Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Adams

Municipality: Bendersville borough


Total Population 560 SEX Male 282 Female 278 AGE Under 5 years 39 5 to 17 years 113 18 to 20 years 19 21 to 24 years 24 25 to 44 years 175 45 to 54 years 52 55 to 59 years 23 60 to 64 years 25 65 to 74 years 52 75 to 84 years 29 85 years and over 9 Median age 33.3 Under 18 years 152 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 90 Percent of total population 16.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 208 Family households (families) 165 Married-couple families 140 Percent of total households 67.3 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 21 Nonfamily households 43 Percent of total households 20.7 Householder living alone 39 Householder 65 years and over 31 Persons living in households 560 Persons per household 2.69 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 549 Black 9 Percent of total population 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 17 Percent of total population 3.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 221 Occupied housing units 208 Owner occupied 144 Percent owner occupied 69.2 Renter occupied 64 Vacant housing units 13 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 151 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 52 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 12 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 117 Less than $50,000 26 $50,000 to $99,999 86 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 64,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 58 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 45 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 295 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 117 White 117 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.9 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997