Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Columbia
Municipality: Benton township
Total Population 1,094
SEX
Male 536
Female 558
AGE
Under 5 years 78
5 to 17 years 212
18 to 20 years 35
21 to 24 years 55
25 to 44 years 332
45 to 54 years 107
55 to 59 years 60
60 to 64 years 65
65 to 74 years 93
75 to 84 years 50
85 years and over 7
Median age 35.7
Under 18 years 290
Percent of total population 26.5
65 years and over 150
Percent of total population 13.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 408
Family households (families) 328
Married-couple families 283
Percent of total households 69.4
Other family, male householder 16
Other family, female householder 29
Nonfamily households 80
Percent of total households 19.6
Householder living alone 72
Householder 65 years and over 38
Persons living in households 1,094
Persons per household 2.68
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,091
Black 2
Percent of total population 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 450
Occupied housing units 408
Owner occupied 362
Percent owner occupied 88.7
Renter occupied 46
Vacant housing units 42
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 338
1-unit, attached 1
2 to 4 units 15
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 96
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 153
Less than $50,000 61
$50,000 to $99,999 81
$100,000 to $149,999 8
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 56,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 28
Less than $250 24
$250 to $499 4
$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 153
White 152
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 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.7
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