page_title: Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Panorama of the Loyalsock Creek valley in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. Taken from Pennsylvania Route 87, left hand side is south (Bald Eagle Mountain visible), old barn, early cemetery in middle of field, and right is north with the opening of the Loyalsock Creek valley visible.
context_page_description: Fairfield Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,659 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,659 people, 1,020 households, and 781 families residing in the township. The population density was 228.8 people per square mile (88.4/km²). There were 1,100 housing units at an average density of 94.7/sq mi (36.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.97% White, 0.60% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
  There were 1,020 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.
  In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
  The median income for a household in the township was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $49,570. Males had a median income of $37,034 versus $22,826 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,807. About 4.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Panoramic view of Fairfield Township taken from Pennsylvania Route 87. The left side is south, with Bald Eagle Mountain visible on the horizon behind the old barn. There is an early cemetery in the middle of the field. The right side is north, with the opening of the Loyalsock Creek valley visible in the dissected Allegheny Plateau. This view is approximately 180 degrees.
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