Point township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population: 3,722 (35% urban, 65% rural)
| Males: 1,800 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 1,922 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,526 (3,115 owner occupied, 411 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 46.1
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Average household size: 2.44
| Point township: | 2.4 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Point township: | $41,011 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $458 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,100 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
| : | $108,100 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $146,280
Here: $146,280 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $43,517
Here: $43,517 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $83,698
Here: $83,698 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,535
Here: $65,535 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $53,064
Here: $53,064 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $35,354
Here: $35,354 State: $45,445
| Population density: 148 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Northumberland, Kapp Heights.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Point township: Devils Feather Bed (A), Tuckahoe Fire Company Station 7 - 4 - 1 (B), Point Township Office (C), Point Township Fire Company Station 7 - 4 - 2 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Point township include: Grace Church (A), Trinity Church (B), Sunbury Bible Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Susquehanna River (A), Johnson Creek (B), Turtle Creek (C), Gaskins Run (D), Lithia Springs Creek (E), Raups Run (F), Packers Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Point township: State Game Lands Number 115 (1). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 494
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 26
- South: 19
- West: 28
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Point township, Pennsylvania:
- 167 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 202
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 50
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,300
Housing units in Point township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (15%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Private households (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Point township:
- United States or American (36.4%)
- German (28.4%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- English (8.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
- Italian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 180 (71%)
- Carpooled: 51 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
People in group quarters in Point township, Pennsylvania:
- 167 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
99.1% of residents of Point township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 573- In family households: 500 (118 male householders, 26 female householders)
137 spouses, 186 children (179 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 73 (30 male householders (24 living alone)), 28 female householders (23 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 9 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
587 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (40 men, 66 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): 2
| Here: | 4.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |