West Mahoning township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 29.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,128 (all rural)
| Males: 585 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 543 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,128 (1,039 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in West Mahoning township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 19.8
Median age of females: 21.2
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Average household size: 4.07
| West Mahoning township: | 4.1 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 4.44
| West Mahoning township: | $45,266 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $509 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,700 (it was $68,300 in 2000)
| : | $95,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 37.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 20.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Smicksburg.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in West Mahoning township: Goodville (A), Smicksburg Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Smicksburg Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mahoning Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sugarcamp Run (A), Little Mahoning Creek (B), Hamilton Run (C), Steer Run (D), Carr Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of West Mahoning township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 952
- Northeast: 35
- Midwest: 120
- South: 12
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 288
- One, attached: 14
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in West Mahoning township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56
- Wood products (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Other direct selling establishments (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Woodworkers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Mahoning township:
- German (29.6%)
- Dutch (16.9%)
- United States or American (16.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (12.7%)
- Swiss (6.5%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Italian (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (36%)
- Carpooled: 73 (26%)
- Walked: 43 (15%)
- Other means: 25 (9%)
- Worked at home: 41 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Wood (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Electricity (1%)
43.9% of residents of West Mahoning township speak English at home.
56.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,119- In family households: 1,085 (221 male householders, 20 female householders)
224 spouses, 608 children (598 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 6 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (17 male householders (14 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 3 2-persons,
503 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 129
| Here: | 62.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |