Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2018
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	UNITED BANCSHARES INC /PA
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000944792
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		826,921
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	uboh