South Centre township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (56% naturalized citizens)
South Centre township: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
70% of South Centre township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1648
- Northeast: 181
- Midwest: 68
- South: 38
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 526
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 28
- 3 or 4: 31
- 10 to 19: 9
- Mobile homes: 261
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,100
Housing units in South Centre township with a mortgage: 267 (28 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 159
- Construction (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Centre township:
- German (38.6%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- English (6.5%)
- Italian (5.8%)
- Dutch (4.9%)
- Polish (4.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Japan (32%)
- Canada (28%)
- Germany (24%)
- Mexico (16%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 769 (81%)
- Carpooled: 122 (13%)
- Walked: 45 (5%)
- Worked at home: 10 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Wood (2%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
98.4% of residents of South Centre township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,966- In family households: 1,603 (433 male householders, 101 female householders)
417 spouses, 544 children (507 natural, 8 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 5 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 363 (111 male householders (76 living alone)), 164 female householders (130 living alone)), 88 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 205 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 206 1-person, 53 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
319 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (26 men, 66 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here: | 4.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 1.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 21.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |