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Durham township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (73% naturalized citizens)

Durham township:

2.8%
Whole state:

4.1%

73% of Durham township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 809
  • Northeast: 350
  • Midwest: 47
  • South: 25
  • West: 36

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300


Housing units in Durham township with a mortgage: 220 (27 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 30
  • 1990 to 1994: 24
  • 1980 to 1989: 116
  • 1970 to 1979: 83
  • 1960 to 1969: 34
  • 1950 to 1959: 31
  • 1940 to 1949: 30
  • 1939 or earlier: 169

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Durham township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 66
  • 6 rooms: 81
  • 7 rooms: 91
  • 8 rooms: 83
  • 9 or more rooms: 98

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 7
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durham township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 67
  • 3 bedrooms: 206
  • 4 bedrooms: 122
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 20
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Durham township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 78
  • 2 vehicles: 184
  • 3 vehicles: 124
  • 4 vehicles: 40
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Durham township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 17
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Durham township:

  • German (29.4%)
  • Irish (14.5%)
  • Italian (9.2%)
  • English (7.8%)
  • United States or American (4.6%)
  • Polish (3.8%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • United Kingdom (19%)
  • Germany (16%)
  • Hungary (11%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (11%)
  • Iran (11%)
  • France (5%)
  • Netherlands (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)

94.2% of residents of Durham township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.4% 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: 1,325

Size of family households: 159 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 20 2-persons,

277 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (12 men, 15 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
Here:

29.0%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

2.4%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

26.1%
Pennsylvania:

37.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Durham township:

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