Jefferson township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (74% naturalized citizens)
Jefferson township: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
63% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1854
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 165
- South: 126
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $154,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,166
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 41
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 198
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 350 (28 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 251
- Metal and metal products (18%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Construction (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (26.2%)
- United States or American (24.5%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- English (6.9%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
- European (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (44%)
- Mexico (26%)
- Italy (19%)
- Germany (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 896 (79%)
- Carpooled: 179 (16%)
- Subway or elevated: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 52 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.2% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,236- In family households: 1,813 (482 male householders, 141 female householders)
461 spouses, 602 children (510 natural, 6 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 18 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 423 (186 male householders (136 living alone)), 138 female householders (103 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 302 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 239 1-person, 74 2-persons, 11 3-persons,
369 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (31 men, 68 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here: | 18.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |