Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Columbia

Municipality: Briar Creek township


Total Population 3,010 SEX Male 1,480 Female 1,530 AGE Under 5 years 185 5 to 17 years 536 18 to 20 years 120 21 to 24 years 152 25 to 44 years 917 45 to 54 years 373 55 to 59 years 157 60 to 64 years 152 65 to 74 years 282 75 to 84 years 119 85 years and over 17 Median age 37.0 Under 18 years 721 Percent of total population 24.0 65 years and over 418 Percent of total population 13.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,135 Family households (families) 893 Married-couple families 787 Percent of total households 69.3 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 77 Nonfamily households 242 Percent of total households 21.3 Householder living alone 208 Householder 65 years and over 100 Persons living in households 3,010 Persons per household 2.65 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,998 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,182 Occupied housing units 1,135 Owner occupied 1,024 Percent owner occupied 90.2 Renter occupied 111 Vacant housing units 47 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 927 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 235 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 706 Less than $50,000 236 $50,000 to $99,999 357 $100,000 to $149,999 84 $150,000 to $199,999 19 $200,000 to $299,999 9 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 64,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 80 Less than $250 57 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 213 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 706 White 703 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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