Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Centre

Municipality: Howard borough


Total Population 749 SEX Male 370 Female 379 AGE Under 5 years 45 5 to 17 years 159 18 to 20 years 30 21 to 24 years 32 25 to 44 years 249 45 to 54 years 77 55 to 59 years 39 60 to 64 years 39 65 to 74 years 45 75 to 84 years 29 85 years and over 5 Median age 32.7 Under 18 years 204 Percent of total population 27.2 65 years and over 79 Percent of total population 10.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 277 Family households (families) 223 Married-couple families 195 Percent of total households 70.4 Other family, male householder 10 Other family, female householder 18 Nonfamily households 54 Percent of total households 19.5 Householder living alone 48 Householder 65 years and over 26 Persons living in households 749 Persons per household 2.70 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 748 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 287 Occupied housing units 277 Owner occupied 219 Percent owner occupied 79.1 Renter occupied 58 Vacant housing units 10 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 224 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 35 5 to 9 units 15 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 194 Less than $50,000 95 $50,000 to $99,999 97 $100,000 to $149,999 1 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 50,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 55 Less than $250 33 $250 to $499 22 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 232 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 194 White 194 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 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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