Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Adams

Municipality: Highland township


Total Population 815 SEX Male 407 Female 408 AGE Under 5 years 56 5 to 17 years 157 18 to 20 years 21 21 to 24 years 59 25 to 44 years 237 45 to 54 years 110 55 to 59 years 45 60 to 64 years 39 65 to 74 years 66 75 to 84 years 20 85 years and over 5 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 213 Percent of total population 26.1 65 years and over 91 Percent of total population 11.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 289 Family households (families) 242 Married-couple families 221 Percent of total households 76.5 Other family, male householder 5 Other family, female householder 16 Nonfamily households 47 Percent of total households 16.3 Householder living alone 39 Householder 65 years and over 19 Persons living in households 815 Persons per household 2.82 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 808 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 12 Percent of total population 1.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 301 Occupied housing units 289 Owner occupied 231 Percent owner occupied 79.9 Renter occupied 58 Vacant housing units 12 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 267 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 21 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 136 Less than $50,000 14 $50,000 to $99,999 86 $100,000 to $149,999 26 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 82,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 39 Less than $250 10 $250 to $499 27 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 303 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 136 White 134 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 2.2 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