7 3 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁$ 1 7 , 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 4 . 3 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 6 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 7 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 7 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ST S ▁bus ▁route ▁ 4 5 ▁serves ▁the ▁town ship ▁along ▁the ▁Route ▁ 3 0 9 ▁cor rid or , ▁which ▁runs ▁north - to - s outh ▁and ▁intersect s ▁east - to - west ▁Route ▁ 5 4 ▁in ▁H omet own . ▁The ▁bus ▁route ▁runs ▁from ▁Pot ts ville ▁via ▁T ama qua ▁to ▁Mc A do o . ▁On ▁S atur days ▁the ▁H omet own ▁au ction ▁bus ▁ 4 7 ▁runs ▁from ▁Pot ts ville ▁via ▁Fra ck ville , ▁Sh en ando ah , ▁and ▁Mah ano y ▁City ▁to ▁H omet own ▁and ▁Mc A do o . ▁Also , ▁Car bon ▁County ▁Community ▁Trans it ▁runs ▁on ▁Wed nes days ▁from ▁H omet own ▁to ▁N es que hon ing ▁on ▁Lyn x ▁ 3 ▁( via ▁T ama qua , ▁Co ald ale , ▁L ans ford , ▁and ▁Sum mit ▁Hill ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Sch u yl kill ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category :