Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Clinton

Municipality: Porter township


Total Population 1,437 SEX Male 726 Female 711 AGE Under 5 years 98 5 to 17 years 292 18 to 20 years 41 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 419 45 to 54 years 157 55 to 59 years 80 60 to 64 years 90 65 to 74 years 119 75 to 84 years 58 85 years and over 13 Median age 36.1 Under 18 years 390 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 190 Percent of total population 13.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 523 Family households (families) 415 Married-couple families 361 Percent of total households 69.0 Other family, male householder 19 Other family, female householder 35 Nonfamily households 108 Percent of total households 20.7 Householder living alone 92 Householder 65 years and over 57 Persons living in households 1,437 Persons per household 2.75 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,435 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 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 543 Occupied housing units 523 Owner occupied 451 Percent owner occupied 86.2 Renter occupied 72 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 421 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 107 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 283 Less than $50,000 128 $50,000 to $99,999 143 $100,000 to $149,999 10 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 45 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 11 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 218 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 283 White 283 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