Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Centre

Municipality: Spring township


Total Population 5,344 SEX Male 2,621 Female 2,723 AGE Under 5 years 410 5 to 17 years 881 18 to 20 years 210 21 to 24 years 314 25 to 44 years 1,840 45 to 54 years 574 55 to 59 years 244 60 to 64 years 222 65 to 74 years 435 75 to 84 years 181 85 years and over 33 Median age 33.2 Under 18 years 1,291 Percent of total population 24.2 65 years and over 649 Percent of total population 12.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,033 Family households (families) 1,552 Married-couple families 1,313 Percent of total households 64.6 Other family, male householder 65 Other family, female householder 174 Nonfamily households 481 Percent of total households 23.7 Householder living alone 407 Householder 65 years and over 146 Persons living in households 5,336 Persons per household 2.62 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 8 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 8 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,310 Black 12 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 17 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,119 Occupied housing units 2,033 Owner occupied 1,588 Percent owner occupied 78.1 Renter occupied 445 Vacant housing units 86 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 20 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 25 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,692 1-unit, attached 51 2 to 4 units 173 5 to 9 units 41 10 or more units 47 Mobile home, trailer, other 115 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,345 Less than $50,000 390 $50,000 to $99,999 875 $100,000 to $149,999 69 $150,000 to $199,999 6 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 62,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 400 Less than $250 93 $250 to $499 301 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 298 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,345 White 1,341 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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