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