female householders)
209 spouses, 215 children (206 natural, 7 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 10 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 81 (48 male householders (38 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 10 2-persons,
136 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (3 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |