Union township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (18% naturalized citizens)
Union township: | 0.7% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
73% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1393
- Northeast: 50
- Midwest: 33
- South: 36
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 450
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 50
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,900
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 136 (12 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 121
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (51.6%)
- United States or American (18.0%)
- Swiss (5.3%)
- English (5.0%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Pennsylvania German (3.4%)
- Italian (2.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (64%)
- Germany (18%)
- Venezuela (18%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 504 (72%)
- Carpooled: 70 (10%)
- Bicycle: 13 (2%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 13 (2%)
- Worked at home: 88 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (15%)
- Coal or coke (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
74.4% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
23.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,541- In family households: 1,408 (356 male householders, 37 female householders)
331 spouses, 628 children (590 natural, 10 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 10 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 133 (61 male householders (45 living alone)), 49 female householders (46 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
413 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (13 men, 35 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52
Here: | 21.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here: | 12.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here: | 16.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |