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