Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Adams

Municipality: Mount Pleasant township


Total Population 4,076 SEX Male 2,004 Female 2,072 AGE Under 5 years 321 5 to 17 years 831 18 to 20 years 183 21 to 24 years 226 25 to 44 years 1,396 45 to 54 years 386 55 to 59 years 180 60 to 64 years 167 65 to 74 years 262 75 to 84 years 99 85 years and over 25 Median age 31.5 Under 18 years 1,152 Percent of total population 28.3 65 years and over 386 Percent of total population 9.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,398 Family households (families) 1,131 Married-couple families 987 Percent of total households 70.6 Other family, male householder 53 Other family, female householder 91 Nonfamily households 267 Percent of total households 19.1 Householder living alone 219 Householder 65 years and over 73 Persons living in households 4,076 Persons per household 2.92 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,028 Black 12 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 22 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 23 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,463 Occupied housing units 1,398 Owner occupied 1,226 Percent owner occupied 87.7 Renter occupied 172 Vacant housing units 65 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 996 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 54 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 407 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 643 Less than $50,000 65 $50,000 to $99,999 377 $100,000 to $149,999 159 $150,000 to $199,999 28 $200,000 to $299,999 13 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 85,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 107 Less than $250 51 $250 to $499 49 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 260 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 643 White 636 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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