Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Columbia
Municipality: Bloomsburg town
Total Population 12,439
SEX
Male 5,292
Female 7,147
AGE
Under 5 years 443
5 to 17 years 1,075
18 to 20 years 3,283
21 to 24 years 2,141
25 to 44 years 2,362
45 to 54 years 722
55 to 59 years 388
60 to 64 years 408
65 to 74 years 818
75 to 84 years 611
85 years and over 188
Median age 23.0
Under 18 years 1,518
Percent of total population 12.2
65 years and over 1,617
Percent of total population 13.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,926
Family households (families) 2,003
Married-couple families 1,524
Percent of total households 38.8
Other family, male householder 96
Other family, female householder 383
Nonfamily households 1,923
Percent of total households 49.0
Householder living alone 1,287
Householder 65 years and over 569
Persons living in households 9,244
Persons per household 2.35
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 3,195
Institutionalized persons 219
Other persons in group quarters 2,976
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 12,114
Black 179
Percent of total population 1.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 98
Percent of total population 0.8
Other race 37
Hispanic Origin (any race) 134
Percent of total population 1.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,192
Occupied housing units 3,926
Owner occupied 1,753
Percent owner occupied 44.7
Renter occupied 2,173
Vacant housing units 266
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.3
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 122
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,674
1-unit, attached 613
2 to 4 units 1,115
5 to 9 units 371
10 or more units 245
Mobile home, trailer, other 174
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,404
Less than $50,000 581
$50,000 to $99,999 702
$100,000 to $149,999 83
$150,000 to $199,999 27
$200,000 to $299,999 10
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 55,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,112
Less than $250 884
$250 to $499 1,042
$500 to $749 120
$750 to $999 46
$1,000 or more 20
Median (dollars) 269
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,404
White 1,398
Black 3
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 6
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