West Abington township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 4 (31% naturalized citizens)
West Abington township: | 4.2% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
55% of West Abington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1197
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 88
- South: 59
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 425
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 139
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,200
Housing units in West Abington township with a mortgage: 102 (4 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (16%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Paper (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Abington township:
- German (26.2%)
- United States or American (8.9%)
- Polish (8.0%)
- English (7.7%)
- Swedish (6.3%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- Dutch (5.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (23%)
- Philippines (23%)
- Mexico (23%)
- Colombia (15%)
- Canada (15%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 491 (77%)
- Carpooled: 84 (13%)
- Walked: 17 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 40 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Electricity (2%)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.2% of residents of West Abington township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,297- In family households: 1,147 (323 male householders, 46 female householders)
317 spouses, 383 children (340 natural, 11 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 16 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 150 (82 male householders (66 living alone)), 43 female householders (38 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 91 (85 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 178 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
57 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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: 9
Here: | 19.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |