Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Jackson township


Total Population 5,213 SEX Male 2,576 Female 2,637 AGE Under 5 years 305 5 to 17 years 1,054 18 to 20 years 198 21 to 24 years 224 25 to 44 years 1,638 45 to 54 years 520 55 to 59 years 278 60 to 64 years 295 65 to 74 years 487 75 to 84 years 181 85 years and over 33 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 1,359 Percent of total population 26.1 65 years and over 701 Percent of total population 13.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,890 Family households (families) 1,522 Married-couple families 1,321 Percent of total households 69.9 Other family, male householder 43 Other family, female householder 158 Nonfamily households 368 Percent of total households 19.5 Householder living alone 345 Householder 65 years and over 185 Persons living in households 5,213 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,203 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 15 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,996 Occupied housing units 1,890 Owner occupied 1,687 Percent owner occupied 89.3 Renter occupied 203 Vacant housing units 106 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 32 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,527 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 50 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 397 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,189 Less than $50,000 618 $50,000 to $99,999 544 $100,000 to $149,999 23 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 48,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 153 Less than $250 121 $250 to $499 32 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 207 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,189 White 1,187 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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