Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Adams

Municipality: Menallen township


Total Population 2,700 SEX Male 1,385 Female 1,315 AGE Under 5 years 218 5 to 17 years 534 18 to 20 years 99 21 to 24 years 133 25 to 44 years 939 45 to 54 years 271 55 to 59 years 108 60 to 64 years 102 65 to 74 years 202 75 to 84 years 83 85 years and over 11 Median age 32.2 Under 18 years 752 Percent of total population 27.9 65 years and over 296 Percent of total population 11.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 950 Family households (families) 767 Married-couple families 680 Percent of total households 71.6 Other family, male householder 24 Other family, female householder 63 Nonfamily households 183 Percent of total households 19.3 Householder living alone 148 Householder 65 years and over 61 Persons living in households 2,637 Persons per household 2.78 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 63 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 63 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,577 Black 36 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 76 Hispanic Origin (any race) 165 Percent of total population 6.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,195 Occupied housing units 950 Owner occupied 729 Percent owner occupied 76.7 Renter occupied 221 Vacant housing units 245 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 194 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 942 1-unit, attached 10 2 to 4 units 68 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 175 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 493 Less than $50,000 99 $50,000 to $99,999 321 $100,000 to $149,999 54 $150,000 to $199,999 15 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 70,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 136 Less than $250 57 $250 to $499 77 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 270 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 493 White 487 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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