Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Centre

Municipality: Snow Shoe township


Total Population 1,756 SEX Male 908 Female 848 AGE Under 5 years 99 5 to 17 years 319 18 to 20 years 62 21 to 24 years 85 25 to 44 years 544 45 to 54 years 191 55 to 59 years 95 60 to 64 years 103 65 to 74 years 141 75 to 84 years 92 85 years and over 25 Median age 36.3 Under 18 years 418 Percent of total population 23.8 65 years and over 258 Percent of total population 14.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 646 Family households (families) 511 Married-couple families 410 Percent of total households 63.5 Other family, male householder 40 Other family, female householder 61 Nonfamily households 135 Percent of total households 20.9 Householder living alone 124 Householder 65 years and over 66 Persons living in households 1,756 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,746 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 9 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 785 Occupied housing units 646 Owner occupied 553 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 93 Vacant housing units 139 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 95 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 547 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 25 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 206 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 376 Less than $50,000 225 $50,000 to $99,999 146 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 43,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 62 Less than $250 53 $250 to $499 9 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 185 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 376 White 375 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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