Hallstead - Susquehanna county

Population 1,216

Hallstead, Pennsylvania

Hallstead, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna county, is 38 miles N of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 117 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. As of the year 2000 census, 1,216 people lived in Hallstead.

The People and Families of Hallstead

In Hallstead, about 52% of adults are married. Hallstead is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the town; the town has more single adults than most places of its size.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Hallstead had a median family income of $37,708.

Political Inclinations

Across all races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from Hallstead.

Hallstead Housing

An estimated 64% of living spaces in Hallstead are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Living alone is quite feasible in Hallstead, with the choice of small rental properties there.

Commuting

In Hallstead, 92% of commuters drive to work.

Hallstead Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,216	100%
Male	604	49.7%
Female	612	50.3%
Under 18	311	25.6%
18+	905	74.4%
65+	191	15.7%
Median Age	39.1
Average Family Size	3
White	1,197	98.4%
African-American	8	0.7%
Asian	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.2%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	3	0.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,708
Population In Poverty	119	9.8%

Hallstead Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
English	15.3%
German	15.3%
Irish	14.4%
US/American	13.4%
Italian	9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.4%
Polish	6.1%
French (except Basque)	4.5%
Dutch	2.4%
Welsh	2.4%
European	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	1.6%
Scottish	1.3%
Slovak	1%
Ukrainian	1%
Pennsylvania German	1%
Russian	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Jamaican	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
British	0.2%