Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Adams

Municipality: Oxford township


Total Population 3,437 SEX Male 1,578 Female 1,859 AGE Under 5 years 215 5 to 17 years 583 18 to 20 years 110 21 to 24 years 152 25 to 44 years 894 45 to 54 years 287 55 to 59 years 89 60 to 64 years 116 65 to 74 years 320 75 to 84 years 364 85 years and over 307 Median age 38.8 Under 18 years 798 Percent of total population 23.2 65 years and over 991 Percent of total population 28.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,107 Family households (families) 826 Married-couple families 721 Percent of total households 65.1 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 76 Nonfamily households 281 Percent of total households 25.4 Householder living alone 254 Householder 65 years and over 162 Persons living in households 2,971 Persons per household 2.68 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 466 Institutionalized persons 466 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,403 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 20 Hispanic Origin (any race) 31 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,144 Occupied housing units 1,107 Owner occupied 803 Percent owner occupied 72.5 Renter occupied 304 Vacant housing units 37 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 24 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 753 1-unit, attached 223 2 to 4 units 49 5 to 9 units 10 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 108 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 633 Less than $50,000 70 $50,000 to $99,999 465 $100,000 to $149,999 83 $150,000 to $199,999 14 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 71,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 243 Less than $250 176 $250 to $499 60 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 206 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 633 White 625 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 5 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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