Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bradford

Municipality: Ridgebury township


Total Population 2,026 SEX Male 1,043 Female 983 AGE Under 5 years 166 5 to 17 years 457 18 to 20 years 87 21 to 24 years 89 25 to 44 years 634 45 to 54 years 206 55 to 59 years 87 60 to 64 years 97 65 to 74 years 139 75 to 84 years 46 85 years and over 18 Median age 31.7 Under 18 years 623 Percent of total population 30.8 65 years and over 203 Percent of total population 10.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 705 Family households (families) 557 Married-couple families 476 Percent of total households 67.5 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 49 Nonfamily households 148 Percent of total households 21.0 Householder living alone 119 Householder 65 years and over 48 Persons living in households 2,026 Persons per household 2.87 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,014 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 874 Occupied housing units 705 Owner occupied 571 Percent owner occupied 81.0 Renter occupied 134 Vacant housing units 169 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 119 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 23 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 536 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 18 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 319 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 246 Less than $50,000 138 $50,000 to $99,999 98 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 47,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 110 Less than $250 73 $250 to $499 37 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 227 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 246 White 245 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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