Wells township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 37.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 529 (all rural)
Males: 263 | (49.7%) |
Females: 266 | (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 529 (487 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Wells township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.39
Wells township: | 2.4 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Wells township: | $47,962 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $469 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $158,816 (it was $82,200 in 2000)
: | $158,816 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 17.5% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Oregon Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wells township include: Wells Valley Church (A), Pine Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Beaverdam Pond (A), Wishart Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Meredith Run (A), Laurel Fork (B), Oregon Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Wells township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 501
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 4
- South: 28
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 210
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 53
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Wells township with a mortgage: 54 (7 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Machinery (28%)
- Construction (20%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (27%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Construction (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Leather and allied products (5%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wells township:
- German (37.5%)
- United States or American (18.2%)
- English (10.7%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- Italian (4.8%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
- Polish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 157 (84%)
- Carpooled: 21 (11%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
- Wood (20%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Coal or coke (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.6% of residents of Wells township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 542- In family households: 473 (143 male householders, 10 female householders)
141 spouses, 164 children (146 natural, 12 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 39 female householders (38 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person, 1 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (5 men, 11 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: 3
Here: | 17.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |