Rye township, Perry County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (68% naturalized citizens)
Rye township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
74% of Rye township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2080
- Northeast: 76
- Midwest: 21
- South: 80
- West: 31
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 792
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 63
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,500
Housing units in Rye township with a mortgage: 407 (42 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 202
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (23%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rye township:
- German (47.0%)
- United States or American (9.6%)
- English (6.5%)
- Italian (6.3%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Polish (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (36%)
- Indonesia (16%)
- Jamaica (16%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Ecuador (16%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,031 (87%)
- Carpooled: 74 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 15 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 45 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.7% of residents of Rye township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,327- In family households: 2,139 (613 male householders, 82 female householders)
640 spouses, 688 children (600 natural, 11 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 11 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 188 (68 male householders (42 living alone)), 82 female householders (75 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 277 2-persons, 197 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 21 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 28 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
467 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (36 men, 35 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Here: | 7.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |