Union township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 46.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,200 (all rural)
Males: 629 | (52.4%) |
Females: 571 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,200 (1,128 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 6% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.68
Union township: | 2.7 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
Union township: | $53,207 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $800 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $198,700 (it was $109,400 in 2000)
: | $198,700 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $235,633
Here: $235,633 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,654
Here: $197,654 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $202,957
Here: $202,957 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,438
Here: $148,438 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,356
Here: $176,356 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $46,310
Here: $46,310 State: $45,445
Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.2% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This township: | 3.7% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Unionville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union township: Bald Eagle Mine Station (A), Rattlesnake Mountain Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Union township include: Dicks Run Church (A), New Bush Hollow Church (B), Bush Hollow Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Oak Ridge Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brower Hollow Run (A), Bush Hollow Run (B), North Branch Wallace Run (C), Dicks Run (D), Rock Cabin Run (E), Birch Lick Run (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Union township: State Game Lands Number 103 (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1105
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 20
- South: 18
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
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: 399
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 95
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,300
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 147 (20 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Construction (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (33.1%)
- United States or American (21.3%)
- English (9.1%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Polish (3.1%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 535 (83%)
- Carpooled: 76 (12%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 25 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Coal or coke (13%)
- Wood (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
98.3% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,180- In family households: 1,077 (323 male householders, 40 female householders)
321 spouses, 331 children (301 natural, 0 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 8 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (49 male householders (44 living alone)), 37 female householders (27 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
223 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (32 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 1.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 6.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 9.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |