Derry township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Derry township: | 0.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
76% of Derry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 168
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
121 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 45
- One, attached: 3
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,000
Housing units in Derry township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Paper (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Educational services (37%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (23%)
- Electricians (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Derry township:
- Norwegian (24.2%)
- Swedish (17.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (13.9%)
- Finnish (10.3%)
- Czech (6.1%)
- German (6.1%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 50 (62%)
- Carpooled: 8 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (7%)
- Worked at home: 17 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Wood (25%)
- Electricity (10%)
121 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.5% of residents of Derry township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 181- In family households: 173 (47 male householders, 6 female householders)
52 spouses, 63 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
1,176 married couples with children.
254 single-parent households (80 men, 174 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |