Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Blair

Municipality: Freedom township


Total Population 2,959 SEX Male 1,463 Female 1,496 AGE Under 5 years 193 5 to 17 years 600 18 to 20 years 124 21 to 24 years 154 25 to 44 years 903 45 to 54 years 356 55 to 59 years 167 60 to 64 years 143 65 to 74 years 196 75 to 84 years 94 85 years and over 29 Median age 34.1 Under 18 years 793 Percent of total population 26.8 65 years and over 319 Percent of total population 10.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,079 Family households (families) 836 Married-couple families 696 Percent of total households 64.5 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 104 Nonfamily households 243 Percent of total households 22.5 Householder living alone 219 Householder 65 years and over 100 Persons living in households 2,959 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,935 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,162 Occupied housing units 1,079 Owner occupied 923 Percent owner occupied 85.5 Renter occupied 156 Vacant housing units 83 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 22 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 27 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 840 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 26 5 to 9 units 16 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 269 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 600 Less than $50,000 349 $50,000 to $99,999 237 $100,000 to $149,999 12 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 132 Less than $250 86 $250 to $499 46 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 222 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 600 White 597 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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