Pequea township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Pequea township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
71% of Pequea township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3819
- Northeast: 178
- Midwest: 74
- South: 209
- West: 26
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
3 people in other group homes
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,426
- One, attached: 83
- Two: 48
- 3 or 4: 24
- 5 to 9: 15
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $101,800
Housing units in Pequea township with a mortgage: 749 (98 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 400
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pequea township:
- German (47.9%)
- United States or American (13.8%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- English (4.2%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- Swiss (3.7%)
- European (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (62%)
- Germany (19%)
- Philippines (13%)
- Colombia (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,935 (86%)
- Carpooled: 166 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
- Railroad: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 57 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 59 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
- Electricity (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
3 people in other group homes
93.5% of residents of Pequea township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,355- In family households: 4,058 (1,104 male householders, 207 female householders)
1,193 spouses, 1,424 children (1,299 natural, 60 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 38 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 297 (157 male householders (143 living alone)), 119 female householders (113 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 625 2-persons, 270 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 256 1-person, 20 2-persons,
983 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (30 men, 72 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108
Here: | 20.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Here: | 9.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here: | 10.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |