New Vernon township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 15.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 524 (all rural)
Males: 267 | (51.0%) |
Females: 257 | (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 524 (466 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 29% |
Races in New Vernon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.72
New Vernon township: | 2.7 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
New Vernon township: | $44,222 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $487 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,100 (it was $75,100 in 2000)
: | $105,100 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.8% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This township: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in New Vernon township: Marina Boat Launch (A), Camp Wilhelm (B), Carpenter Corners (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in New Vernon township include: Fairfield Church (A), Mount Hope Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Boyd Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Lake Wilheim (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schofield Run (A), Pine Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in New Vernon township: Maurice K Goddard State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of New Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 485
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 20
- South: 20
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 151
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in New Vernon township with a mortgage: 56 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Vernon township:
- German (27.3%)
- United States or American (16.4%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- English (12.1%)
- Polish (6.2%)
- Italian (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 193 (82%)
- Carpooled: 17 (7%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 20 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.0% of residents of New Vernon township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 547- In family households: 496 (125 male householders, 24 female householders)
136 spouses, 177 children (169 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (26 male householders (22 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 4 2-persons,
101 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (7 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 6.8% |
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: 7
Here: | 63.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |