Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Butler

Municipality: Lancaster township


Total Population 2,268 SEX Male 1,175 Female 1,093 AGE Under 5 years 158 5 to 17 years 470 18 to 20 years 93 21 to 24 years 117 25 to 44 years 765 45 to 54 years 306 55 to 59 years 93 60 to 64 years 85 65 to 74 years 125 75 to 84 years 49 85 years and over 7 Median age 33.2 Under 18 years 628 Percent of total population 27.7 65 years and over 181 Percent of total population 8.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 769 Family households (families) 648 Married-couple families 579 Percent of total households 75.3 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 37 Nonfamily households 121 Percent of total households 15.7 Householder living alone 100 Householder 65 years and over 42 Persons living in households 2,268 Persons per household 2.95 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,253 Black 9 Percent of total population 0.4 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 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 830 Occupied housing units 769 Owner occupied 687 Percent owner occupied 89.3 Renter occupied 82 Vacant housing units 61 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 613 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 22 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 191 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 374 Less than $50,000 53 $50,000 to $99,999 206 $100,000 to $149,999 79 $150,000 to $199,999 26 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 82,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 53 Less than $250 21 $250 to $499 29 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 275 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 374 White 371 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 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) 2 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