Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Centre

Municipality: Howard township


Total Population 1,004 SEX Male 502 Female 502 AGE Under 5 years 72 5 to 17 years 203 18 to 20 years 43 21 to 24 years 52 25 to 44 years 322 45 to 54 years 128 55 to 59 years 50 60 to 64 years 42 65 to 74 years 55 75 to 84 years 32 85 years and over 5 Median age 33.0 Under 18 years 275 Percent of total population 27.4 65 years and over 92 Percent of total population 9.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 341 Family households (families) 288 Married-couple families 247 Percent of total households 72.4 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 26 Nonfamily households 53 Percent of total households 15.5 Householder living alone 49 Householder 65 years and over 18 Persons living in households 1,004 Persons per household 2.94 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 997 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 360 Occupied housing units 341 Owner occupied 292 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 49 Vacant housing units 19 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 273 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 84 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 179 Less than $50,000 70 $50,000 to $99,999 102 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 55,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 39 Less than $250 29 $250 to $499 10 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 202 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 179 White 179 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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