Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bedford

Municipality: Snake Spring township


Total Population 1,511 SEX Male 720 Female 791 AGE Under 5 years 79 5 to 17 years 253 18 to 20 years 65 21 to 24 years 52 25 to 44 years 430 45 to 54 years 178 55 to 59 years 96 60 to 64 years 68 65 to 74 years 118 75 to 84 years 114 85 years and over 58 Median age 38.9 Under 18 years 332 Percent of total population 22.0 65 years and over 290 Percent of total population 19.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 506 Family households (families) 419 Married-couple families 383 Percent of total households 75.7 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 25 Nonfamily households 87 Percent of total households 17.2 Householder living alone 81 Householder 65 years and over 44 Persons living in households 1,381 Persons per household 2.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 130 Institutionalized persons 130 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,475 Black 15 Percent of total population 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 13 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 630 Occupied housing units 506 Owner occupied 425 Percent owner occupied 84.0 Renter occupied 81 Vacant housing units 124 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 90 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 520 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 5 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 104 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 287 Less than $50,000 91 $50,000 to $99,999 163 $100,000 to $149,999 28 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 61,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 48 Less than $250 37 $250 to $499 11 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 200 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 287 White 285 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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